Thinking of moving to Pro Tools. I have Questions..

[TheEdster75]

Hey Everyone,

Currently I am a Cakewalk Sonar user but thinking about moving to Pro Tools. Most of the industry uses it, more home studies are running it, almost every tutorial you find on mixing, mastering, editing and so forth is using Pro Tools. Plus, well, I am losing my job in September, so I am thinking of making a major change and attending Pinnacle College, which also uses Pro Tools…
I am looking at picking up a sweet deal for Pro Tools 9 with a free upgrade to 10 and this included the Mbox Pro Audio Interface.

Here is my major question. These following are my main programs:

Steven Slate Drums 4.0
Guitar Rig 3, will upgrade to 5

All this I run on the following:
Windows 7 – 64Bit OS
Intel 2 Core Due at 3.14ghz
8 Gb of RAM

How will those 2 programs run in Pro Tools 9 or 10? I am assuming some of you out there have this.. And how will Pro Tools 9 or 10 run on my computer specs, in your opinions?

Thanks!! Appreciate the help!

Edward

[albee1952]

Plugins should be fine. As to performance, depends entirely on compatibility. To find out in advance, post a Sandra report as described in this thread:
Help us Help You - READ THIS Before Posting!
Things that will be show stoppers(with Pro Tools) include: an intel cpu with non-intel chipsets, integrated graphics(sometimes solved by adding a card and disabling the onboard in BIOS), recording to the system drive(never recommended, but usually okay for SMALL sessions only), slow drives(record to a 7200 rpm or faster drive).

Personally, I rarely master in Pro Tools as Wavelab is way more efficient for that job

[TheEdster75]

Thanks for the advice, I'll have to check that out the Sandra thing when I get home... Never seen that before....

I currently do Mastering in Wavelab 6....

[TheEdster75]

Originally Posted by albee1952

Plugins should be fine. As to performance, depends entirely on compatibility. To find out in advance, post a Sandra report as described in this thread:
Help us Help You - READ THIS Before Posting!
Things that will be show stoppers(with Pro Tools) include: an intel cpu with non-intel chipsets, integrated graphics(sometimes solved by adding a card and disabling the onboard in BIOS), recording to the system drive(never recommended, but usually okay for SMALL sessions only), slow drives(record to a 7200 rpm or faster drive).

Personally, I rarely master in Pro Tools as Wavelab is way more efficient for that job

Sorry, I'm a bit confused.. Once I get all my info through that SiSoftware's Sandra Lite application, where do I send my info to for assistance?

[albee1952]

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[TheEdster75]

Ok, here is a complete overview of my Recording PC:

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : OEM System Product Name To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Serial Number : System Serial Number
Chassis : Chassis Manufacture Desktop
Mainboard : ASUS P5Q-EM
Serial Number : MS1C88BSCS01032
BIOS : AMI (OEM) 0402 08/21/2008
Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz (2C 3.17GHz, 6MB L2)

Chipset
Memory Controller : ASUS P45/P43/G45/G43 DRAM Controller 4x 333MHz (1.33GHz) FSB, 2x 4GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3 2x 400MHz (800MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL5-5-5 DDR2-1066 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-15 3-23-6-3)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL5-5-5 DDR2-1066 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-15 3-23-6-3)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL5-5-5 DDR2-1066 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-15 3-23-6-3)
Memory Module : Golden Empire CL5-5-5 DDR2-1066 2GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-15 3-23-6-3)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (32 SM4.0 1.4GHz, 1GB DDR2 798MHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (32 SM4.0 1.4GHz, 1GB DDR2 798MHz 128-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (32SP 4C 1.38GHz, 1GB DDR2 798MHz 128-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (32SP 1.4GHz/1.38GHz, 1GB DDR2 798MHz 128-bit)

Storage Devices
Seagate ST3500418AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (B:)
Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 466GB (C:)
Seagate ST31000333AS (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 932GB (E:)
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116D (ATA66, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 64kB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
MidiBeats (B:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500418AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 16MB Cache)
Hard Disk (C:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST3500320AS (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Audio Recording and Production (E:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST31000333AS (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Floppy Disk (A:) : N/A
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116D (ATA66, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 64kB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 A5-13
Audio Device : ASUS HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi 888 High Definition Audio
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASUS 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : ASUS 2 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : ASUS 6101 SATA2 Controller
USB Controller 1 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #6
USB Controller 4 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 5 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 6 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 7 : ASUS USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 8 : ASUS USB EHCI Controller #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : ASUS IEEE 1394a Firewire Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Canon MP250 series Printer (USB, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7600
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 4.4

So back to my question... Is my PC equiped enough to successfully run Pro Tools 9 or 10 utilizing the Mbox Pro Interface?

Thanks. Appreciate all the help I can get..