Digidesign Posts Pro Tools LE 6.1.1 UpdateNew, standalone Core Audio, ASIO, and Wave drivers are now available as free download September 17, 2003
A free update for Pro Tools LE has been released, featuring an overhauled low-level driver architecture and open hardware platform for users of third-party software products. The software update and stand-alone driver installers are available to Pro Tools 6.1 software owners via download from the Digidesign website.
Recommended for Pro Tools LE 6.1 software users, the Pro Tools 6.1.1 update offers improved system stability and performance when using both audio and MIDI I/O on Digi 001 and Digi 002/Digi 002 Rack systems.
Pro Tools LE 6.1.1 also provides other significant enhancements such as Core Audio driver support for Digi 002/Digi 002 Rack, new stand-alone installers for Core Audio, ASIO and Wave drivers that can be used without having to install Pro Tools, and other Pro Tools software enhancements such as Windows Media 9 export on Windows XP-based systems.
Improved Core Audio drivers now fully support the Digi 002/Digi 002 Rack units, plus a new "Opt-In" method to exclude known incompatible software from accessing the hardware, thereby greatly increasing system reliability. The enhanced Core Audio driver can also be used with Mac OS X-based TDM systems.
The advent of stand-alone Mac OS X Core Audio and Windows XP ASIO/Wave driver installers makes Digidesign hardware fully accessible for use with third-party software products -- without the need to install Pro Tools LE software first. Users can pick from a broad list of popular applications and use them in tandem with, or as an alternative to, Pro Tools LE.
Other enhancements include an improved playback-only Wave driver, Windows Media 9 support (Windows XP only) for better audio quality and broader compatibility when working with internet-centric applications, and a customizable Shuttle Lock Speed feature that allows setting shuttle speeds between 50% and 800%.
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