Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide100
5.1 Path Order
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
The 5.1 Path Order pop-up menu lets you specify
the default track layout for all new 5.1 format paths
you create.
The
5.1 Path Order selector is available in the In-
put, Output, and Insert pages of the I/O Setup.
To choose a new default 5.1-format path order
(track layout):
1 Choose Setup > I/O.
2 Click the Output tab.
3 Use the 5.1 Default Path Order setting to select
the track layout you want (
C|24/Film,
SMPTE/ITU, DTS/ProControl Monitoring, or
D-Command/D-Control).
Sessions Overwrite Current
I/O Setup When Opened
This option determines whether or not, when open-
ing a session, Input, Output, and Insert I/O settings
as currently configured on your system will be
overwritten by any of these I/O Settings stored
with a session.
 When the Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup
When Opened
option is disabled, Pro Tools recalls
these settings from the system. Choose this option
when exchanging sessions among different sys-
tems running Pro Tools 8.1 or higher (see “Session
Interchange” on page 120).
 When the Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup
When Opened
option is enabled (default),
Pro Tools recalls these settings from the session
rather than the system. Choose this option when
exchanging sessions with systems running
Pro Tools 8.0.x and lower (see “Session Inter-
change” on page 120).
Customizing I/O Settings
The following shows how to customize your I/O
settings for your particular studio setup. Making
sure that
Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup
When Opened
option is not enabled ensures that
your custom settings remain intact when opening
sessions.
To customize I/O Settings:
1 Open the I/O Setup (Setup > I/O).
2 Import I/O settings from an existing I/O settings
.pio file (see “Importing I/O Settings” on
page 119).
Enable the Sessions Overwrite Current I/O
Setup When Opened option for legacy
Pro Tools behavior (versions lower than 8.1).
This option is enabled by default.
Enabling or disabling this option in any page
of the I/O Setups affects all of the other pages
as well.
If you are using an HD OMNI, be sure to con-
figure the Monitor page of the Hardware
Setup for HD OMNI before configuring the
I/O Setup. For more information, see the HD
OMNI Guide.
You can prepare a session for use on a differ-
ent system this way. Any paths for hardware
that is not present on the current system will
appear as inactive.