pro tools

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:48 pm

i just got two versions of tools on a cd, one is digidesing - pro tools 32 tracks v5.01 + plugins and the other is pro tools LE.

can anyone tell me what is the difference between those two?

patrick bateman · Post by **patrick bateman** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:31 pm

I believe they ship with different kinds of M-Audio hardware..

check www.protools.com

daemon · Post by **daemon** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:38 pm

mmm protools le is the light version of protools delivered with mbox, maudio, ...
normally you cant work with it cause it works only with digidesign hardware (including maudio)

Grtz

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:19 pm

daemon wrote:mmm protools le is the light version of protools delivered with mbox, maudio, ...
normally you cant work with it cause it works only with digidesign hardware (including maudio)

Grtz

how about the standard pro tools...do they work without the hardware?

jpls · Post by **jpls** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:27 am

As far as I know, there are only 3 main types of pro tools:

- pro tools free
http://www.digidesign.com/ptfree/

- pro tools LE : accompanies Mbox and 002/002rack

- pro tools HD(tdm) : cost more than my car

LE operates the same as a really expensive HD system...there are
a few functional limitations that have disappeared since 6.7. the main
difference is that LE does not support the HD(old TDM) plugins that
run on the external processing cards supported by HD systems.

LE is also limited in the number of tracks and the ability to allocate
voices...but the tracks are only limited to 32 or 64...way more than I ever
need.

Besides PTfree, pro tools will not run unless it has an authorized digidesign
piece of hardware to access.

RussC · Post by **RussC** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:45 am

you need the hardware to run the software,
never seen pro tools free, but im sure its not that good, anyone disprove this?

so pick up your piggy banks and start smashing em, and especially if you want a hd rig,,
is a damn good editing program though, love doing audio/visual stuff with it
syncs up like a champ

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:28 pm

[quote="jpls"][/quote]

this is what it says in the notes:

This version of DigiDesign ProTools digital audio software is based on the ProTools Free version that doesn't require additional DigiDesign hardware. Memory management code has been added to allow 32 tracks of audio and 127 midi tracks. The check that blocked plugins from certain manufactures has also been removed.

- Recommended System Requirements For This Version :

- Intel Pentium III.
- Windows 98SE or Windows Me.
- 256 MB Ram.
- Phoenix or Award BIOS (recommended).
- A large, fast, hard drive for audio.

- Known Incompatibilities :

- Some Sony VAIO computers.
- Some Hewlett Packard Pavillion computers.
- Cyrix processor based computers.
- AMD K6, K6-2 or K6-III processor based computers.
- Original Pentium processor based computers (Pentium I).
- VIA chipset based motherboard computers.
- ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive Sound, video and game controller. This device can be disabled from the "Device Manager" in the "System" Control Panel.
- Neither this version nor the crippled one like some sound cards, most problems found occured with SBLive Cards and some other models.
- Also found, is that it works much better in very clean systems.
- For full compatibility details, check, www.digidesign.com/compato

daemon · Post by **daemon** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:35 pm

Ah yeah offcourse

the only free version of protools le is for win 98 but i dunno what version that is (at the moment the le version is 6.9)

you can also check their website www.digidesign.com or their forum

i dont have a clue if it will work without hardware