Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide108
Creating New Sub-Paths
You can create sub-paths for main paths in the
Input, Bus, and Insert pages of the I/O Setup.
To create a new sub-path:
1 Select the page of the I/O Setup where you want
to create sub-paths (such as the Input page).
2 Select the Main path for which you want to cre-
ate sub-paths.
3 Click New Sub-Path.
4 Name the new sub-path.
5 Select the Format for the new sub-path (such as
Mono).
6 Click in the Grid to assign the new sub-path
channels to available main path channels.
Editing Paths
The I/O Setup lets you edit or customize signal
path definitions.
Paths can be:
• Restored to default configurations
• Renamed, for easier identification after chang-
ing or renaming audio interfaces
• Selected and reordered to change menu order in
track selectors
• Selected and deleted
• Remapped to or from different sources or desti-
nations
• Deactivated (or reactivated) to manage unavail-
able or unnecessary I/O resources
In addition, you can import and export your
I/O Setup configurations as I/O Settings files, as
well as set default path parameters. See “I/O Set-
tings Files” on page 119.
LCRS 1 Stereo (LR),
4 Mono (one for
each channel)
Stereo: <main path
name
> .LR
Mono: <main path
name>.L, .C, .R, .S
Quad 1 Stereo (LR),
4 Mono (one for
each channel)
Stereo: <main path
name
> .LR
Mono: <main path
name>.L, .R, .Ls, .Rs
5.0 –
6.0 –
7.0
1 Stereo (LR),
5–7 Mono
(one for each
channel)
Stereo: <main path
name
>.LR
Mono: <main path
name
>.L, .C, .R,
.Ls, .Rs, and so on
5.1 –
6.1 –
7.1
1 Stereo (LR),
6–8 Mono
(one for each
channel)
Stereo: <main path
name
>.LR
Mono: <main path
name
>.L, .C, .R,
.Ls, .Rs, and so on,
and LFE
You cannot create sub-paths for outputs in
the Outputs page of IO Setups. You can, how-
ever create overlapping output paths.
Default Sub-Paths
Main
Path
Sub-Paths Sub-Path Name
With Pro Tools|HD systems, to optimize DSP
resources, it is best to create mono sub-paths
for output busses and internal mix busses,
rather than mono main paths.