Pro Tools LE 7.0 on Macintosh for Pro Tools LE Systems on Mac OS X 10.4 (“Tiger”) Only — 10/26/05. Then later used on a computer running Mac OS 9, Pro Tools will prompt you to download a new version of Digi 002 firmware. This is not necessary. Use Digi 002 with Mac OS X, you will be required to update the firmware for Mac OS X.
Notes:. Digidesign testing has shown no known differences between 10.5.5, 10.5.6, 10.5.7, or 10.5.8; all are officially qualified with Pro Tools HD, LE and M-Powered version 8.0, 8.0.1, and 8.0.3. Pro Tools 8.0.4 and 8.0.5 are officially qualified with 10.5.8 only, and not tested with earlier versions of Leopard. Downloading one of the 'Combo Update' installers is the recommended method of updating your Mac OS. Updating your Mac OS using the built-in Software Update or smaller incremental 'Delta Update' downloads may not install all required components, and is not recommended. See 'Other Apple Software & Pro Tools Launch Failure' below for more information.
June 8, 2007 — Mac OS X 10.4.9 now qualified with Pro Tools 7.3.x (Note: Pro Tools 7.4 is also qualified with Mac OS X 10.4.9) If you choose to update to Mac OS X 10.4.9, or your Mac came with Mac OS X 10.4.9 preinstalled, please follow these instructions:. Do not use Apple's automatic Software Update or the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Delta Update. Instead, install the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update for Intel-based or PowerPC-based Macs:. If you have already updated using Software Update, you should download and install the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update. If your Mac came with Mac OS X 10.4.9 preinstalled, you should still download and install the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update if you are experiencing issues such as Pro Tools not opening.
In some late 2007 Macs, such as iMac, MacBook, and MacBook Pro with the new Intel 'Santa Rosa' chipset, you may not be able to apply the 10.4.9 Combo update to the existing 10.4.9 preinstallation. If you are not able to run the Combo Update, please try the Mac OS X Prebinding Script below.or-. Download and install the. Preliminary reports suggest that Mac OS X 10.4.11 may contain fixes for some of the Mbox 2 USB interface problems such as kernel panics on newer Intel-based Macs. Please Note: Software Update should not be used to update your Mac OS, always use the Combo Update whenever possible With Pro Tools and many other software applications, issues with a program not opening or crashing may have to do with prebinding that is not properly handled by using the automatic software update program, particularly programs such as Pro Tools that use PACE-protected software.
Both PACE and Apple are aware of this issue and are working to provide updates to remedy the issue. The following download from the PACE website may help without having to download the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update, or in addition to the Combo Update. The included script resets the prebinding on your Mac OS X system:. The last version of Pro Tools LE that can be used with Digi 001 is Pro Tools LE 6.4 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
The last version of Pro Tools LE that can be used with ToolBox/Audiomedia III is Pro Tools LE 6.2.3 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). Digi 001 and Audiomedia III hardware cannot be used on a Mac OS X 10.4 system (and also cannot be installed in a Power Mac G5). The initial release of Pro Tools TDM 6.9, Pro Tools LE 6.9, Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8, Digidesign CoreAudio Driver v6.9, and all earlier versions of Pro Tools will not work with Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger', released April 29, 2005. Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools HD Accel systems require Pro Tools TDM software version 6.9.2 or higher to work on Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger'. A free compatibility update to Pro Tools 6.9.2 for Mac OS X 10.4 is available for download for Pro Tools HD users with Pro Tools TDM 6.4 or higher software. Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox systems require Pro Tools LE software version 6.9.2 or higher to work on Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger'. A free compatibility update to Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 for Mac OS X 10.4 is available for download for Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox users with Pro Tools LE 6.7 or higher software.
Mbox 2 Systems are supported on Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 with Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 software. Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 was a cross-platform release for Mac OS X and Windows XP that originally shipped with Mbox 2 systems and does not support other Digidesign interfaces. Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 will only work with Mbox 2 hardware. Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 for Mbox 2 is officially supported on Mac OS 10.3.8 and 10.3.9 (Panther) and Mac OS 10.4.2 (Tiger). Note: Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 for Mbox 2 is the ONLY version of Pro Tools that runs on BOTH Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4.
The initial release of Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8 does not run on Mac OS 10.4 'Tiger'. A free compatibility update to Pro Tools M-Powered 7 for Mac OS X 10.4 is available for download for all Pro Tools M-Powered owners. The last version of Pro Tools LE that can be used with Digi 001 is Pro Tools LE 6.4 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). The last version of Pro Tools LE that can be used with ToolBox/Audiomedia III is Pro Tools LE 6.2.3 for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
Digi 001 and Audiomedia III hardware cannot be installed in a Power Mac G5. Mac OS X 10.3.9 Not Supported With ALL versions of Pro Tools 6.x for Panther (other than Pro Tools LE 6.8.1 with Mbox 2 hardware only), the highest version of Mac OS X 10.3 that you should use is Mac OS X 10.3.8.
There are incompatibilities with Pro Tools 6 and QuickTime 7, which is installed by Mac OS X 10.3.9. If you must use Mac OS X 10.3.9 for some reason, you should revert to QuickTime 6.5.2, available from the Apple website. If you have updated to Mac OS X 10.3.9, you will need to do one of the following for Pro Tools 6.x for Panther compatibility: 1. Reinstall Mac OS X 10.3, and update to 10.3.8:.