
I’ll get into more specific details later, but my initial setup was a 2019 Mac Pro used natively with a MTRX Studio, DADman, Dante Virtual Soundcard (DVS), Dante Controller and the Dolby Atmos Production Suite. So hopefully this will get you working quickly and not have to spend nights pulling your hair out and cursing at the internet as I did :) My Initial ‘Native’ Setup My hope with this article is to share with you the final solution that works with every detail I can think of, every detail I wish I had when I was trying to figure it all out. Mostly because no one exactly knows because no one has ever done it.Ī lot of this was figured out with a lot of questions, a lot of trial and error and a lot of help. When you’re working with something new and a setup that basically no one else has it can be difficult to find out the exact details about how to make all of this work. I’ve had a lot of help along the way (shoutout to my friend Michael Keeley who was an immense help) but everyone at one point or another are faced with these tiny details that usually never get discussed. I would imagine that most of us have always wished for the day when Native and DSP power can be used together and with just a software update Avid have done that.

Pro Tools 2021.6.0 finally brought us the Hybrid engine. Over to you Chris… Introduction And Acknowledgements This new system allows him to utilise the power of the HDX DSP with the Hybrid Engine along with the computer’s native power while mixing in Atmos all on the same computer with the most recent version of ProTools Ultimate.

In this article, community member Chris Testa is going to share his recent transition from using Pro Tools natively with the Dolby Audio Bridge, to a Dolby Atmos HDX Hybrid Engine system.
