My projects are getting larger in ProTools 9 and my MacBook Pro was starting to strain a bit. (2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8 GB ram 1067 MHz DDR3 on Mac OS X Version 10.6.8). Here’s info to optimize your Mac laptop for Digidesign Pro Tools 9. Probably works for optimization with ProTools 8 and below and other Mac computers as well.
- http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=367983 – Hey, this actually worked. Was nice to actually find useful info on a software company website for a change. Yeah Avid!
- Monitor CP Usage – To see how your optimization steps have worked. Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor.