Chapter 7. Common Tasks With Pro Tools Le; Creating A Pro Tools Session - DigiDesign Mbox 2 Micro Getting Started Manual

chapter 7
Common Tasks with Pro Tools LE
This chapter is designed to give new users specific meth-
ods for accomplishing common tasks with your
Pro Tools system.
For the most complete information on using
Pro Tools, see the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
You can view an electronic PDF version of the Ref-
erence Guide by choosing it from the Pro Tools Help
menu.

Creating a Pro Tools Session

You can use the Mbox 2 Micro to create new Pro Tools
sessions or open and play back existing Pro Tools ses-
sions. With Mbox 2 Micro, you can import audio and
MIDI for play back, and also play back virtual instru-
ments (such as Digidesign's own Xpand! instrument
plug-in).
To create a Pro Tools session:
Verify the hardware connections for the
1
Mbox 2 Micro (see "Making Hardware Connections" on
page 34).
Launch Pro Tools.
2
Choose File > New Session.
3
In the New Session dialog, set the session parameters
4
as needed, or leave them at their default settings. (For
details on New Session settings, see the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide.)
New Session dialog
Choose where you want to save your session.
5
Type a name for your session.
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Click Save.
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