Requirements for pro tools 9

To do this, you should check the compatibility information in this article and find out which version of the Mac or Windows operating system is supported for your version of DAW, and choose the most appropriate operating system to go with the version of your DAW. If you need a newer version of your operating system for other software then you will need to budget for upgrading your DAW to a version that is supported for the version of the operating system you want to use.

Deviating from these recommendations is likely to cause you problems, as your DAW, like any software, is looking for hooks in the operating system to access certain parts of the system.

These hooks change with different versions of the OS and so your DAW, or any other software, cannot find the hooks into the OS it is looking for and that will cause reliability issues. One thing that makes it easier is that most software including DAWs are supported on a range of operating systems. For example, Pro Tools Pro Tools 12 System Requirements. Pro Tools 11 System Requirements. Pro Tools 10 System Requirements. Pro Tools HD 9. Pro Tools 9. If we take the Pro Tools 12 document as an earlier example, it contains warning information at the top, in this case to alerts at the time of writing Avid is working to find a resolution for this problem.

It is recommended that users refrain from updating to If you have to use Users who are running macOS Hope this helps. It's heavily leaning my decision towards upgrading now I built a computer with all the upgrades possible back in the day that i see are still not being utilized for PT9 including the 8 gbs ram and 64bit i-7 processor.

I like the ElevenRack idea also as guitar is my main instrument acoustic mostly but also rock out on the stratocaster from time to time. This might be a whole different subject, but is the Eleven Rack pretty worth it?

I actually bought the license just to use the Eleven plug-ins which are just ok. I'm assuming the rack will have much better benefits? Will those items just become de-activated in my session if I were to open one of my PT9 sessions in PT11?

The Eleven Rack has new amps and pedals that are not in the plugin version, so it's not quite the same thing. Also, using the rack with its own processing frees up cpu power on the computer amp sim plugs are cpu hogs. In addition, having the processing in the rack means you can record in low latency modes that normally bypass plugins, and still have your processed sound. Besides all that, it can be used in a live setting.

Many companies already released AAX version. So it should not be a huge issue in the future. If you have Eleven plugin version already rack is redundant IMO. Kind of been mentioned, but I went the ElevenRack route as well.

I'm on PT 9, and all my plugs weren't available in AAX yet as of a month or so ago, so I've been lingering on 9, but to me the little bit extra for the ElevenRack while getting PT 10 and 11 was well worth it.

Well, if you'd find the ElevenRack a useful tool to add to your arsenal. I was personally using amp sim plugs prior, and the ElevenRack was a perfect addition for me and freed up a lot of CPU.

I plan on going to 10 very soon, and keeping my eye out on the AAX availability of all my plugs as 11 sounds great No doubt that I've heard that PT 11 from friends who use it is a great upgrade, but make sure you don't do it and then get left high-and-dry on your existing plugins being incompatible. I'll take a look, but I've always seen an iLok 1 or an iLok 2 iLok 2 looks sleeker, and smaller and can be fit side by side in 2 USB slots on your machine.

Someone can tell me if i'm nuts and there was a new one introduced that wasn't one of the 2 prior designs. I don't think so though. As far as I'm aware, it's just the 2 models. If you search for iLok 1 and iLok 2 and look at the visual differences, it's obvious. It should just say iLok 2 not sure why you saw 2nd generation but that has to be it Missed your link.

That's the iLok 2. I got the 11R a couple of months ago to run as an outboard unit into my ancient PT 7. So now I have just hooked up the 11R as an interface and I'm in heaven. None of my ancient Waves plugs work, but I don't even care. But the laptop specs also include an i and even a core 2Duo. Any of u guys running this or have suggestions, please let me know!! Cheers, Shiv. Kreij Senior Monkey Moderator. Joined Feb 6, Messages 13, 2.

Looks like it is perferable to use a Xeon, but not a requirement. Thnx, Shiv. Last edited: Feb 5, Joined Apr 10, Messages 17, 2. Frick Fishfaced Nincompoop. Joined Feb 27, Messages 17, 2.