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Pro Tools Reference Guide 196
Opening the Workspace Browser
To open the Workspace browser:
1
Launch Pro Tools.
2
Choose Window > Workspace.
Audio and Video Volume
Designators
The Workspace includes columns for Audio and
Video Volume designators. These two columns
display, and let you designate, whether a vol-
ume is a Record, Playback, or Transfer volume.
R (Record and Playback)
Able to play audio and
video files already on the volume, and record
new files.
P (Playback Only)
Can play audio and video files
already on the volume, but cannot have new
files recorded to it.
T (Transfer)
Can only be used for storing, trans-
ferring, or auditioning files, and cannot be used
for recording or playback.
To change a volume designator:
1
Open the Workspace browser.
2
Click and select the appropriate Audio and/or
Video designator for the volume.
Mounting and Unmounting
Volumes
The Workspace browser lets you unmount vol-
umes while Pro Tools is running, and shows
newly mounted volumes as they come online.
To unmount a volume from within the Workspace
browser:
1
Select a volume in the Workspace browser.
2
Choose Unmount Volumes from the Browser
menu.
The Workspace browser closes the database file
for the selected online volume and removes it
from the Workspace browser, and unmounts
the disk from the computer. If the item repre-
sents a removable volume (such as CD-ROM), it
is ejected.
Pro Tools alerts you if the volume being un-
mounted has files referenced in the Timeline.
Press Alt+; (Windows) or ; (Mac) to
open the Workspace browser.
Designating a volume in the Workspace
Always use the Unmount command in the
Workspace browser menu to unmount vol-
umes, or quit Pro Tools and then unmount
the volume. Do not use any other method to
unmount a volume while Pro Tools is run-
ning.