I Got Pro Tools 7.3 to recognize 2.7GB of memory- Here's how

[alex80SSL]

Intel Quad Core
4 GB RAM
WIN XP SP2
m-powered 7.4.cs2

Laatido work fine: i can use 2.8GB only, instead of 1.5 without Laatido.

Problem:
i have installed 2 Duende PCIe. If laatido is enabled, then duende pcie crash.

Disable laatido again :-(

alex

[idleave]

i have tried this trick and got it to work. but there was one flaw in the whole thing. when i would record a track, the waveform would not show up until i was done recording. not to helpful if you like to meter your levels while recording. to me, if digi wanted it to run like this, they would have done it for you. but thats just me.

[The Weed]

Did you have Pro Tools in Quick Punch? If so, in earlier versions of Pro Tools, the waveforms were drawn when recording was stopped. IIRC, it was 7.2 when waveforms were drawn using Quick Punch and (HD only) Track Punch.

Cheers,

[idleave]

not sure what you mean by quick punch. im running 7.3.1 cs7. if you could help me out and get it going it would be great.

[idleave]

just checked... i never used the quick punch feature. so it cant be that.

[andre67]

Originally Posted by domen74

1) Set the /3GB switch to the boot.ini file
2) Download an application called editbin.exe
3) Patch ProToolsLe.exe to make it Large Address Aware. This will enable it to see the extra memory.

Now for the details


STEP 1 Setting the /3GB Switch

In lay terms, Windows usually allocates 2 gigs of RAM to programs and 2 gigs to the system. With the switch it changes it to 3GB for programs and 1GB for other things.

This is how you do it.

a) Access the boot.ini file by opening the System Properties dialog on "My Computer". Under the Advanced tab and Startup and Recovery press Settings. In the startup and recovery dialog press the edit button. This should open a text file with something close to the following content:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin

b) Were are going to modify it and make a failsafe so that if the mod doesn't work we can go back to the original setting:

Copy the last line and add /3GB to the end of it (make sure you spell it right). Between the parentheses type 3GB at the end so you'll be able to recognize it when XP restarts. Also if you don't have noexecute=optin add that too. The whole thing will look like this

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition 3GB" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin /3GB

c) Save the file and restart the machine. Now you will have 2 choices when booting. Pick the '3GB'. If it crashes or you experience any other problems go back to the first option. Later try adding the userva=2500 switch to the last line of boot.ini and save. Personally I didn't have to use it. This is how the last line would look:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition 3GB" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin /3GB /userva=2500

Also check System Properties and make sure that under the General tab it say Physical Address Extension at the bottom.



STEP2 Download editbin.exe, a part of a program called masm32

a) Go to http://www.masm32.com/masmdl.htm
b) Download from the link under United States Version 9.0
c) Unzip and install it in a directory. Lets say C:
d) You're not gonna be using the whole program, just a part of it that modifies the ProToolsLE.exe file, so go to C:\masm32 and open the folder called 'bin'
e) You should see a program called editbin.exe there.

STEP3 Patching Pro Tools

a) Go to C:\Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools and find your ProToolsLE.exe file
b) Back it up somewhere else in case this mod doesn't work on your system. Either right click and press Copy and Paste it to another directory or use CTRL and click it and drag it to let's say the desktop so you don't forget where you put it. Make sure you have the whole file backed up and not just the shortcut!
c) Go back to C:\Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools where your ProToolsLE.exe file is and copy it (CTRL click and move) to C:\masm32\bin .
d) Doublecheck the masm32\bin folder to see if ProToolsLE.exe is the (again not just the shortcut)
e) Go to the start menu and click on Run
f) Type this C:\masm32\bin\editbin /LARGEADDRESSAWARE ProToolsLE.exe
g) Now ProToolsLe is patched. Move it back to the original directory C:\Program Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools -overwrite the old file.

Restart the machine and try it out. Load up a ton of Virtual Instruments and bid samples. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL and check the memory usage.

If for some reason you have problems, just replace the modified ProToolsLe.exe with the backup.

Is it possible to add more than just the 3gig,
For example: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition 6GB" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin /6GB

[andre67]

Originally Posted by albee1952

"It is called LaaTiDo utility!"

For what its worth, I installed this 3 days ago and my system has been running fine since (3 days of 6-8 hours and multiple sessions). Can't comment on a performance boost as I am not using lots of VI's. A couple of instances of ezdrummer and several instances of Drumagog.

How do you work with this Utility, exactly?
The part use applications executable file; is this Pro tools File?

[RuffJazzRecords]

Originally Posted by andre67

How do you work with this Utility, exactly?
The part use applications executable file; is this Pro tools File?

Hi im wondering this as well. just downloaded the utility in the first blank window do i put the protools.exe file?

[RuffJazzRecords]

OK got it to work, very easy. How do i know that im seeing more memory with PTLE?

[gjohung]

How do you check how much memory is allocated to PT??