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Pro Tools Reference Guide 978
All three 5.1 format I/O Settings (Film,
SMPTE/ITU, or DTS) provide the following de-
fault output and bus paths for the new session:
Default 5.1 Output Paths
• One 5.1 main output path, with sub-paths
for 5.0 (no LFE), LCR, Left/Right (stereo),
and Center (mono).
– and –
• One stereo main path with two mono sub-
paths.
Default 5.1 Bus Paths
• One 5.1 main bus path, with sub-paths for
5.0 (no LFE), left/right (stereo), LCR, and
center (mono).
– and –
• One stereo main path with two mono sub-
paths.
Default Input and Insert Paths with 5.1 Settings
The 5.1 Mix settings files provide default stereo
main paths and mono sub-paths for inputs and
inserts. If you need multichannel input paths or
inserts, you can create them in the I/O Setup di-
alog (see “Custom Multichannel Paths” on
page 978).
Importing Multichannel
I/O Setups
The I/O Setup dialog can import and export set-
tings files. Importing I/O Setup settings files is
useful when you want to remix a stereo session
in surround. You can also use this feature to pre-
pare a session for transfer to a different Pro Tools
system, or to simply save and exchange
I/O Settings.
To import a multichannel I/O Setup settings file:
1
Choose
Setup > I/O
.
2
Click
Import Settings
.
3
Select the settings file (.pio) to import and
click
Open
.
4
If the current session has existing path defini-
tions that do not match those in the imported
settings file, Pro Tools asks whether you want to
delete the existing paths or retain them and add
the imported settings to your session.
• Click
No
to add new paths to your current I/O
Setup configuration.
• Click
Yes
to replace your current I/O Setup
configuration with the imported settings.
5
Click
OK
to close the I/O Setup.
Exporting I/O Settings
Exporting I/O Setup settings files lets you build a
library of multichannel setups for different
projects.
To export an I/O Setup settings file:
1
Choose
Setup > I/O
.
2
Click Export Settings .
3
Name and Save your current I/O Settings.
Custom Multichannel Paths
The I/O Setup dialog lets you create and custom-
ize signal paths for any supported multichannel
mixing format.
Multichannel paths and sub-paths are mapped
to inputs, outputs or internal busses in the
Channel Grid. When you select a preset 5.1
I/O Settings file, default layout for the corre-
sponding multichannel format paths you create
will match the selected format’s track layout.