Thrid Party Hardware

[Hughman81]

I have a beige g3 with plenty of memeory and storage. I just installed an Audiophile 2496. It works great until I launch ProTools 5.0.1. I read somewhere that 5.0.1 does support 3rd party hardware, but I can't seem to be able to record any audio. When I switch to built-in in the sound manager and use the mini-plug everything is fine except the quality of the recording. Any ideas, suggestions, advice. Any or all greatly appreciated.

[Ruff]

You wrote: "I read somewhere that 5.0.1 does support 3rd party hardware...". Where have you read that! At this time, ProTools free 5.0.1 doesn't support any hardware.

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Arnaud Ruffieux / Ruff-Tang Prod.

[Hughman81]

This is written on CNET's Download.com.

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0...st-3-5.3296394

Description
This is a free version of the popular Pro Tools for Mac. It features eight-channel audio (voices), two channels of I/O support via Wave Drivers/Sound Manager (allows compatibility with third-party hardware), and 48 MIDI tracks. It includes graphical edit and mixer windows similar to a professional studio console. Also, it sports a fully functional MIDI sequencer with graphic MIDI editing, a large number of MIDI options, and allows you to import and export standard MIDI files.

[vvh]

I think the proper quesion to ask is whether the 3'rd party hardware you are considering supports Apple's Sound Manager, as this is the only I/O option that is supported by PT Free.

Vince

[Hughman81]

Vince,
I have installed M-Audio's Audiophile 2496 in my Mac. With in sound manager, I can select the card and it sounds great. When I launch Pro Tools, everything goes to heck!

[Ruff]

See here for the official list of compatible hardware and software for ProTools free:
http://www.digidesign.com/compato/mainfreemac.html
and http://www.digidesign.com/compato/midihwfree.html

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Arnaud Ruffieux / Ruff-Tang Prod.