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To import a multichannel I/O Setup settings file:
1
Choose Setup > I/O.
2
Click Import Settings.
3
Select the settings file 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.
In addition, the I/O Setup dialog, like the Main
page of the Hardware Setup dialog, provides
controls for routing the physical inputs and out-
puts on your audio interface to available inputs
and outputs in Pro Tools.
Remapping Channels
The I/O Setup dialog and its Channel Grid also
let you remap channels. This is especially useful
to route channels within a multichannel path,
without having to repatch your audio inter-
faces.
You can remap paths to any required configura-
tion, limited only by your systems resources,
and the I/O Setup dialog requirements for chan-
nel overlapping and naming (see “Valid Paths
and Requirements” on page 54 for more infor-
mation).
Example LCRS Setup
The following example shows one possible way
to configure the I/O Setup dialog to mix in 4-
channel LCRS format, with a 96 I/O.
When creating 5.1 format paths, you can
specify the default track layout. See “De-
fault Path Order for 5.1 Tracks” on
page 764.
See also “Example Paths and Signal Rout-
ing for a Surround Mix” on page 774.
Example LCRS output main and sub-paths
For additional I/O Setup information, see
“Creating and Editing Paths” on page 49.