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*as of ’24 june 2021’*

Products Affected :

Pro Tools,

Pro Tools HD,

Pro Tools First,

Pro Tools Ultimate

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Pro Tools System Requirements

System Requirements and Compatibility for Pro Tools & Pro Tools | Ultimate

June 24th, 2021

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Added:

Apple M1 compatibility

macOS & Windows compatibility

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Removed

2021.3.1

resolved bugs…

PT-271772 & PT-271659

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See 21.3.1 Release Notes for more information

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Big Sur 11.3 resolves Carbon bugs

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See 21.3.1 Release Notes for more information

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Alert
⚠ macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility with Intel Macs ⚠

Pro Tools 2021.3 software, included

plugins,

Pro Tools | HDX and HD Native hardware,

and Pro Tools | Carbon

are all compatible with macOS Big Sur on Intel-based Mac computers

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Please note:

Our testing has shown certain configurations may result in a higher incidence of playback errors.

This is particularly prevalent with legacy MacBook Pros.

Before updating, check to see if your third-party plugins and other programs are officially supported on a new OS

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Alert

⚠ Pro Tools compatibility on Apple silicon/M1 computers ⚠

Pro Tools 2021.6 software, included Avid plugins, and Avid control surfaces are all compatible with macOS 11.4 and later on M1 Macs via Rosetta 2.

Pro Tools | Carbon is supported with Pro Tools 2021.6 on M1 Macs running macOS 11.3.

However, users may experience the following known issues running Pro Tools | Carbon with macOS 11.4:

No audio output from the Mac to Pro Tools | Carbon.

This can be resolved by re-enabling the device in Network Device Browser several times, changing the AVB configuration several times, or rebooting the Mac.

When working at sample rates above 48 kHz, intermittent audio dropouts or artifacts may occur during a record pass.

We are working closely with Apple to address these late-breaking issues with Pro Tools | Carbon running on macOS 11.4 and will provide additional information as quickly as possible.

Until then, we recommend users disable Auto Update and remain on macOS 11.3.

Not supported on M1 Macs at this time:

Avid Video Engine is not available on M1 Macs at this time. However, we are working with Apple to resolve known issues to be compatible in the future.

Pro Tools | HDX, Pro Tools | HD Native, and DADman software (MTRX & MTRX Studio) are not supported on M1 Macs at this time.

Before updating, check to see if your third-party plugins and other programs are officially supported on a new OS

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Minimum System Requirements:

*MAC*

Intel® Mac with

macOS

10.14.6

10.15.7

11.4

(please find version specific qualifications in the macOS Compatibility Grid below)

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Pro Tools –

M1 (see computer specifications below)

or Intel® Core i5 processor

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Pro Tools | Ultimate –

M1 (see computer specifications below)

or Intel® Core i5 (specific models only) or Intel® Core i7 processor

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16GB RAM

(32GB or more recommended)

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Internet connection for installation

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15GB disk space for installation

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PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card

(incl. one power connection on motherboard),

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*’thunderbolt port’ for supported PCIe-chassis / HD Native Thunderbolt*

USB port, FireWire port or Thunderbolt port
(for CoreAudio-supported audio device)

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Pro Tools | Ultimate requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to access HD hardware.

For more information see this article

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Windows:

Intel® PC Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Enterprise 64-bit Editions

(please find version specific qualifications in the Windows OS Compatibility Grid below)

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Windows 10 for Workstations supported on Intel® Xeon processor-equipped machines

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Pro Tools – Intel® Core i5 processor

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Pro Tools | Ultimate – Intel® Core i9 or Intel® Xeon processor

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16GB RAM
(32GB or more recommended)

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Internet connection for installation

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15GB disk space for installation

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PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card
(incl. one power connection on motherboard)

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USB-port, FireWire-port for ASIO-supported audio device

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Compatible NVIDIA graphics card

(see machine-specific Slot Order & Configuration pages linked below for tested NVIDIA card models)

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Pro Tools | Ultimate requires a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to access HD hardware.

For more information see this article

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Computer Optimization

Optimizing your system will simplify software installation and maximize the performance of Pro Tools.

It is recommended that you follow our Computer Optimizations Guides for Mac and Windows before installing Pro Tools

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Note:

Avid tests and qualifies specific configurations.

While systems that meet the minimum requirements may operate without problems, please understand we can only provide support for qualified systems.

Below you will find detailed information about qualified configurations

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Supported Apple Computers

MacPro7

MacPro6

MacPro2012

iMacPro1

iMac2021Thumbnail

MacMini8

MacBookPro2020Thumbnail

MacBookAir2020

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Supported Windows Computers

HPZ8

HPZ6

HPZ4

HPZ840

HPZ440

HPZ820

HPZ420

HPZbookG2

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Supported Operating Systems

macOS

protoolshardware

Win

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*supported hardware* –>

Hardware

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Additional Requirements

Copy Protection: iLok 2, iLok 3 (USB A or USB C), or iLok Cloud (Note: Original iLok 1 not supported)

Audio Drive Requirements: One or more hard disk drives dedicated for audio record and playback.

Audio drives should be formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac or NTFS for Windows

When daisy-chaining a Thunderbolt drive and expansion chassis, the drive should be placed at the end of the chain

For more information on hard drive types & formats, see this article

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CAUTION

Case sensitive volume formatting is not supported

macOS FileVault is not supported

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Graphics Card

Dedicated graphics card highly recommended for desktop workstations.

See computer listing above for specific recommendations

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Audio File Type & Session Support:

Supported: BWF, AIFF, MXF

SDII conversion to WAV is now supported in Pro Tools 2020.9 for Mac

SDII audio files and Pro Tools 4.x sessions and lower not supported for playback

Pro Tools 10.3.6 or higher (Mac) does not support SD2 audio files

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Video Requirements

Pro Tools Video Peripherals

Pro Tools Video Codecs (2019.10 and later)

Legacy Pro Tools Video Codecs (2019.6 and earlier)

Pro Tools Video Formats

Satellite Options

Video Satellite and Satellite Link System Requirements

Satellite Link and Video Satellite Quick Reference Guide

Co-Installation

Pro Tools Co-Installation:

Pro Tools Co-Installation is not supported..

Media Composer Co-Installation:

Specific software and OS version compatibility info can be found under the following link:

Media Composer Co-Installation

Machine Control

Machine Control 2.0 for Mac

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note

The Keyspan USA28x USB serial adapter model has reached end-of-life and is no longer supported with newer operating systems

For Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks and later, Avid supports the Colin Broad USB 422

Machine Control 2.0 for Windows

Avid Shared Storage

Avid NEXIS Requirements with Pro Tools

ISIS | 7500 Requirements with Pro Tools 2020.12 or lower

ISIS | 5500 Requirements with Pro Tools 2020.12 or lower

MediaCentral | Production Management (formerly Interplay)

MediaCentral | Production Management Requirements with Pro Tools

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Driver Updates

The latest drivers can be found in the Pro Tools installer image or downloaded separately from your Avid Master Account.

for other Avid audio and video interface drivers, see ‘avid.com/drivers’

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Plug-in Compatibility

Pro Tools supports DSP, Native and AudioSuite 64-bit AAX plug-in types only.

Earlier TDM, RTAS and AudioSuite “.dpm” plug-ins are not supported; 32-bit AAX plug-ins are not supported

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Pro Tools Plug-in Compatibility Grid

Mac OS X & Windows:

TDM, RTAS and AudioSuite (.dpm) plug-ins compatible with Pro Tools | HD 9 and Pro Tools |

HD 10 are not compatible with Pro Tools 2018.x

Eleven Rack UI not available in Pro Tools

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Workaround:

Use the Eleven Rack Editor

Legacy Pro Tools

Refer to these articles for Pro Tools 12 System Requirements

Pro Tools 12 System Requirements

Pro Tools | HD 12 System Requirements

Pro Tools Ultimate System Requirements PT2020 PT2019 PT2018

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