Specifications

Chapter 7: I/O Setup 101
3 For Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, and HD Native
systems, double-click the label above an inter-
face and enter a name.
4 Click the Input tab and do the following:
• Create input paths and sub-paths with appropri-
ate widths and physical input assignments that
match your studio configuration (see “Signal
Path Routing for Audio Output” on page 105).
• Rename input paths and sub-paths to match your
studio configuration.
5 Click the Output tab and do the following:
• Create output paths with appropriate widths and
physical output assignments that match your stu-
dio configuration.
• Rename output paths to match your studio con-
figuration. Use standard industry terminology
whenever possible (see “Recommended Output
Path Naming Schemes” on page 110).
6 If you plan on using hardware inserts, click the
Insert tab and do the following:
• Create insert paths with appropriate widths and
physical input and output assignments that
match your studio configuration.
• Name insert paths to match your studio configu-
ration. Name insert paths using standard indus-
try terminology if possible, such as
“Compressor,” “Reverb,” “EQ,” and so on.
• Click the
H/W Insert Delay tab and enter the cor-
rect insert delay in milliseconds for each in-
put/output pair that you are using for hardware
inserts. (See “H/W Insert Delay (Compensation)
Page” on page 94.)
7 If you are using one or more PRE peripherals,
click the
Mic Preamps tab and configure it ac-
cordingly (see the PRE Guide).
8 Click the Bus tab.
9 Create internal mix bus paths and sub-paths.
Ensure that output busses are mapped to the cor-
rect output paths (see “Output Busses” on
page 115).
10 In any of the I/O Setup pages, make sure that the
Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup When
Opened
option is not enabled. This way, when
opening sessions created on another system,
your custom I/O settings remain intact.
11 Export your I/O settings to create a backup of
your current settings (see “Exporting I/O Set-
tings” on page 120).
12 Click OK. You should not have to open the I/O
Setup again unless you add or remove hardware
to or from your system, or if you open a session
created on a different system (see “Session In-
terchange” on page 120).
With systems using Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD,
or HD Native hardware, the I/O Setup bases
default Input and Output path names on the
custom name given to the interface.
Output busses are automatically created and
mapped to outputs when new output paths are
created.