Using Hardware Inserts - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

Click the Link Enable buttons for the channels
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whose controls you want to link. For example,
on plug-ins that do provide discrete LFE controls
from the LFE Enable button, you can link all
channels except the LFE by highlighting the
icons representing the five full-range speakers in
a multi-mono plug-in.
All channels linked except the LFE

Using Hardware Inserts

You can connect external devices, such as reverb
or effects processors, to your Pro Tools system
and use them as hardware inserts on individual
tracks or on submixes.
Pro Tools inserts utilize corresponding hardware
input and output channels to send and return
the audio. Inserts can be defined, and their
channels mapped to audio interface channels,
in the I/O Setup dialog.
If you plan to use a device as an insert, be sure to
connect the device to matching inputs and out-
puts on your system. For example, a hardware
insert being supplied by outputs 7–8 needs to be
returned to hardware inputs 7–8.
Delay Compensation can be applied to
Hardware Inserts. See "H/W Insert Delay
Compensation" on page 77.
To define a hardware insert:
Choose Setup > I/O, then click the Inserts tab.
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Select an insert path, or click New Path to cre-
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ate a new Insert path.
Double-click the Path Name to enter a custom
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path name for the insert.
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Make sure the insert path is set to the correct
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format (mono, stereo, or other).
Map inserts in the Channel Grid as needed.
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Insert and Output paths have special rules re-
garding channel mapping (see "Valid Paths and
Requirements" on page 71).
Assigning Hardware Inserts
To assign an external hardware insert to a track:
Select an insert from the track Insert selector.
Selecting a hardware I/O insert
Hardware Insert window
Bypassing Hardware Inserts
Hardware inserts do not provide a bypass con-
trol. To monitor playback without a hardware
insert, either set it to Inactive, remove it by reas-
signing it to No Insert, or use a bypass switch on
the hardware device itself. (See "Making Inserts
Inactive" on page 875 for more information.)