32 Track Pro Tools Free Version ?? Options

[jeeace]

Anyone knows how to turn thr free version of pto tools into a 32 audio track version
thanks

[td3k]

You go buy an mBox or 002 and your PT Free turns into PT LE.

[kolo]

Yea, add money. Nothing is free, one might say, but Pro tools free is! A company that puts out usable free software should be praised. If you like the software, I'd advise supporting the company and buying the better version.. Mbox... good package...

[jeeace]

that was not my question
i already have an Mbox with PTle
but in need a solution to work with more audio tracks in PT without the hardware
simple question, no?

Is plugging a USB cable in such hard work?? There is no way to get around the COPY PROTECTION of using the hardware interface. Get over it. If you already have the mBox then you've got nothing to worry about but if you haven't then stop complaining and go use something that doesn't require a hardware interface.

Pro Tools is NOT the be all and end all solution to music making, in fact in some areas it barely scratches the surface. If you look into some other applications then you may be pleasantly surprised. Some don't even impose a track limit!!

If you need 32 tracks BUY an MBox, USE an MBox or CHOOSE another system. End of story! bottom line! Game over!

[MrDee]

Basically to answer what i think u were asking... 'seeing u have bought the mBox can PT Free be turned into LE to give you more tracks...' the answer is no. PT Free was designed not to be used with PT Hardware. It's kinda like a neverending evaluation.

[MrDee]

If you want more tracks what you could do is bounce down the audio of what you have finished editing on into aiff files - and then that would considerably free up quite a few tracks.

[bjkiwi]

protools LE with an M-Box is limited to 24 tracks, that's your lot! live with it.

bjkiwi

[gdoubleyou]

Actually the OS9, and OSX current versions of PTLE have a 32 track limit.

[bjkiwi]

after a bit of investigation it seems we are both right...

I'm running an MBox with PTLE 5.2.1 on OS9.2 and I'm limited to 24 tracks. (there is an update to run 32 but only on the digi systems, not the MBox)

However the 6.1 version (and the 5.3.3 windows) will play back 32 tracks.

bjkiwi

This post has been edited by bjkiwi: Wed 7 Apr 2004, 01:29

[Timcomey]

Hello Cats!

Not really any help to your question. Sorry. Maybe someone can help.

I have installed 'Pro Tools Free' on my iMac G3 (350Mhz) and I keep getting the message 'not enough memory for DAE'. Can anyone advise how I can get PT Free to work. I know my iMac is probably a bit old but I want to try to use PT Free to see if it is what I need.

Thanks in advance.

Tim

[MrDee]

It is most likely popping up because ur system is not powerful enough to run it. What are the required specs for PTF? I haven't looked at it - but i do know that my old PC wouldn't run PTF and it was something like 800MHz. But then that was a very bad computer (thus for the move to Mac!). Also, the other major thing might be the RAM - but my major bet would be that the good ol iMac just can't run it.

[Barb]

ProTools FREE requires lots-o-ram. Also, turn off the Apple Talk. It should work on the G3 but it won't work on the dual OS Macs; those computers with OS 9x AND OS X. I spoke with the East Coast Sales Manager for ProTools and he said it was an issue they will take up soon. Don't hold your breath. Since they came out with the MBox, a fairly cheap system, they might just give up on FREE.

Invest in buying software. I use ProTools in the school recording studio and Logic Pro in the MIDI Lab. Buy from a reliable source. Sweetwater gives you tech support with every product purchased. Try getting through to digidesign when you have a question!

Godd luck.

Barb