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Pro Tools System Settings

Pro Tools lets you adjust the performance of

your system by changing system settings that af-

fect its capacity for processing, playback, and re-

cording

In most cases, the default settings for your sys-

tem provide optimum performance, but you

may want to adjust them to accommodate large

or processing-intensive Pro Tools sessions.

Hardware Buffer Size

The Hardware Buffer Size (H/W Buffer Size) con-

trols the size of the hardware cache used to han-

dle host processing tasks such as Real-Time

AudioSuite (RTAS) plug-ins. The H/W Buffer set-

ting can also be used to manage monitoring la-

tency.

◆ Lower Hardware Buffer Size settings reduce

monitoring latency, and are useful when you are

recording live input.

◆ Higher Hardware Buffer Size settings allow for

more audio processing and effects, and are use-

ful when you are mixing and using more RTAS

plug-ins.

To change the Hardware Buffer Size:

1 Choose Setups > Playback Engine.

2 From the H/W Buffer Size pop-up menu, select

the audio buffer size, in samples.

3 Click OK.

CPU Usage Limit

The CPU Usage Limit controls the percentage of

CPU resources allocated to Pro Tools host pro-

cessing tasks such as Real-Time AudioSuite

(RTAS) plug-ins, as follows:

◆ Lower CPU usage settings reduce how much

Pro Tools processing affects other CPU-intensive

tasks (such as screen redraws), and limit the

amount of processor resources available for

Pro Tools tasks. They are useful when you are ex-

periencing slow system response, or when run-

ning other applications at the same time as

Pro Tools.

◆ Higher CPU Usage Limit settings allocate

more processing power to Pro Tools, and are

useful for playing back large sessions or using

more real-time plug-ins.

In addition to causing slower screen re-

sponse and monitoring latency, higher

Hardware Buffer Size settings can affect the

accuracy of plug-in automation, mute data,

and timing for MIDI tracks.

Playback Engine dialog for Pro Tools M-Powered

Increasing the CPU Usage Limit may slow

down screen response on slower computers.

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