Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide88
Track Controls
Input/Output Selectors
The I/O View shows Input and Output Selectors
on audio and MIDI tracks.
To show the I/O View:
■ Select Display > Edit Window Shows (or Mix
Windows Shows) > I/O View.
For details on Input and Output Selectors, see
“Assigning Inputs and Outputs to Tracks” on
page 95.
Volume/Peak/Channel Delay
Indicator
The Volume indicator on an audio track has
three display modes: Volume, Peak, and Chan-
nel Delay.
To toggle the Volume indicator display:
■ Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Macintosh) the indicator to toggle it between
the following modes:
Volume Indicator Shows the current volume, or
input level of a track as set by the track Volume
fader.
Peak Indicator Functions as a headroom indica-
tor based on the last peak playback level. To re-
set the peak counter, click anywhere in the
meter. Values range from –∞ (no signal) to 0 dB.
Channel Delay Indicator Shows the total delay, in
samples, incurred on the track from the use of
any TDM plug-ins on that channel.
Pan Indicator
The Pan Indicator displays the current pan set-
ting of a track. Pan values range from <100 (full
left) to 100> (full right). Pan controls are only
available for stereo tracks or for mono tracks
routed to a stereo output.
Pan Slider
The Pan slider controls the balance of a track be-
tween the assigned output pair. It only appears
if you are using stereo tracks or mono tracks
routed to a stereo output.
The Pan slider on a MIDI track is effective only if
you are controlling a sound module that sup-
ports MIDI panning.
Volume Fader
The Volume fader controls the volume of a track
when it is in playback, and the monitor level of
the track when it is in record. You can link the
record and monitor levels by enabling the Oper-
ation Preference for “Link Record and Play Fad-
ers.”
The maximum fader gain for volume faders can
be set to either +6 dB or +12 dB for Pro Tools 6.4
or higher. Earlier versions of Pro Tools have a
maximum fader gain of +6 dB.
Inputs/Outputs View
In Pro Tools 6.x, channel strips in the Mix
window always display Input and Output
Selectors as well as volume and pan values,
so there is no I/O View display option for the
Mix window.
Input Selector
Pan Indicator
Output Selector
(or MIDI Device/Channel Selector)
Pan Slider