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Chapter 3: Macintosh Configuration 27
Low Latency Monitoring
Direct or low-latency monitoring is not avail-
able from within Pro Tools M-Powered.
However, with M-Audio devices that have Con-
trol Panel mixers with a direct monitoring fea-
ture, it is possible to use this feature as a low-la-
tency monitoring path while recording in
Pro Tools.
To use the M-Audio mixer direct monitoring
feature while recording:
1
In Pro Tools, record-enable the tracks you
want to record and mute their output.
2
Open the M-Audio Control Panel for your M-
Audio interface.
3
In the Control Panel mixer for your interface,
route the input channels you want to monitor
to the main outputs of the mixer (usually Out-
puts 1–2) by clicking the corresponding output
control.
4
Adjust the output level and balance with the
Control Panel mixer volume and pan controls.
5
In Pro Tools, begin recording.
6
To listen back to the recorded tracks, unmute
the tracks in Pro Tools and begin playback.
7
When you are finished recording, turn off the
mixer output control in the Control Panel
mixer.
Configuring I/O Setup
Using the I/O Setup dialog, you can label
Pro Tools input, output, insert, and bus
signal
paths . The I/O Setup dialog provides a graphical
representation of the inputs, outputs, and signal
routing of the M-Audio interface.
Pro Tools M-Powered has default I/O Setup set-
tings that will get you started. Use the I/O Setup
dialog only if you want to rename the default
I/O paths.
Control Panel mixer for M-Audio FireWire 410)
Mixer output 1–2 control
You can leave the M-Audio Control Panel
open while working in Pro Tools M-Powered.
Pro Tools M-Powered bypasses the M-Audio
mixer that is displayed in the M-Audio Con-
trol Panel. The interface’s hardware inputs
and outputs show up directly in Pro Tools
I/O Setup.