DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual page 123

Assigning Audio Track Inputs
(Audio Tracks, Auxiliary Inputs, Instrument
Tracks)
Instrument tracks set their input automati-
cally to any inserted Instrument plug-in.
To assign an audio track input:
In order to assign audio track inputs in the
1
Edit window, select View > Edit Window > I/O.
In the Mix or Edit window, click the track's In-
2
put Path selector and choose from the available
audio interface channels and busses. Stereo and
multichannel surround tracks have inputs avail-
able as pairs and multichannel groups.
The Input Path selector allows you to route any
audio input or any of the Pro Tools internal bus-
ses to an audio track or an Auxiliary Input track.
The choices available in this pop-up menu are
determined by the I/O Setup configuration. In-
puts in use by another track appear as bold in
the selector.
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Input Path selector
To remove an input assignment:
Select No Input from the Input Path selector.
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Assigning Audio Track Outputs
(Audio Tracks, Auxiliary Inputs, Instrument
Tracks, Master Faders)
To assign an audio track output:
In order to assign audio track outputs in the
1
Edit window, select View > Edit Window > I/O.
In the Mix or Edit window, click the track's
2
Output Path selector and choose from the avail-
able audio interface channels and busses. Stereo
and multichannel surround tracks have outputs
available as pairs and multichannel paths.
Output Path selector
The Output Path selector lets you route a track
to any configured audio output or internal bus.
The choices available in this pop-up menu are
determined by the I/O Setup configuration.
Outputs in use by another track appear as bold
in the selector.
To auto-assign all visible tracks to unique mono
sub-path outputs in ascending order:
Make sure you have enough mono sub-paths
1
defined in I/O Setup (see Chapter 7, "I/O
Setup").
Control-Alt-click (Windows) or Command-
2
Option-click (Mac) the Output Path selector of
the left-most track and assign it to the sub-path
for Output #1. All visible tracks will be auto-as-
signed to unique mono sub-path outputs in as-
cending order.
Chapter 8: Tracks 111