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Chapter 6: I/O Setup 61
Setting AFL or PFL Path Levels
You can set a separate master AFL/PFL Path level
for all AFL solos and all PFL solos.
To set the AFL/PFL Path level for AFL or PFL solos:
1
Choose Options > Solo Mode, and select a
Solo mode, as follows:
• If you want to set the level for AFL solos, se-
lect AFL.
– or –
• If you want to set the level for PFL solos, se-
lect PFL.
2
In the Mix or Edit window, Control-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac) a Solo but-
ton on any track.
3
Adjust the AFL/PFL Path fader.
4
Click on the new fader position (or press Esc)
to close the fader display.
AFL/PFL Mutes (Output Path) Selector
(Systems without a D-Control or D-Command
Control Surface)
If you are not using a D-Control or D-Command
control surface, your regular Pro Tools output
path can be muted when you send a signal to
the AFL/PFL Path. The muted path is set with
the AFL/PFL Mutes (Output Path) selector.
To set which output path is muted when tracks are
soloed in AFL or PFL Solo mode:
1
Choose Setup > I/O.
2
Click the Output tab to display the Output
page.
3
Select a path from the AFL/PFL Mutes (Output
Path) selector.
4
Click OK to close the I/O Setup dialog.
Default Path Order
(Pro Tools HD Only)
The Default Path Order selector lets you select
the default track layout you want Pro Tools to
follow when creating and mapping 5.1-format
main or sub-paths in the I/O Setup dialog.
This setting does not affect existing path defini-
tions or metering—it only specifies channel
mapping in new 5.1-format paths.
To choose a Default Path Order:
■
Select the channel mapping from the Default
Path Order menu.
Tracks do not need to be soloed to have the
master AFL/PFL Path level adjusted.
To set the AFL/PFL Path level to 0 dB, Con-
trol-Start-click (Windows) or Control-Com-
mand-click (Mac) any Solo button.
See “Solo Modes” on page 142 for more in-
formation on selecting and using AFL or
PFL Solo modes.
Default Path Order selector
For more information about multichannel
mixing, see Chapter 32, “Pro Tools Setup
for Surround (Pro Tools HD Only).”