iMac G5 — Digi 002 Requirements

With Pro Tools LE 6.9 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

Supported iMac G5 Computers

* First generation model with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther

Specifications

• For more information on Apple computer models and specifications, see the AppleSpec page on Apple's website
• Other resources: www.everymac.com and www.mactracker.ca

May 3, 2005 iMac G5 Models — Not Compatible with Pro Tools LE 6.9 and Earlier (Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 or higher required for Mac OS X Version 10.4 "Tiger")

The following new iMac G5 models ship with Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" installed. Please see System Software below for additional information on Pro Tools 6.9 system software requirements and Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 for Mac OS X version 10.4.

Additional Requirements

System Software

• Pro Tools LE 6.9 is officially supported on Mac OS X 10.3.8 (Panther)
• Mac OS X 10.3.9 has not been fully tested with Pro Tools and is therefore not recommended
• Mac OS X Requirements, Installation, Updating & Authorizing Plug-ins

Pro Tools LE 6.9 will not work with the Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" operating system. A free compatibility update for Mac OS X 10.4 is now available for Pro Tools LE users with Pro Tools LE 6.7 or higher software:

• Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 Update for Mac OS X 10.4

iLok Authorized Plug-Ins

Although not required with Pro Tools installation, an iLok USB Hardware Key may be required for installation of some plug-ins and optional software applications.

Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

• Supported Hardware

Hard Drives — Audio Storage Requirements

Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be possible using the internal startup drive, a separate dedicated audio hard drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count.

Audio Storage Requirements for Record and Playback:

• Hard Drive Minimum Requirements

Firewire Hard Drives

• For best results, follow the guidelines on the FireWire Drive Requirements

Maximum Performance Guidelines

• Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported
• When using FireWire storage with Digi 002 systems, connect the Digi 002 and the drives to separate FireWire ports if possible
• If only one port is available, connect the drives to the CPU using a 1 meter firewire cable, then connect the Digi 002 to the drives

Known Incompatibilities & Issues

• The Movie Offset feature affects both the QT Movie output to DV and the Onscreen movie
• If users want to use Japanese fonts in their sessions, they will not be able to use HFS (standard) drives – only HFS+ formatted drives
• Sometimes when opening a session that was based on a PT 3.2 format session, the following error may occur when Restoring IO paths: Time type mismatch occurred in "Time_Typed.cpp" line 370. A reboot may be necessary if this occurs
• System instabilities and performance issues can occur when using MIDI control surfaces in conjunction with Pro Tools 6 and 3rd party MIDI interfaces. For best multiport MIDI performance, we recommend using Digidesign's MIDI I/O. (only if additional MIDI ports are required beyond the 16 in/32 out built into the Digi 002)
• Pro Tools LE core systems cannot be combined, and multiple units are not supported. For instance:
  • A Digi 002 and Digi 002 Rack cannot be used together on the same computer at the same time.
  • 2 Digi 002 units cannot be used on the same computer.
  • Digi 002 faders cannot be used with any other system.
• Pro Tools 6 does not work in the OS 9 "Classic Mode". You must choose Mac OS X as your Startup Disk.

Additional Information

• Manuals & Documentation — Technical Document Library
• Session Interchange — Pro Tools 6 & Earlier Versions
• Using Pro Tools 6 for OS X and Pro Tools 5 for OS 9 on the same computer
• Mac OS X Requirements, Installation, Updating & Authorizing Plug-ins
• iLok Information for Pro Tools 6 Plug-In Upgrades