Specifications

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If the import results in overlapping paths, the new
paths will appear in the I/O Setup as Inactive. See
“Making Paths Active or Inactive” on page 112.
After importing I/O Settings, you can then reassign
path routing definitions in the I/O Setup by remap-
ping, renaming, and deleting paths. See “Pro Tools
Signal Paths” on page 90.
Exporting I/O Settings
When you export I/O settings, all pages of the I/O
Setup are exported.
To export and save an I/O Setup configuration as a
custom I/O Settings file:
1 Configure the I/O Setup settings.
2 Click Export Settings.
3 Name and save the settings file. The settings file
is appended with “.pio” to distinguish it as an
I/O settings file.
Session Interchange
When exchanging a session between Pro Tools
systems, you may need to reconfigure the session’s
I/O settings. This will depend on system ID, path
names and path format, as well as on the Pro Tools
versions of each system on which the session is
transferred.
Path Names and Automatic
Output Bus Remapping
A system ID is created and saved in a session for
every computer the session is opened on (using the
computer’s MAC address). If Pro Tools finds a
matching system ID when opening a session, out-
put paths are restored and no reconfiguration is
necessary.
When a Pro Tools session is opened on a system
for the first time, Pro Tools attempts to automati-
cally remap output busses.
If Pro Tools does not find a matching system ID,
Pro Tools attempts to remap output busses accord-
ing to the following criteria (in order):
Path Name and Format Path names must be ex-
actly the same, and of the same format. Use the
suggested path naming schemes (see “Recom-
mended Output Path Naming Schemes” on
page 110).
Path Format Only If matching path names are not
found, Pro Tools remaps paths to existing paths of
the same format (channel width).
Any output bus path that cannot be automatically
remapped is opened as Inactive. You must manu-
ally remap those paths to an active output path.
To start sessions with a blank or empty
I/O Setup, you can create and export an I/O
Settings file in which all definitions have been
deleted.