Soundtoys Crystallizer - Manual (Page 7)

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G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
System Requirements
Crystallizer is a software plug-in for the Digidesign Pro Tools system. You’ll need to
have at least one decent Macintosh computer (G3 or better – faster is always better)
running OS 9.2 or later and of course you’ll need a copy of Pro Tools version 5.0 or
later. To use Crystallizer you’ll also need one of those little "iLok" hardware keys.
It’s a small blue plastic key that looks like this:
If you don’t have an iLok we’ll be
happy to sell you one at a modest
price or you can purchase one
from Digidesign or your favorite
Pro Tools dealer.
Installing Crystallizer
Installing Crystallizer is really pretty easy. First, make sure that you have your iLok
hardware key connected to your computer, and that you have the Crystallizer license
card handy. Once you’re ready, simply pop the Crystallizer CD into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive and when the CD icon appears on your screen double-click the
Crystallizer installer program to start the process.
Follow any instructions included in the installer and at the end of the installation
process you will be prompted to ‘authorize’ Crystallizer. To do this, carefully detach
the license chip from the license card, and insert the chip into the slot in the rear of
your iLok.
Once installed, a copy of the Crystallizer plug-in will be located in your Digidesign
plug-ins folder along with a cool set of Crystallizer presets. Finally, a SoundToys fold-
er will be created in your Applications folder. Please note that if you already have
FilterFreak, our totally cool analog filter box, this folder will already be on your hard
drive and Crystallizer will be placed there. The SoundToys folder contains this manu-
al, as well as other useful documentation and tools that you can read or ignore
depending on your level of patience or interest in reading babbling things like this
manual.