DigiDesign Mbox 2 Pro, Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools on Windows 11
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Restart your computer.
Disabling Screen Saver
(Windows Vista Only)
To avoid errors during recording and playback
of Pro Tools sessions, you must set your Win-
dows Vista screen saver to “None.”
To set your Windows Vista screen saver to “None”:
1
Right-click on the desktop.
2
Choose Personalize.
3
Click Screen Save.
4
Set the Screen saver to None.
5
Click Apply.
Launching Pro Tools LE
When launching Pro Tools LE the first time, you
are prompted to enter an authorization code.
To authorize Pro Tools LE software:
1
Make sure Mbox 2 Pro is connected to your
computer and powered on.
2
Double-click the Pro Tools LE shortcut on
your desktop (or the application icon in the
Pro Tools folder inside the Digidesign folder).
3
Enter the authorization code in the dialog
(making sure to type it exactly as printed, and
observing any spaces and capitalization), then
click Validate.
Your authorization code is located on the inside
front cover of this guide.
Additional Software on the
Pro Tools Installer Disc
The Pro Tools Installer disc provides additional
software for your system, including audio driv-
ers (for playing other audio applications
through your Digidesign hardware) and a
Pro Tools demo session.
Windows Audio Drivers
The Mbox 2 Pro ASIO Driver and DirectSound
Window System Audio Driver let you use your
Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro hardware interface with
third-party applications that support the ASIO
Driver or DirectSound Driver standard.
The Mbox 2 Pro ASIO Driver and DirectSound
Driver for Mbox 2 Pro are automatically in-
stalled when you install Pro Tools.
Mbox 2 Pro ASIO Driver
The Mbox 2 Pro ASIO (Audio Sound Input Out-
put) Driver is a single-client multichannel
sound driver that allows third-party audio pro-
grams that support the ASIO Driver standard to
record and play back through Mbox 2 Pro.
Refer to your Pro Tools Installer disc for ad-
ditional software and installers.
For detailed information on configuring the
Digidesign ASIO Driver, see the Windows
Audio Drivers Guide.