Expansion Chassis Requirements - Pro Tools|HD 6.2
Systems for Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar"
Up to 7 HD cards can be used in a single ProTools|HD
system
- 1 HD Core card, any combination of HD Accel and/or HD Process cards
- For proper operation, card order MUST be: HD Core card, all HD
Accel cards, then remaining HD Process cards
- DigiTest will NOT reflect the actual card order. System Usage
window in Pro Tools will reflect the proper card order.
- Although 7 cards may be installed, only 4 HD cards are addressable
when using 176 or 192 kHz sample rates, regardless of whether an expansion
chassis is used or not
The following Expansion Chassis are officially qualified
for use with Pro Tools|HD systems with Pro Tools 6.2 for Mac OS X 10.2
"Jaguar":
7 Slot, 64-Bit Chassis
- Magma 7 Slot 64-bit 33MHz Expansion Chassis model P7R464-D1
and P7R464C1.5-D1
Note that maximum HD Accel track count in a chassis can only be achieved
by using the Magma 64bit/33mHz expansion chassis.
Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card
Systems:
Sample Rate (kHz) |
48
|
96
|
192
|
Track/Voice Count |
192
|
96
|
36
|
Note: Set DAE buffer size to 4 for 192 tracks@48kHz sample rate
Expansion Chassis Slot Order
Magma 64-bit 7 slot chassis (G5 only, 3:1 video or
higher ratio)
Slot |
Card |
Chassis interface |
Chassis Interface Card |
1 (4) |
HD Core card |
2 (5) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
3 (6) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
4 (7) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
5 (8) |
Optional Meridien card (AVoption|XL systems) |
6 (9) |
SCSI card |
7 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis
- Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis,
7 Slot
- SBS (Bit3) 7 Slot Expansion Chassis model
DD007-R
Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card
Systems:
Sample Rate (kHz) |
48
|
96
|
192
|
Track/Voice Count |
128
|
64
|
16
|
13 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis
- Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis,
13 Slot
Compatible models: S/N begins with NB0600100C or higher
Incompatible models: S/N = NB055300B1 or lower
- Magma 13 Slot Expansion Chassis
model P13R-D1 and P13RC1.5-D1
Note: 13 Slot Chassis support a total
of up to 10 Digidesign cards. A maximum of 7 HD cards (HD Core, HD Accel,
or HD Process) can be used in single ProTools|HD system.
Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card
Systems:
Sample Rate (kHz) |
48
|
96
|
192
|
Track/Voice Count |
128
|
64
|
16
|
For more information about expansion chassis setup and card order configurations,
please see the Expanded Systems Guide.pdf in
the Technical Document Library
of the Support/Tech Support section of the website, or installed on your
hard drive during Pro Tools Installation.
Expansion Chassis Slot Order
Digidesign 13 slot chassis with S/N higher than NB0600100C
(G4 or G5, all video ratios)
Bridge
|
Slot |
Card |
1
|
Chassis interface |
Chassis Interface Card |
1
|
1 (4) |
HD Core card |
1
|
2 (5) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
1
|
3 (6) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
1
|
4 (7) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
1
|
5 (8) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
1
|
6 (9) |
Optional Accel/Process card |
2
|
7 (4) |
Optional Accel/Process card (empty for AVXL) |
2
|
8 (5) |
empty |
2
|
9 (6) |
empty |
2
|
10 (7) |
empty |
2
|
11 (8) |
empty |
2
|
12 (9) |
Meridien card (AVoption|XL card) |
2
|
13 (10) |
SCSI card |
G4 PowerBook CardBus PCI Expansion Chassis
- Magma 4-slot CB4DRQ-D1
- Magma 2-Slot CB232-D1
- Magma 2-Slot CB2 (discontinued)
- Magma 2-Slot CB2S (SCSI model, discontinued. SCSI card should be removed
for use on OS X)
Limited Cardbus support for Pro Tools 6.2 on Mac OS X 10.2.x "Jaguar".
No SCSI support, Firewire drives only, using the below configuration:
- 48kHz 4DSP 128 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 96 tracks/voices
- 48kHz 2DSP 96 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 64 tracks/voices
- 96kHz 4DSP 64 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 48 tracks/voices
- 96kHz 2DSP 48 voice Playback engine: for a maximum of 32 tracks/voices
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