Need some help for a presentation

[DonaldM]

I'm going to be doing a presentation on modern audio recording for a college class. Obviously I can't pack up my entire studio rig and take it to the class. So, I was thinking I might use PT First just to give an overview demonstration on how digital recording with a DAW is done these days. So, I have a few questions, since I've not used First (I have PT 12.8 in my studio).

1. The tech specs say it hasn't been tested on Win-7. My laptop is Win-7. Will First still work for purposes of just booting it up and showing how VI's work, and calling up some plugins to explain how they work and all that? I might import some audio tracks from another session as well, just to show how things are done. Will First work for that?

2. I really don't want to unhook my current audio interface from my studio rig (Focusrite Scarlett 8i6) since that would be a pain...Plus I'd have to install drivers and all that happiness on my laptop just for one lecture. Could I use ASIO4ALL with First and just run the audio out through the laptop's stereo audio out port?

3. I know First only comes with Xpand2 as a VI. I also have all the AIR VI's. Could I install some of them (ie, Transfuser, Boom, Hybrid, Vacuum Pro) on my laptop as well and use in First for the demo? Or would I need to worry about iLok and all that. What if I just use the same AIR plugs that come with PT (ie Vacuum, Boom, DB33, etc). Can I install the creative collection on my laptop if I already have them on my studio rig?

4. I only have on hard drive on my laptop (SSD drive), but I have over 50gig space on it. Since I won't actually be creating any sessions, will this be an issue?

I have a small portable MIDI keyboard controller I'll use (actually is an old Yamaha "Keytar"), which I know will work for playing anything.

Anyway, if anyone could offer some suggestions, help, answers, insights...I'd be very grateful!

Cordially

Donald M