Pro Tools|24 MIX Systems with Pro Tools 6.4.1 for Windows XP

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Compatibility Alert

  • Digidesign has officially qualified Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel, Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox systems only. Although you may be able to use Service Pack 2 with MIX systems and Pro Tools 6.4.1, it has not been tested and is therefore not officially qualified with MIX systems. If you do choose to install SP2, please follow our recommended steps prior to upgrading to help insure a smooth upgrade: Recommended Steps for Installing Windows XP SP2

Windows XP SP2, Microsoft DEP and PACE InterLok Drivers Update

  • if you encounter unexplained blue screens, freezes or spontaneous reboots when launching Pro Tools with Windows XP Service Pack 2, please update your PACE InterLok drivers:
  • The current InterLok drivers solve the described problems without having to disable Microsoft's DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature introduced with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Digidesign PCI Cards Supplied with System

Pro Tools|24 MIX

  • MIX Core

Pro Tools|24 MIXplus

  • MIX Core
  • MIX Farm

Pro Tools|24 MIX3

  • MIX Core
  • MIX Farm
  • MIX Farm

Other Card Options

Digidesign Audio Interfaces (one required)

  • 888|24 I/O
  • 888 I/O
  • 882|20 I/O
  • 882 I/O
  • 1622 I/O*
  • 24-Bit ADAT Bridge I/O*
  • ADAT Bridge I/O*

*Not tested with the Pro Tools 6.4.1 release

Digidesign Software Compatibility

  • Pro Tools 6.4.1 is the final release for MIX systems and supports MIX systems only
  • Pro Tools 6.4.1 software will not work without MIX hardware present

Included and Optional Plug-Ins:

Digidesign & Development Partner Plug-Ins

Optional Digidesign Hardware

  • ProControl
    • Fader Pack (up to 5)
    • Edit Pack (Serial Number PT00601 or higher required)
  • Control|24
  • Command|8
  • PRE
  • SYNC I/O [ additional details ]
  • USD (discontinued)
  • VSD (discontinued)

Optional Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

Optional Digidesign & Avid Storage

  • Avid MediaDrive rS80
  • Avid MediaDrive rS36/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDrive rS73/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDock iS36/320 LVD Shuttle
  • Avid MediaDock iS73/320 LVD Shuttle
  • Avid MediaDock Dual
  • Avid MediaDock Dual+
  • DigiDrive MediaDock
  • DigiDrive FireWire 80
  • DigiDrive SCSI Drives
  • SCSI-128 Kit (ATTO Express PCI-UL3D)
  • SCSI-64 Kit (ATTO Express PCI-DC)

PCI Expansion Chassis

  • PCI expansion chassis were not tested with the Pro Tools 6.4.1 release

Third-Party Video Capture Cards

  • Playback within Pro Tools is only supported via the computer monitor. Hardware Codecs are not supported. Use a third party application and card to capture video and import the video into Pro Tools. For the best performance use Avid CODEC DV files created by Avid Express DV.

Avid Video

  • AVoption, AVoption|XL, and AVoption|V10 are not supported and will not work with Pro Tools 6.4.1

Pro Tools|24 MIX Product Info

For more information, see the Pro Tools 6 documents in the Support > Tech Support > Technical Document Library section. Also included with new systems and Pro Tools 6 upgrade CDs.

Pro Tools|24 MIX Systems — End of Development

Minimum Computer Specification Guidelines & Known Issues

CPUs adhering to the Minimum Computer Specifications Guidelines may be able to provide up to 64 track performance, however they cannot be guaranteed to do so.

System Software

*Digidesign has officially qualified Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel, Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox systems only. Although you may be able to use Service Pack 2 with MIX systems and Pro Tools 6.4.1, it has not been tested and is therefore not officially qualified with MIX systems. If you do choose to install SP2, please follow our recommended steps prior to upgrading to help insure a smooth upgrade:

Windows XP SP2, Microsoft DEP and PACE InterLok Drivers Update

  • if you encounter unexplained blue screens, freezes or spontaneous reboots when launching Pro Tools with Windows XP Service Pack 2, please update your PACE InterLok drivers:
  • The current InterLok drivers solve the described problems without having to disable Microsoft's DEP (Data Execution Prevention) feature introduced with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

System RAM Requirements

  • 512 MB minimum required
  • 1 GB (1024 MB) or higher recommended

1 GB or higher recommended for sessions with:

  • Large amounts of audio, large DSP engines, high edit density, or large DigiBase databases
  • A large number of installed plug-ins
  • Options like MachineControl and DigiTranslator 2.0

More RAM increases overall system and Pro Tools performance

Additional Requirements

Monitor, color required, minimum resolution of 1024 x 768

Apple QuickTime 6.5.1 or Higher Recommended

  • Required only on systems using video
  • AGP graphics card with 16 MB or more video RAM required for movie playback
  • Available at www.apple.com/quicktime

Storage

Additional Information

Download Updates

Digidesign ASIO Driver for Windows XP

Digidesign WaveDriver for Windows XP