Question for ProTools users (DAE and VST issue)

[stef]

Hello.
I´m looking for a good audio/midi sequencer and so far Nuendo looks
pretty good to me. But still I´d like to try ProTools since it´s the
big reference in audio editing...
So here come my questions:

- Is it possible to use ProTools without their hardware? (I installed
ProTools free but it crashes and it doesn´t seem possible to set up my
external audio card (M-audio duo).

- I installed ProTools 5.2 (I still use OS classic because it remains
so much faster than OSX with my G3 iBook) and it says "Unable to
create a DAE deck". What is the problem? Is it because I don´t have
their hardware?

- Also I heard that it was not possible to use VST plugins and VST
instruments with ProTools. Is it true? I really need a virtual Sampler
(like Halion or MachFive) and I love my little Pluggo set.

Thank you for any help.
Stéphane

[EggHd]

<< I installed ProTools 5.2 (I still use OS classic because it remains
so much faster than OSX with my G3 iBook) and it says "Unable to
create a DAE deck". What is the problem? Is it because I don´t have
their hardware? >>

How did you get the software?


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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

[stef]

(EggHd) wrote in message >...
> << I installed ProTools 5.2 (I still use OS classic because it remains
> so much faster than OSX with my G3 iBook) and it says "Unable to
> create a DAE deck". What is the problem? Is it because I don´t have
> their hardware? >>
>
> How did you get the software?
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
> "I know enough to know I don't know enough"

you know enough to guess ;)
ProTools is a pretty expansive system so before I spend the money - if
I decide to do so - I want to try, just to find out if it is what I´m
looking for.

[Don Cooper]

stef wrote:

> > How did you get the software?

> ProTools is a pretty expansive system so before I spend the money - if
> I decide to do so - I want to try, just to find out if it is what I´m
> looking for.


Try Pro Tools Free. That works with the internal hardware of the
machine.

TDM versions need external hardware in order to work.


Don

[Rail Jon Rogut]

You're exactly why you can't run Pro Tools without the hardware.

Rail
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Recording Engineer/Software Developer
Rail Jon Rogut Software
http://home.earthlink.net/~railro


"stef" > wrote in message
om...
> (EggHd) wrote in message
>...
> > << I installed ProTools 5.2 (I still use OS classic because it remains
> > so much faster than OSX with my G3 iBook) and it says "Unable to
> > create a DAE deck". What is the problem? Is it because I don´t have
> > their hardware? >>
> >
> > How did you get the software?
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------
> > "I know enough to know I don't know enough"
>
> you know enough to guess ;)
> ProTools is a pretty expansive system so before I spend the money - if
> I decide to do so - I want to try, just to find out if it is what I´m
> looking for.

[stef]

>
> Try Pro Tools Free. That works with the internal hardware of the
> machine.
>
> TDM versions need external hardware in order to work.
>
>
> Don


Ok. Thanks everbody.
Don, I tried Pro Tools Free already but it seems (beside the fact that
it crashes all the time) it seems like I can´t set-up my external
audio card with this one.
Does it work ONLY with the internal hardware of the computer? That
would be a bit sad. Like either Pro Tools the great, either the crapy
one in the computer. Plus I use an iBook and there is no audio input.
It´s really too bad if it´s not possible to use Pro Tools as the great
software it seems to be. I tried it at school, doing editing for
movies, a few years ago, and I thought it was both easy and powerfull.
I guess I should get Nuendo instead.