Specifications

Chapter 3: Pro Tools Concepts 15
Signal Routing
Pro Tools provides software-based mixing and
signal routing controls. The Mix window is
where these controls are located. (Some of these
controls can also be accessed from the Edit win-
dow.)
Signal Routing Example
A common signal routing task is to submix mul-
tiple tracks to a single channel strip (such as an
Auxiliary Input or a Master Fader) for shared
processing and level control. The following ex-
ample shows three audio tracks submixed to a
stereo Auxiliary Input.
Signal routing options include the following:
Track Input and Output (I/O) Controls The most
basic type of signal routing is track input and
output. A track needs to have an assigned input
path to record audio, and an assigned output
path in order to be audible through a hardware
output. Signals can also be routed to or from
other tracks in Pro Tools (or hardware inputs
and outputs) using internal busses.
Submixing to an Auxiliary Input
Audio Tracks
Auxiliary Input
Input from
Stereo
Bus path
Stereo
plug-in
Output to
Stereo Output
path
Outputs to
Stereo Bus
path
Inserts
Sends