Specifications

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I/O Settings Files
I/O settings files (.pio files) provide default path
configurations for new sessions. I/O settings can
be imported and exported for use with sessions
shared between systems. I/O settings files are also
available in the I/O Settings pop-up menu in the
Quick Start and New Session dialogs.
For I/O settings files to be available in the Quick
Start or New Session dialogs, I/O settings files
must be saved to the IO Settings folder in the fol-
lowing locations:
Mac Applications/Avid/Pro Tools/IO Settings
Windows Program Files\Common
Files\Avid\DAE\IO Settings
Last Used I/O Settings
If any changes are made to the I/O Setup, these
changes are automatically saved to the IO Settings
folder as the Last Used settings file when the I/O
Setup is closed (by clicking
OK).
Last Used settings are available in the I/O Settings
pop-up menu in the Quick Start or New Session di-
alog, or when importing I/O Settings in the I/O
Setup.
Custom I/O Settings
Custom I/O Settings files can be created by chang-
ing I/O Setup settings (see “Customizing I/O Set-
tings” on page 100), and then exporting the set-
tings. These I/O settings can then be restored by
importing them into a system.
This lets you save settings for different projects,
import settings to reconfigure the I/O Setup, and
manage path definitions and signal routing setups.
Importing I/O Settings
I/O Settings can be imported before or after you
open a session. I/O Settings are only imported for
the current page of the I/O Setup. For example, if
you are viewing the Output page and import I/O
Settings, only the settings for the Output page are
imported. This helps to avoid overwriting your
custom I/O Settings on other pages.
When you import I/O Settings, you can choose to
delete any unused path definitions before import-
ing the new paths, or leave unused path definitions
intact and add the new paths to the current I/O
Setup configuration.
To import I/O Settings:
1 Click the tab for the page of the I/O Setup for
which you want to import settings.
2 Click Import Settings.
3 Select an I/O settings file in the Import Settings
dialog and click
Import.
4 A dialog appears asking whether you want to
delete existing paths. Do one of the following:
• Click
Yes to remove any unused paths and add
the imported paths to the current I/O Setup con-
figuration.
• Click
No to add the imported paths to the current
I/O Setup configuration.
You can also import I/O paths and path
names, as well as other session data, from
a different session by using the Import Ses-
sion Data command (File > Import > Ses-
sion Data). For information, see “Import-
ing Session Data” on page 356.
Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows)
the Import Settings button to import
settings to all pages of I/O Setup.