DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Pro Tools Reference Guide 20
In addition to manually setting Active and Inac-
tive modes, Pro Tools automatically makes
items inactive if there are insufficient or un-
available resources.
When active , items are fully engaged and opera-
tional.
When inactive, items are silent and off, although
most associated controls can still be adjusted.
Different inactive items affect available system
resources in specific ways, as follows:
Plug-ins When a plug-in is inactive on a track, its
DSP is made available for other plug-ins and pro-
cessing. Plug-in assignments can be made inac-
tive manually or automatically (see “Automatic
and Manual Inactive Mode” on page 21).
Paths and Path Assignments
When a path or
path assignment is inactive, its mixer resources
are made available for other signal routing pur-
poses in the session. Paths and assignments can
be made inactive manually or automatically (see
“Automatic and Manual Inactive Mode” on
page 21).
Tracks
When a track is made inactive, its voices
become available for another track. Inactive
mono tracks free up one voice; inactive stereo
and multichannel tracks free up one voice per
channel. Additionally, when an audio, Auxiliary
Input, Instrument, or Master Fader track is made
inactive, its plug-ins, inserts, sends, and I/O
assignments become inactive, and the associ-
ated DSP used is freed up for use elsewhere in the
session.
Display of Inactive Items
When items are inactive, their names appear in
italics
, and their background becomes dark gray.
When a track is inactive, the entire channel strip
is grayed out.
Active and inactive plug-ins, sends, and tracks
Active Inactive plug-in
Inactive track