Running PT9 HD away from hardware

[Paul Turpin]

So - I own three systems. 2 HD rigs at work - one LE at home.
If I'm not mistaken. If I upgrade one of the HD rigs to 9 immediately. I can install the PT9 HD software at home and run it with my ilok from work.

My work computers won't support PT9 yet.

The idea being that instead of spending $250 upgrading my LE. I'll be able to use the full features for $350.

Eventually I will upgrade all three. Just trying to decide whether it makes sense to upgrade LE first or at least one HD first.

??

[Paul Turpin]

bounce.

I think the answer is - upgrade an HD license first and use it instead of my LE rig at home (then upgrade LE when I need to use PT9 at home at the same time BOTH of my TDM rigs are in use).

any insights? anything wrong with this plan?

[Barry Johns]

From the Avid new features PT9 PDF:

Pro Tools HD Authorization
A Pro Tools HD 9.0 authorization lets you run Pro Tools HD 9.0 on a supported Mac or Win- dows computer with Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native hardware. A Pro Tools HD 9.0 authorization also authorizes Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit 2 functionality on supported Mac or Windows systems without Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native hardware.

Pro Tools 9.0 Authorization
A Pro Tools 9.0 authorization lets you run Pro Tools 9.0 on a supported Mac or Windows computer with a Pro Tools or M-Audio interface, or any third-party audio interface with sup- ported Core Audio (Mac) or ASIO (Windows) de- vice drivers (including the built-in audio on Mac computers using Core Audio).

Complete Production Toolkit 2 Authorization
A Complete Production Toolkit 2 authorization (in addition to Pro Tools 9.0 authorization) lets you run Pro Tools 9.0 with Complete Produc- tion Toolkit 2 functionality. Pro Tools 9.0 with Complete Production Toolkit 2 is supported with Pro Tools audio interfaces, M-Audio audio interfaces, or any third-party audio interface with supported Core Audio (Mac) or ASIO (Win- dows) device drivers.

http://akmedia.digidesign.com/suppor..._v90_69545.pdf

[Barry Johns]

Originally Posted by Paul Turpin

bounce.

I think the answer is - upgrade an HD license first and use it instead of my LE rig at home (then upgrade LE when I need to use PT9 at home at the same time BOTH of my TDM rigs are in use).

any insights? anything wrong with this plan?

I am not reading that PT9HD runs Core Audio?

[ekuehnl]

Originally Posted by Barry Johns

I am not reading that PT9HD runs Core Audio?

It does. You just switch the "Current Engine" to a core audio engine like "Pro Tools Aggregate." Of course, you'll lose TDM functionality if you do.