{"id":1718390,"date":"2013-07-22T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1718390"},"modified":"2019-11-14T16:50:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:50:11","slug":"pro-tools-11-system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pro-tools-11-system-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Tools 11 System Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about upgrading to Pro Tools 11, make sure your computer meets the minimum requirements as documented by Avid. These requirements are as follows:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mac<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Computer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Avid-qualified Apple computer (<a href=\"http:\/\/avid.force.com\/pkb\/articles\/en_US\/compatibility\/Pro-Tools-11-Qualified-Apple-Computers?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fen_US%2Ffaq%2FPro-Tools-11-FAQ%3Fpopup%3Dtrue%26NewLang%3Den%26DocType%3D1079%26q%3Dpro%2Btools%2B11%26site%3Dkbase%26filter%3D0&amp;popup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see details<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>System Software:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mac OS X 10.8.4&nbsp;(Mountain Lion)<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Total System RAM:<\/strong>&nbsp;4GB minimum, 8GB required for video playback<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Windows<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Computer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Avid-qualified Windows-based computer (<a href=\"http:\/\/avid.force.com\/pkb\/articles\/en_US\/compatibility\/Pro-Tools-11-Qualified-Windows-Computers?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fen_US%2Ffaq%2FPro-Tools-11-FAQ%3Fpopup%3Dtrue%26NewLang%3Den%26DocType%3D1079%26q%3Dpro%2Btools%2B11%26site%3Dkbase%26filter%3D0&amp;popup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see details<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>System Software:<\/strong>&nbsp;(64-bit) Windows 8 Professional,&nbsp;Windows 8,&nbsp;Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate edition with Windows 7 Service Pack 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total System RAM:<\/strong>&nbsp;4GB minimum, 8GB (or more) recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Additional Requirements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>iLok 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Original iLok 1 not supported<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/avid.force.com\/pkb\/articles\/faq\/en363611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see details<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio Drive Requirements:<\/strong>&nbsp;One or More Hard Disk Drives&nbsp;Dedicated for Audio Record and Playback<\/li>\n<li><strong>System Hard Drive:<\/strong>&nbsp;Minimum 15GB free space on startup drive required for Pro Tools installation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graphics Card:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dedicated Graphics Card highly recommended<\/li>\n<li><strong>Video Peripherals<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/avid.force.com\/pkb\/articles\/en_US\/compatibility\/Pro-Tools-11-Video-Peripherals?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fen_US%2Ffaq%2FPro-Tools-11-FAQ%3Fpopup%3Dtrue%26NewLang%3Den%26DocType%3D1079%26q%3Dpro%2Btools%2B11%26site%3Dkbase%26filter%3D0&amp;popup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see details<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third Party Audio Interfaces<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/avid.force.com\/pkb\/articles\/en_US\/compatibility\/en380583?popup=true&amp;retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fen_US%2Ffaq%2FPro-Tools-11-FAQ%3Fpopup%3Dtrue%26NewLang%3Den%26DocType%3D1079%26q%3Dpro%2Btools%2B11%26site%3Dkbase%26filter%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see details<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio File Type &amp; Session Support:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supported:&nbsp;BWF, AIFF, MXF<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not Supported: SD2 audio files and Pro Tools 4.x sessions and lower<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200b<\/strong>Pro Tools 10.3.6&nbsp;or higher automatically&nbsp;converts SD2 audio files to compatible audio files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>***Please note that Pro Tools 11 features a new plug-in format.<\/b> For more information, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pt11-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"tags":[53988,115941,35184,55501,34259,54152,55411,35337,55207,53986,53365,35186,34735,54151,54153,54127,53987,34750],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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