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Chapter 6: I/O Setup 59
To convert a session so that it emulates Direct
Outputs mode, use the Auto Assign Ascending
Outputs feature, as follows:
To auto assign track outputs for Direct Outputs:
1
Make sure that all tracks you want to assign
are visible (hidden tracks will not be affected).
2
Select the tracks you want to assign.
3
Control-Alt-click (Windows) or Command-
Option-click (Mac) the Output selector of the
left-most track and assign it to the sub-path for
Output #1. All visible tracks will be auto-as-
signed to unique mono sub-path outputs in as-
cending order.
I/O Setup Options
Pro Tools systems have additional I/O Setup fea-
tures. These include default signal routing for
metering and auditioning, and default track lay-
out for multichannel mix formats.
Controller Meter Path
(D-Control, D-Command, and ProControl Only)
The Controller Meter Path selector determines
the path displayed across the Output meters of
D-Control, D-Command, or ProControl control
surfaces. For more details, refer to your control
surface documentation.
Audition Paths
You can specify the output path through which
files and regions are auditioned in the Region
List or in DigiBase browsers.
Using the Default Audition Path
When you audition a file or region in the Region
List, Pro Tools routes the audio output through
the Audition Path. Pro Tools assigns a default
Audition Path to the first available main Output
path of the corresponding format. You can also
select a different Audition Path in the I/O Setup
dialog.
Configuring Audition Paths
You can specify the monitoring outputs for Re-
gion List auditioning using the Audition Paths
menu.
Audition Paths Main Menu
The main menu con-
sists of all path format choices available on the
current system (Mono and Stereo on all systems,
and LCR and greater on Pro Tools|HD systems).
Audition Paths Submenus
Each path format
choice has a submenu listing Output paths of
that given format. (The mono submenu lists
Output paths of any format.)
To configure an Audition Path:
■
Select a path from the Audition Paths menu or
submenus.
To audition regions in the Region List:
■
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the
region in the list.
You can identify audio interface connec-
tions at any time by selecting the interface
name in the Peripherals list of the Hardware
Setup dialog, then clicking Identify. All the
LEDs on the interface front panel will illu-
minate.
On Pro Tools
|
HD systems with more than
one audio interface, you can only select the
first audio interface as an audition path.