Installing Your Software
The following information is intended to get you up and running as quickly as possible and covers the following:
 About the Contents of Your Soundtrack Pro Box (p. 2)
 About Onscreen Help (p. 3)
 Upgrading Mac OS X (p. 3)
 Installing Soundtrack Pro on a Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther) System (p. 4)
 Installing Soundtrack Pro on a Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) System (p. 5)
 Registering Soundtrack Pro (p. 7)
 Contacting AppleCare Support (p. 8)
Be sure to also review the Before You Install Soundtrack Pro document (on the
Soundtrack Pro installation CD). For the latest information on Soundtrack Pro, go to the
Soundtrack Pro website at http://www.apple.com/soundtrackpro.
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About the Contents of Your Soundtrack Pro Box
Your Soundtrack Pro box contains software and documentation to create, control, and repair audio.
Installation and Content Discs
The following discs contain software, documentation, and Apple Loops.
Soundtrack Pro Installation Disc
This is your installation disc. Use this disc to install all of the software, including
Compressor 2. It contains the following files and folders.
 Before You Install Soundtrack Pro: This document provides system requirements and things to do before you install the application and its accompanying utilities.
 Soundtrack Pro Installer Icon: Double-click this icon to begin the installation process.
 Documentation Folder: This folder contains PDF documentation for the
Soundtrack Pro and Compressor 2 applications. The PDF documents contain an access page with links to additional documents and related Apple websites.
Apple Loops for Soundtrack Pro Disc
Use this disc to install a library of Apple Loops for Soundtrack Pro.
Printed Documentation
The Soundtrack Pro box includes the Soundtrack Pro User Manual. This manual provides information and instruction on using Soundtrack Pro to edit audio files and create multitrack audio projects. The User Manual also contains information about using
Apple Loops Utility, a companion application to Soundtrack Pro.
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About Onscreen Help
An onscreen version of the user manual and Late-Breaking News are both available from the Help menu of Soundtrack Pro.
Onscreen User Manual
The onscreen user manual allows you to access information directly onscreen while you re working in the application. The onscreen user manual includes the same content as the printed user manual.
