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Set Virtual Memory and Ram Disk to &#8220;Off.&#8221; Monitors Control Panel:If using a 9500 or 9600 (or lower) Mac, set colors to 256.If using a G3 or G4, setting the color to &#8220;thousands&#8221; should be adequate.AV users should set the monitor attatched to the ABVB card to &#8220;millions.&#8221;Extensions Manager: Under &#8220;Selected Set,&#8221; select the OS Base Set (Listed by OS version&#8230;ex. OS 8.6 Base Set) Select &#8220;Duplicate Set&#8221; and name the set &#8220;Pro Tools.&#8221; Add\/enable:OMS Preferrred Device (control panel)Digidesign DSP Manager (ext)Digisystem INIT (ext)Open Music system (ext)Digidesign Stream Manager (ext) (if applicable\/needed)Digidesign Output Drivers (ext (if applicable\/needed)Digidesign Direct I\/O (ext) (if applicable\/needed &#8211; v5.01 and higher)Digidesign Sound (control panel) (if applicable\/needed &#8211; v5.01\/OS9 and higher)Pro Tools\/DAEMemory Allocation (Basic settings, based on 128-196 mb of RAM):In Digidesign folder>Pro Tools, &#8216;get info&#8217; (Cmd-I)* on the Pro Tools application. Set the Preferred Memory to 30-50 mb (30000k-50000k)Minimum Memory should be left at the default (Enter a &#8216;0&#8217; if in doubt)In System Folder>DAE Folder, &#8216;get info&#8217; (Cmd-I)* on the DAE application.Set the Preferred Memory to 40-60 mb (40000-60000k)Minimum Memory should be left at the default (Enter a &#8216;0&#8217; if in doubt)*NEVER &#8216;lock&#8217; these &#8220;Get Info&#8221; windowsDAE Playback Buffer setting (DAE > File menu > Set Playback Buffer). Buffer size is dependent on your hardware. 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