Chapter 18. Record Setup; Record Setup Overview - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

Chapter 18: Record Setup
Before you start recording in Pro Tools, you need
to set up your Pro Tools system, a session, and
one or more tracks for recording. You will also
need to configure how Pro Tools monitors the
input you intend to record. For information on
recording audio, see Chapter 19, "Audio Record-
ing."
While some of the information in this chapter is
relevant to preparing to record MIDI, there are
more specific setup details for MIDI recording in
Chapter 20, "MIDI Recording."
For information on digitizing (recording)
video in Pro Tools, see Chapter 48, "Work-
ing with Video in Pro Tools" or the Avid
Video Peripherals Guide.

Record Setup Overview

Record setup includes the following:
Hardware Setup for Recording
• "Configuring Pro Tools Hardware I/O for Re-
cording" on page 346
• "Connecting a Sound Source" on page 347
Session Setup for Recording
• Configuring a new or existing session for re-
cording:
• "Allocating Hard Drive Space for Record-
ing" on page 347
• "Recording with a Click" on page 348
• "Setting the Session Meter and Tempo" on
page 351
• Setting a Record Mode. See "Record Modes"
on page 353
Track Setup for Recording
• Configuring one or more tracks for recording:
• "Configuring Default Names for Audio
Files and Regions" on page 356
• "Assigning Hardware I/O on a Track" on
page 357
• "Record Enabling Tracks" on page 358
• "Recording with Multiple Hard Drives" on
page 361
Monitoring Setup for Recording
• "Selecting a Record Input Monitoring Mode"
on page 363
• "Setting Monitor Levels for Record and Play-
back" on page 365
• On Pro Tools LE, "Reducing Monitoring La-
tency" on page 365
• On Pro Tools HD, "Recording with Delay
Compensation" on page 366
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