Specifications

Chapter 20: Record Setup 433
Chapter 20: Record Setup
Before you start recording in Pro Tools, you need
to set up your Pro Tools system, a session, and one
or more tracks for recording. You will also need to
configure how Pro Tools monitors the input you
intend to record.
While some of the information here is relevant to
preparing to record MIDI, there are more
specific setup details for MIDI recording in
Chapter 22, “MIDI Recording.”
For information on recording audio, see
Chapter 21, “Audio Recording.”
Record Setup Overview
Record setup includes the following:
Hardware Setup for Recording
• “Configuring Pro Tools Hardware I/O for Re-
cording” on page 434
• “Connecting a Sound Source” on page 435
Session Setup for Recording
• Configuring a new or existing session for
recording:
• “Working with Hard Drives for Recording”
on page 448
• “Recording with a Click” on page 435
• “Setting the Session Meter and Tempo” on
page 438
• Setting a Record Mode. See “Record Modes”
on page 440
Track Setup for Recording
• Configuring one or more tracks for recording:
• “Configuring Default Names for Audio Files
and Clips” on page 443
• “Assigning Hardware I/O on a Track” on
page 445
• “Record Enabling Tracks” on page 446
• “Recording with Multiple Hard Drives” on
page 449
Monitoring Setup for Recording
• “Selecting a Record Input Monitoring Mode” on
page 452
• “Setting Monitor Levels for Record and Play-
back” on page 454
• “Reducing Monitoring Latency” on page 454
• “Recording with Delay Compensation” on
page 455
For information on digitizing (recording)
video in Pro Tools, see Chapter 51, “Work-
ing with Video in Pro Tools” or the Avid
Video Peripherals Guide.