Setting up Pro Tools 10

I have recently purchased Pro Tools 10, A MicroKorg XL and an Avid Audio Interface but I'm unsure of how I should go about installing and setting everything up properly. If anybody could give us some pointers or a walkthrough I'd be eternally grateful!
I'm using a MacBook Pro running OS X Version 10.8.2
2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 Processor
4GB 1067MHzDDR3 Memory

I'm running 10.2.0.140 PT. When I launch I get a message that it cannot open a new file because...(not in my studio so dont have it in front of me, sorry) and part of the string includes the words /macos.22/.
PT does not see any of my interfaces - tried all three - Digidesign 002 rack, Mbox, Mbox2 mini. The next error I get is related to that problem. It's trying to use PT i/o as it doesnt know it has another option.
I've been running PT forever on many systems - this is a new mac and my first stab at pt 10. I have the upgrade to pt 10.3, but it won't install either.
Thanks in advance for any advice. Erin

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Logic Express to Pro Tools for mixdown

Hi!
Really sorry if this topic has been covered before, but all I can find on the various Logic boards I know of are ways of doing this in Logic Pro that aren't available in Express.
My band recorded an EP in Logic Express, which was great, but the engineer we'd like to use to mix it is Pro Tools-only. I know Pro Tools can load up AIF files, but the problem I have is that each track has different start and end points. If I gave him the individual tracks as is, we'd be spending all day synching them up.
I've thought of two ways I can prepare the files for him. Please let me know if they're ********.
1) Setting the fader at unity (0) and bouncing each track individually to a 24 bit WAV or AIF file while the rest are muted.
2) Manually cutting and pasting "fake" beginnings and endings of audio information to each track, then using the Glue tool to create a new, merged track. This way, I figure, each track should be in perfect synch with the rest.
Any help appreciated. Thanks! Rufe.

Hi,
half ok,
bounce one by one to a folder (mute the other tracks) from the start to the finish, PCM 24 bit (44.1 if you going to make cd's), WAV, SDII or AIFF,
that way, all files start and finish in the same spot, Inside Protools you cut the silence parts and don't forget to place a dither plug-in in the master-fader.
Regards,
Jorge

Whats the best size Sorenson or other for Pro Tools session

Having trouble creating reels that are small enough in size to hand over for sound. They are using Pro Tools
My reel sequences are about 15 mins, 23.98, letterbox, 16bit, 48k
I've used the sorenson video 3- but its way to big. Any idea on what size the custom size setting should be? Looking for best yet smallish file.
Thank you
Mark

Welcome to the discussions, Mark. What size are you looking to create? What are you using to compress?
Patrick

HVX Footage from FCP into Pro Tools Settings

I just finished editing a 16 minute video shot on the Panasonic HVX at 720p24. I exported the OMF and a QT video, but our sound editor can't get everything to sync up right. The FCP sequence plays the video at 23.98 and the OMF audio imported at 24 fps.
When I open the video in QT Player, the frame rate says 23.98, but the playback frame rate is 24 fps.
We have tried several pro tools setting and the video never syncs up properly with the TC Window burn.
Our sound editor is using ProTools LE.
Any suggestions?

I'm going to cut and paste the reply my audio guy sent me:
"It is most likely that the Pro Tools system or version being used does not
support 23.976. Yes, 23.976 shows up in Pro Tools as 23.976 -- not 23.98
23.976 was not supported in Pro Tools until version 6.4 and above. I am not
an LE expert but its possible that LE or older versions of LE do mot support
23.976.
Also, 23.976 does not work with a non "HD" Pro Tool Hardware when used in
conjunction with a USD sync interface (such as the older Mix or Mix plus
hardware). This does not relate to LE but is might be good information
anyway. In the case of the "mix" generation of hardware, you can free run it
against Quicktime. if you sycncing to video tape you can hotrod older
hardware to run in 23.976 by syncing it with the newer generation sync
interface -- replace the USD interface with a Sync I/O interface and using
word clock as sync instead of Digidesign video "superclock." In that case
you need to be on version 6.41.cs4.
One workaround would be to create a 29.97 Non Drop Frame OMF, which will
sync up with time code that will match number at every even second and will
not drift. I don't think you can easily translate the frame rate of an
existing FCP sequence, but you could find someone who can open it as 23.976
OMF in Pro Tools and translate it to 29.97 ndf or import the track from the
23.976 session into a 29.97 ndf timeline. In Pro Tools, its just a flip of a
switch convert a sequence to a different frame rate."
Just as I figured...his version of ProTools might not support 23.98.
Shane

HT4889 Will I need the original registration numbers for programs like Pro Tools to run migration assistant?

I am getting a new iMac and will be using Migration Assistant to transfer files from the old iMac to the new iMac. Will I need registration numbers to run programs like Pro Tools after I tsfr the files? Big problem since I've lost the disks and the reg numbers. What about programs I've downloaded from the net like Quicken. Will these files open and run. Are there a lot of problems in setting up a new machine this way? I would like to start with a clean machine and reload all software but things like pictures and music files are stored all over as I was going through the process of learning how macs store files after being on PC's for years. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Goober151

When you first start the new iMac, you will get Setup Assistant, which is more reliable than Migration Assistant based on what others have experienced. If everything transfers okay, hopefully the applications should work fine.
Some information.
Migration Assistant
Migration Assistant – Tips and Tricks

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