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Chris, here ya go:
Don't use AudioSuite Plug-ins DON'T Check
Don't use RTAS Plug-ins DON'T Check
Don't use TDM Plug-ins DON'T Check
Don't use NetShell Plug-ins Check - You don't own an APA
HUI control surfaces support (low res) Do You have a Controller? (HUI, Command 8, etc.) If not, Check. If You Do, DON'T Check It.
Don't ask me again - Check This one.
DONE!
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That isn't quite right. I've modified the selections.
Checking the box means that it won't load the plug, so you want to check off only the ones you won't use. You can always change your mind later by holding down the spacebar when launching ProTools, or by deleting the Waves preferences in the finder.
On a TDM system you can leave Audiosuite, RTAS and TDM unchecked.
If you never use Audiosuite, you can chck that one too. (If you don't know what Audiosuite is, chances are you aren't using it).
As for plugin types, these haven't really changed much over the years.
TDM will run on your TDM cards. This gets more complicated with older systems as the types of cards supported vary with the revision of the plugin. TDM plugs also may only run on certain DSP chips. The original DSP Farm used only one type of chip. Everything after that has multiple types of DSP chip, so you could get an error even if it looked like you had free chips - they are just the wrong type.
Audiosuite (AS) is for semi-destructive processing, in other words, you apply the setting to a region of audio and it writes a processed file, replacing the original. If you never do this, you can check that box.
RTAS (Real Time Audiosuite) is an upgrade on Audiosuite, allowing use in Real Time like a TDM plug but using your computer's CPU instead of the TDM cards.