Pro Tools Compatibility Grids with Pro Tools Update and Upgrade Information
Pro Tools Product Information
Find out more about Pro Tools|HD®,
Pro Tools LE®, and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems:
All Pro Tools HD, LE, and M-Powered software versions require
a compatible hardware audio interface. For more information, see the
individual compatibility grids below.
Pro Tools Plug-in Information
It is critical that any Pro Tools plug-ins
you have installed on your system are compatible, whether they are used
in a session or not. Information on compatible plug-in versions can be
found here:
Legacy Support Section
While we are in the ongoing process of migrating content to the new
website, you can browse compatibility information on these websites:
Pro Tools Compatibility Grids — With Pro Tools
Update
& Upgrade
Information
The following compatibility grids are available for quick reference.
These list all Pro Tools 6 and higher
versions, which version of Mac OS X or Windows is required, which
Digidesign core systems or M-Audio interfaces are supported with each
version of
Pro Tools, and information about Pro Tools updates and upgrades.
Pro Tools HD
Pro Tools LE
Pro Tools M-Powered (full version)
Pro Tools M-Powered Essential
Operating System Details
For information on official Pro Tools qualification with
specific Mac OS X and Windows OS versions, see the following pages:
Optimizing Your Operating System for Pro Tools
This
article links to the latest guides that explain how to configure your
computer before installing Pro Tools. Optimizing your system will
simplify software installation and maximize the performance of Pro
Tools:
Additional Compatibility Information
Pro Tools 8
For information about new features in Pro Tools 8, please see the
following:
Pro Tools 8.0.4 for Mac and Windows is the current version of Pro Tools
LE and M-Powerd software, and a free update for Pro Tools 8 owners. For additional
compatibility information and downloads, see the following:
Mac OS X Compatibility Alerts
Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Pro Tools Software
versions
below 8.0.3 are not compatible with Snow
Leopard. Pro Tools 8.0.4 is a free update for
Pro Tools 8 owners. Version 8.0.4 supports the following Mac OS X
versions, on Intel-based Macs only:
- Mac OS X 10.6.1
–
10.6.3 (Snow Leopard)
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
Mac OS X 10.6.3: - Pro Tools 8.0.4 adds official support for Mac OS X 10.6.3.
- Although there
are no known issues with
Mac OS X 10.6.3 and Pro Tools 8.0.3 systems, 10.6.3 is not
officially qualified with Pro Tools 8.0.3.
Please Note: Pro Tools
8.0.3 software (and higher)
does not support some retired products, including:
- Mbox (original
model)
- Macintosh PowerPC
Computers
Please read the
EOSS
(End of
Software Support) Announcements for more information.
To update to Pro Tools 8.0.4, see the following:
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Pro Tools Software versions
below 7.4.2
are not compatible with Leopard.
- Pro Tools 8.0
software requires Mac OS
X 10.5.5 or higher, and is not compatible with earlier versions of
Leopard.
- Avid 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.
- Pro Tools 7.4.2
software requires Mac OS
X 10.5.3 or 10.5.4, and is not compatible with earlier versions of
Leopard.
- Pro Tools 7.4.2
software not tested or qualified with Mac OS X 10.5.5 and higher
For more information, including how to update your Mac OS X software
for compatibility, see the following page:
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) &
Pro Tools Launch Problems
- Pro Tools 7.4 is
officially supported on Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Pro Tools
7.3/7.3.1 is officially supported on Mac OS X 10.4.8 and 10.4.9
- Although Mac OS X
10.4.10 and 10.4.11 have not been tested or qualified by Avid,
the only known issue at this time has to do with Pro Tools failure to
launch in some cases due to improper prebinding.
- 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.
If your computer came with Mac OS X
10.4.9 or 10.4.10
preinstalled, or you have updated other Apple software such as
QuickTime, you
may experience failure of Pro Tools or other applications to launch
(for
instance, if the Pro Tools icon bounces in the dock).
In many cases, downloading and running the Mac OS X Prebinding
Script from PACE may resolve the issues described above:
For more information and officially
qualified Mac OS X
requirements with Pro Tools, please see the following:
Windows OS Compatibility Alerts
Internet Explorer 8
Avid is aware of an incompatibility between Pro Tools and
Internet
Explorer 8 on either Windows XP or Windows Vista. For more information
(including known solutions) please see the following page:
FAT32 Volumes Not Supported
for Recording with Pro Tools 7.4 and Higher for Windows
- Pro Tools 7.3.x is
the last version of Pro Tools that supports FAT32 for Recording.
- Pro Tools 7.4 and
higher for Windows XP and Windows Vista do not support FAT32 for
recording, but will continue to support FAT32 formatted volumes for
Playback and Transfer.
Windows 7 Public Beta Compatibility Information
December17, 2009 — Avid is
pleased to announce that the recently released 8.0.3 version of Pro
Tools software provides public beta compatibility with 32-bit and
64-bit
versions of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system for Pro Tools HD,
LE,
and M-Powered. This public beta is provided as a convenience for
Windows 7-based Pro
Tools 8.0.3 users who may wish to begin their transition to Windows 7
before
fully tested and qualified Windows 7 support for Pro Tools becomes
available.
Based on which device you are running, you may need to download and
install
additional drivers to complete your Windows 7 preview functionality.
For more information, please see the following:
Important: Windows 7 compatibility
with Pro Tools 8.0.3 HD, LE, and M-Powered is not fully tested or
supported by Avid. We recommend backing up your system and work files
before using
thissoftware, or installing a fresh copy of Windows 7 on a different
boot
drive. In preliminary testing we have found most plug-ins to be
compatible with
Pro Tools 8.0.3 and Windows 7.
Windows XP
Windows XP Service Pack 3
April 23, 2008
—
Digidesign has officially qualified
Windows XP Service Pack 3 with all products listed as qualified with
Windows XP
Service Pack 2, including systems with Avid video. There are currently
no known
compatibility differences between systems with XP SP2 or SP3. All
compatibility
information regarding Windows XP Service Pack 2 also applies to systems
with
Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Windows Vista
Officially
Qualified with Pro Tools LE
& M-Powered 7.4 and Higher & Pro Tools HD 8.0 and Higher
- Windows Vista Business or Ultimate
Edition
- 32-bit OS
Installation Only
- Not Supported:
- Windows Vista
64-bit (any version)
- Not Tested:
- Windows Vista
Home and Home Premium Edition
- Although Windows
Vista Home and Home Premium Edition have not been tested or qualified
by Digidesign, there are currently no known issues with Vista Home and
Home Premium 32-bit operating systems with Pro Tools compared to the
supported Windows Vista Business or Ultimate Edition operating systems.
Pro Tools M-Powered & Vista 64-bit Systems
Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.1 has been extensively evaluated on
Microsoft's Vista 64-bit operating system by a select group of users in
the Pro
Tools community. To date, no major issues have been reported. While not
officially supported, we believe customers can confidently use Pro
Tools M-Powered
8.0.1 with Microsoft's Vista 64 operating system.
64-bit drivers for M-Audio devices are
required,
and available for download here:
For more information, see the following:
Please Note: Currently, Pro Tools LE or HD devices are not
officially supported on 64-bit systems. A Windows XP or Vista
32-bit operating system is required to use Pro Tools LE or Pro Tools|HD
audio interfaces in a qualified configuration.
Windows Vista Service Packs
Pro Tools HD, LE, M-Powered 8.0.3
- Qualified with
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista SP1
Not Tested
- SP1 or higher
required for Pro Tools 8 installation
Pro Tools HD, LE, M-Powered 8.0/8.0.1
- Qualified with
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- Windows Vista SP2
Not Tested (no known issue)
- SP1 or higher
required for Pro Tools 8 installation
Pro
Tools LE, M-Powered 7.4
- Qualified with
Windows Vista without Service Pack 1 or 2
- Windows Vista SP1
and SP2 Not Tested (no known issues with either service pack)
Not Compatible with Vista
- Pro Tools LE and M-Powered 7.3.1 and earlier (7.4 or higher
required)
- Pro Tools HD 7.4 and earlier (8.0 or higher required)
- Avid video peripherals such as Mojo
SDI® are not supported with Pro Tools LE 7.4 on Windows Vista.
Support for Avid video peripherals with Vista is included in Pro Tools
HD 8.0
and Pro Tools LE 8.0 and higher.
If you are
purchasing a new Windows computer and need to use Pro Tools LE or
M-Powered 7.3.1 or earlier, check to see if the manufacturer offers the
option to configure with Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional
preinstalled. If that is not an option, you will need to nstall Windows
XP on a separate drive or partition to create a dual boot system that
can startup with either Windows XP or Vista.