Audio Input And Output Paths - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

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Audio Input and Output Paths

Pro Tools lets you configure the physical input
and outputs of your audio interfaces and also in-
ternal bus paths and subpaths in the I/O Setup
dialog and the Hardware Setup dialog. These
hardware inputs and outputs, and internal bus
paths can be assigned as inputs and outputs on
audio, Auxiliary Input, Instrument tracks, and
Master Faders.
Input Audio Path
Input Path selectors determine the source input
for audio, Auxiliary Input, and (optionally) In-
strument tracks. Track inputs can be set from a
hardware input or internal bus paths or sub-
paths. For detailed information on assigning
track inputs, see "Assigning Audio Track Inputs"
on page 111.
Hardware input and bus paths can be configures
in the I/O Setup. For more information, see
Chapter 7, "I/O Setup."
You can also define what physical ports are
routed to Pro Tools input ports in the "Main"
page of the Hardware Setup dialog. For more in-
formation, see "Configuring Pro Tools System
Settings (in the Playback Engine)" on page 41.
Output Audio Path
Track Output Path selectors route the post-fader
signals to the assigned output or bus paths. The
Output Path selector routes the main track out-
put to the chosen main or sub-path. Tracks can
be routed directly to hardware output or inter-
nal bus paths and subpaths for submixing (main
or sub-paths).
The track format (mono, stereo, or multi-
channel) determines the available main and
sub-path choices for track output. For detailed
information on assigning track outputs, see "As-
signing Audio Track Outputs" on page 111.
When audio, Auxiliary Input, Master Fader, and
Instrument tracks are created, their mono, ste-
reo, or greater-than-stereo multichannel format
is defined:
• Mono tracks can be assigned to any available
mono, stereo, multichannel main and sub-
paths.
• Stereo tracks can be assigned to any available
mono, stereo, or multichannel main and sub-
paths.
• Multichannel tracks can be assigned to any
mono path, or path of the same number of
channels (for example, an LCRS track can be
assigned to a mono or LCRS path).
Output Windows
Output windows provide the essential track
mixing controls (such as track panning and vol-
ume), as an alternative to Mix and Edit window
views. Multichannel Output and Send windows
also provide expanded Panner views, and other
surround-specific controls. See Chapter 33,
"Surround Panning and Mixing (Pro Tools HD
Only)."
Chapter 25: Basic Mixing 535