Expansion Chassis Requirements - Pro Tools|HD 6.2 & 6.2.3 Systems for Mac OS X
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 & 6.2.3 for Mac OS X:
7 Slot, 64-Bit Chassis
- Digidesign 7 Slot 64-bit, 33MHz Expansion Chassis
- Magma 7 Slot 64-bit 33MHz Expansion Chassis — model P7R464 (current), P7R464-D1 9 (discontinued) and P7R464C1.5-D1 (discontinued)
Note that maximum HD Accel track count in a chassis can only be achieved by using the Digidesign or Magma 64bit/33mHz expansion chassis.
Special offers from MAGMA for owners of Magma and Digidesign/Magma expansion chassis:
Maximum Qualified Track Counts with HD Accel Card Systems:
| Sample Rate (kHz) |
48
|
96
|
192
|
| Track/Voice Count |
192
|
96
|
36
|
Expansion Chassis Slot Order
Magma 64-bit 7 slot chassis (G5 only, 3:1 video or higher ratio)
| Slot | Card |
| 1 | HD Core card |
| 2 | Optional Accel or Process card or empty |
| 3 | Optional Accel or Process card or empty |
| 4 | Optional Accel or Process card or empty |
| 5 |
Optional Accel or Process card or empty |
| 6 | Optional Meridien card (AVoption|XL systems) |
| 7 | SCSI card |
Slot orders in the chassis run from left (closest to the power supply) to right.
7 Slot, 32-Bit Chassis
- Digidesign Pro Tools Expansion Chassis, 7 Slot 32-bit model (discontinued)
- 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
Limited Cardbus support for Pro Tools 6.2.3 on Mac OS X 10.3.2 "Panther". No SCSI support, Firewire drives only, using the below configuration. Maximum performance:
- G4 PowerBook 1.33GHz ("Aluminum") (2003) 80 tracks @ 48kHz
- G4 PowerBook 1GHz 17” ("Aluminum") (early 2003) 90 tracks @ 48kHz
- G4 PowerBook 1GHz ("Titanium") (2002-2003) 90 tracks @ 48kHz