Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide102
Configuring Hardware in
I/O Setup
(Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, and HD Native
Systems Only)
With Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, and HD Native
systems, you can define which physical ports on
your audio interface are routed to available input
and output channels in the I/O Setup. Any changes
made here are also reflected in the Hardware
Setup, and vice-versa (see “Configuring Pro Tools
Hardware Settings” on page 74).
To configure I/O routing in I/O Setup:
1 Choose Setup > I/O.
2 Click the Input or Output tab to display the
corresponding path type.
3 Click the Input or Output selector for the first
interface channel pair, located below the first
audio interface icon.
4 From the pop-up menu, select a physical port
pair (such as Analog 1–2), to route to a
Pro Tools channel pair (such as A 1–2) in the
Path Name column on the left.
5 Repeat the above step for additional channel
pairs.
6 Click OK to save changes and close the I/O
Setup.
Routing a Pro Tools Output Pair
to Multiple Destinations
Pro Tools channel pairs can be routed to
multiple outputs on an audio interface through the
I/O Setup. For example, if you assign both Analog
1–2 and Analog 3–4 interface outputs to Pro Tools
Output pair 1–2, when you send a signal to
Pro Tools Outputs 1–2, that signal will be routed
simultaneously to both pairs of output ports on
your audio interface.
This lets you send the same signal (such as a
stereo pair, a stem mix, or a multichannel mix) to
multiple destinations (such as multiple mastering
devices).
The only limit to output choices is the number of
outputs available in your system.
Pro Tools outputs pairs can also be routed to mul-
tiple audio interface outputs in the Hardware
Setup.
HD MADI, and Pro Tools systems such as
the Mbox Pro and the 003 are “hard-wired”
and cannot be changed. For third-party and
built-in hardware, in the Hardware Setup
click the Launch Setup App button to for
available configuration options.
I/O Channel selector pop-up menu
The Monitor path for HD OMNI is fixed
and cannot be changed in the I/O Setup.
The Monitor path for HD OMNI can be
configured in the Monitor page of the Hard-
ware Setup.
0utput path assignments can overlap in certain
situations. See “Valid Paths and Require-
ments” on page 114 for details.