Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide322
Opening the Workspace
Browser
To open the Workspace browser:
1 Launch Pro Tools.
2 Choose Window > Workspace.
Audio and Video Volume
Designators
The Workspace includes columns for Audio and
Video Volume designators. These two columns
display, and let you designate, whether a volume is
a Record, Playback, or Transfer volume.
R (Record and Playback) Able to play audio and
video files already on the volume, and record new
files.
P (Playback Only) Can play audio and video files
already on the volume, but cannot have new files
recorded to it.
T (Transfer) Can only be used for storing, transfer-
ring, or auditioning files, and cannot be used for re-
cording or playback.
To change a volume designator:
1 Open the Workspace browser.
2 Click and select the appropriate Audio or Video
designator for the volume.
Mounting and Unmounting
Volumes
The Workspace browser lets you unmount vol-
umes while Pro Tools is running, and shows newly
mounted volumes as they come online.
To unmount a volume from within the Workspace
browser:
1 Select a volume in the Workspace browser.
2 Choose Unmount Volumes from the Browser
menu.
The Workspace browser closes the database file
for the selected online volume and removes it from
the Workspace browser, and unmounts the disk
from the computer.
Pro Tools alerts you if the volume being un-
mounted has files referenced in the Timeline.
Press Option+; (Mac) or Alt+; (Windows) to
open the Workspace browser.
If you have a Pro Tools system with multiple
drives, and you intend to record multiple
tracks simultaneously, you may want to des-
ignate the System drive as a Playback only or
Transfer only drive for optimal performance.
Designating a volume in the Workspace
Always use the Unmount command in the
Workspace browser menu to unmount vol-
umes, or quit Pro Tools and then unmount the
volume. Do not use any other method to un-
mount a volume while Pro Tools is running.