Avid Technology DigiDesign PRE, Manual

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Channel Shuffling
If the destination channel is already occupied,
moving a signal from right to left results in a shuf-
fle of other signals after the new destination chan-
nel. If the destination channel is already occupied,
moving a signal from left to right shuffles any and
all signals after the new destination channel and
leaves the previous channel empty.
Additional Options in the I/O Setup
Dialog
Naming Paths (Optional)
You can name PRE paths with custom names.
To name a path:
1
Choose
Setup > I/O
.
2
Click the
Mic Preamps
tab.
3
Double-click the PRE path name and enter a
name for the path. Press Tab to move to the next
path (if any), or press Enter to set the new path
name.
4
Click
OK
to close the I/O Setup dialog. If there
are any identically named paths, you will be in-
structed to correct them before the I/O Setup di-
alog will close.
Resetting Paths (with the Default Button)
The
Default
button in the I/O Setup dialog lets you:
• Reset selected path names to PRE #1, PRE #2,
and so on, corresponding to the order that PREs
appear in the Peripherals dialog.
• Create default mappings for all eight channels
on all the currently selected PREs.
To reset path names:
1
Do one of the following:
• Select a PRE path by clicking on its name.
• Select multiple PRE paths by Shift-clicking
the desired path names.
2
Click
Default
.
Active and Inactive Paths
Paths can be globally configured for Active or In-
active status in the I/O Setup Dialog. When PRE
paths are inactive, they do not appear in the Mix or
Edit windows.
Making a Mic Preamp inactive can be useful if the
PRE will be disconnected from the MIDI port or
powered off during a session. You can also make
Mic Preamps inactive so that they do not appear in
the Mix and Edit windows.
Display of Active and Inactive Status
Unhighlighted (Italics)
Indicates the path is inac-
tive.
Highlighted (Non-Italics)
Indicates the path is ac-
tive. This is the default state.
To de-activate or activate a path:
1
Choose
Setup > I/O
.
2
Click the
Mic Preamps
tab.
3
Set the Active/Inactive control to the appropri-
ate choice.
Default Path Order, Import Settings,
Export Settings
These options do not directly affect PRE settings,
but do change settings on other peripherals in your
Pro Tools system. For information, see the
Pro Tools Reference Guide .
PRE settings can be imported into a session
using the Import Session Data command. PRE
settings from the selected session are
imported into the current session.