Specifications

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Reallocating Tracks
When opening a session where some of the previ-
ously assigned hard drives are no longer available
(or do not match the current session platform),
Pro Tools automatically reassigns tracks to the
volume where the session file is stored. In such
cases, use Disk Allocation if you need to reallocate
tracks to other drives.
Workspace Volume Designation
The Workspace volume designation can alter disk
availability, thus affecting Disk Allocation. From
the Workspace browser, you can designate vol-
umes as Record, Playback, or Transfer. If you
change a drive’s designation, making it read-only
(Play Only or Transfer), check the Disk Allocation
window for any tracks formerly allocated to that
drive. For more information, see “Audio and
Video Volume Designators” on page 322.
Recording to the System Volume
Although Pro Tools lets you record to your system
volume, this is generally not recommended. Per-
formance for audio recording and playback on sys-
tem drives is not as good as on non-system hard
drives.
Record to system drives only when absolutely nec-
essary, such as if your computer system has only
one hard drive, or if your other hard drives are
completely full.
By default, the system volume is not included in
Round Robin Allocation (regardless of volume
designation in the Workspace browser). To include
the System Volume in Round Robin Allocations,
see “Allocating Audio Drives in Your System” on
page 449.
Reallocating tracks does not affect the previ-
ously recorded audio. Reallocating tracks
only affects where new audio recording is
saved.
If you have a Pro Tools system with multiple
drives, and you intend to record multiple
tracks simultaneously, you may want to
designate the System drive as a Playback only
or Transfer only drive for optimal
performance.