M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 63)

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• Enable RTAS error suppression only if you are
experiencing frequent RTAS errors that are in-
terrupting your creative workflow. When
RTAS error suppression is enabled, you can ex-
perience a degradation of audio quality. How-
ever, this may be acceptable in order to avoid
interrupting playback and recording when
working with instrument plug-ins.
• Disable RTAS error suppression when you
need to ensure the highest possible audio
quality, such as for a final mix.
To enable RTAS error suppression:
1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.
2 Select Ignore Errors During Playback/Record.
3 If available, you can also select Minimize Addi-
tional I/O Latency .
4 Click OK.
RTAS Error Suppression Options
Ignore Errors During Playback/Record When en-
abled, Pro Tools continues to play and record
even if the RTAS processing requirements ex-
ceed the selected CPU Usage Limit. This can result
in pops and clicks in the audio, but does not
stop the transport.
Minimize Additional I/O Latency (Pro Tools LE and
M-Powered Only)
When enabled, any additional
latency due to suppressing RTAS errors during
playback and record is minimized to 128 sam-
ples. Suppressing RTAS errors requires at least
128 samples of additional buffering on some
systems. If this option is disabled, the buffer is
half the H/W Buffer Size, or at least 128 samples
(whichever is greater). If you are on an older,
slower computer, you may want to disable this
option to avoid adverse performance.
This option is only available if the Ignore Errors
During Playback/Record
option is enabled and
the Pro Tools system you are using requires ad-
ditional buffering for RTAS error suppression, as
follows:
• Windows:
• Mbox 2 Pro
• All Pro Tools M-Powered systems
• Mac:
• 003, 003 Rack+, and 003 Rack
• Mbox
• Mbox 2
• Mbox 2 Pro
• Mbox 2 Mini
• Mbox 2 Micro
• Digi 002 and 002 Rack
• All Pro Tools M-Powered systems
Playback Engine dialog, Mbox 2