Digital Adapters & Miscellaneous Cables.Note that all of this information regarding external drive interfaces is subject to change as Avid tests additional configurations. If possible, do not use USB2 drives as problems have been seen with both operating systems. USB2 and eSata drives may be used with either Macs or Windows. The drive containing any virtual instrument content or other samples is usually referred to as the Sample(s) drive.īoth 'spinning disk' and SSDs are now approved for both OS and session recordingįor external drives, Firewire and Thunderbolt drives may only be used with Macs. The drive containing the Pro Tools sessions and audio is often called the Session, Audio, or Recording drive. The drive containing the operating systems and programs is often called the OS or System drive. The third drive should contain any virtual instrument content or other samples, and may be either internal or external.One drive should contain: the operating system, Pro Tools, and any third-party plugins and/or virtual instruments.This second drive may be either an internal drive (preferred for performance reasons), or it can be an external drive. The second drive should contain only the Pro Tools sessions and audio.One drive should contain: the operating system, Pro Tools, any third-party plugins and virtual instruments, and any virtual instrument content or other samples.If you have an SSD drive it will work better than with a 'spinning disk', but you will want to do a lot of testing before using it as a 'production' system. If you have a 'spinning disk' drive get ready for a lot of frustration. And just a reminder for those who also might need to know where to place certain 'parts' of the PT system.īe sure to read the Notes (at bottom of this message) regarding SSD drives and interfaces for external disk drives.

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