Sorry, but definitely no. If an m-Audio interface isn't attached, MPowered will immediately display an error when you launch it. Same for LE with Digi/Avid interfaces.
If you have an interface attached, but don't have an iLok copy protection dongle for MPowered, then an activation dialog will appear. For LE, you'll always get the activation dialog until you activate it with a proper serial number (for LE, your Digi/Avid interface is part of the copy protection). Some cheap M-Audio interfaces come with Pro Tools Essentials, a hugely scaled down version of Pro Tools. The current version isn't accessible. Not sure if any of the accessibility fixes will make it in to that version, but my guess is no, or, if so, not for a long time as Essentials doesn't seem to be updated nearly as often. You'll need to try Pro Tools on someone else's computer, or else listen to a podcast or other demo and base your purchasing decisions off of that. It isn't that expensive to try, though. You can buy a dirt cheap M-Audio interface, like the $100 FastTrack, and MPowered for $250, and be able to try things out. The FastTrack won't work with condenser microphones, and the inputs are limited, but you could upgrade later. The point is that you could try things out for $350. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: ptacc...@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptacc...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John André Netland Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:18 PM To: ptacc...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: While we're doing intros... Hi all, Does anyone know if it's possible to run any of the 8.0.4 flavors in trial mode without hardware, to check out accessibility, browse through windows etc just to get a sense of how it will work, before buying hardware and software? Thanks, John André On 12. juni 2010, at 05.04, Scott Chesworth wrote: > Keith, > > Don't think we've been on the same list since Tiger days, good to see > you're still around! > > 1. I'm running LE. Hoping to get a chance to mix on an HD system with > a control24 hooked up sometime this week though. I'm reasonably > certain that the hands-on control provided by control24 and Alex > talking to me when I need him is going to be one of those "Honey, I'm > home" moments. > 2. As is so often the case, the menu system and preferences and most > dialogs seem nice and tidy. The mix and edit windows (they're your two > main everyday workspaces) are wonderfully tidy and thoroughly > implimented, though I'm still figuring out the speediest ways of > navigating to places with VO. Turned my VO sounds on for the first > time in years tonight, because refreshing my memory of how these > windows are physically laid out seems to be making a big difference. > The plugins window has been pretty sweet with the standard plugin set, > hoping that 3rd party plugs are integrated as well as this but not had > time to try them yet. > So far, the only things I've tried that have been consistently not > visible to VO have been the floating windows (things like a bigger > clock, floating transport, undo history and so on). Alternative ways > of checking pretty much all of the info to be found in them have > presented themselves so far, other than the system usage monitor... > that would've been nice to have. > > All a bit cursory, but I'll keep reporting back as I investigate more. > > Scott > > On 6/12/10, Keith Reedy <wa9...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Scott, >> >> Long time no talk. >> >> I have so many questions. >> >> 1: First of all, are you running the full version, or, le or what? >> 2: Just how much is accessible? >> >> Enough for now. >> >> Keith Reedy >> >> Click the link below to download MP3's of Keith Reedy's music as a >> gift from Bibles For The Blind. >> >> http://biblesfortheblind.org/download_music.shtml >> >> God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. J Hudson Taylor. >> >> >> On Jun 11, 2010, at 9:00 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote: >> >>> Scott Chesworth of London UK reporting for duty. >>> >>> Currently running PT LE 8.0.4 on an Mbox 2 Pro and a slightly worse >>> for ware Macbook Pro. Hoping to put funds into a beefier more >>> bandworthy rig in a few months once I've gotten back into PT. I was >>> a latecomer to the old crew of good people who used to use this DAW >>> back in the OS 9 days, so have a grasp of the fundamentals and some >>> residual knowledge to carry over. That said, I'd sooner eat my own >>> boots than attempt a paid session with 8.0.4 today thanks to >>> VoiceOver's navigation methods destroying the few workflows that I >>> had left. It almost feels good to be a newbie again... almost. >>> >>> Man, I've just realised that I've waited years to write this >>> haphazard post to someone! >>> >>> Cheers >>> Scott >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vimac-audio" group. To post to this group, send email to vimac-audio@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vimac-audio+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vimac-audio?hl=en This group is also archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/vimac-audio%40googlegroups.com/
