iLok required for Pro Tools LE 8?

[stoneinapond]

Originally Posted by Shanegrla

Keep in mind the iLok can be removed after you start up PT, thus freeing up space for something else you might want to plug in instead.

True for some plug-ins, but in some situations you will find that certain plug-ins request authorization mid session.

Originally Posted by mhelm01

There are plenty of keyboards with usb ports on them. The Apple keyboard has 2.

MacBOOK Pro!

[CME]

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-USB-Plus-Port-F5U307-WHT/dp/B000NAXC6Q/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1282745917&sr =8-6

I have this one. I keep my iloks (I have separate one for my waves stuff) in the top slots. They don't interfere with anything that way. :) Also even though it's powered, if you don't have your computer on, it turns off everything plugged into it. My last hub kept everything on that was plugged in all the time. I didn't like that idea too much.

[mhelm01]

Originally Posted by stoneinapond

True for some plug-ins, but in some situations you will find that certain plug-ins request authorization mid session.



MacBOOK Pro!

reading is fundamental. He said he uses a keyboard and switches that with the mbox and printer.

[Shanegrla]

Originally Posted by stoneinapond

True for some plug-ins, but in some situations you will find that certain plug-ins request authorization mid session.

Wow, didn't know that. Thanks. Never had a problem with any of my plugs. But then, I hardly ever need to remove it either. My USB real estate hasn't filled up quite yet.

[soundboy35]

I have a D-LInk DUBH7, and while it works for the most part, it has issues where I have to unplug it from the MBP to get the iLok to work, or unplug the iLok and or Trigger Finger and sometimes the keyboard. Kind of a PITA, and it was the same when I had it on my G5. It's a powered device as well. The more these new devices become USB, the less ports are on a Mac, and the Mac keyboard doesn't support printers or cameras due the power they draw. You can use the iLok, but I find it gets in the way.....