Specifications

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To connect your audio interfaces for 5.1 format
mixing and monitoring:
1 Determine the 5.1 format and track layout
you want to use.
2 Connect the output channels of your audio
interface to the corresponding input channels
of your monitoring system according to the as-
signments listed in Table 32 on page 507.
Configuring Pro Tools for
Multichannel Sessions
Configuring Pro Tools and sessions for multi-
channel mixing can be done in any, or all of the
ways, as described in this section.
New Sessions
You can create a new session and choose a sur-
round mix I/O Settings file as the default
I/O Setup. (See “New Sessions and I/O Settings”
on page 508.)
Remixing Sessions in Surround
By creating or importing a surround mix I/O Set-
tings file in the I/O Setup dialog, multichannel
paths can be made available in any stereo (or
other format) session. You can then reassign
track routing from the original stereo paths to
multichannel paths. Inactive and active paths
simplify reassignment. (See “Importing Multi-
channel I/O Setups” on page 510.)
Custom Paths
You can customize and redefine existing paths
in the I/O Setup dialog. For more information,
see “Custom Multichannel Paths” on page 510.
Importing Session Data
By using the Import Session Data command
(File > Import Session Data), you can import
tracks and media from other sessions plus their
associated paths and track assignments. After
importing session data, you can use the
I/O Setup dialog to configure main and sub-
paths for the requirements of the session. For
more information see “Imports any Pro Tools
mic preamplifier settings from the source ses-
sion. Any mic preamplifier settings in the desti-
nation session are replaced.” on page 121.
New Sessions and I/O Settings
When you create a new session, you can specify
a surround format that you want to use as your
I/O Setup. Default path configurations are pro-
vided as I/O Settings files, for stereo and sur-
round mixing.
Once you create the new session, you can create
and import tracks, import audio, and assign sig-
nal routing to set up your mix.
If you use a Digidesign control surface, see
its guide for more information.
The Surround Mixer must be installed before
you can use Pro Tools surround mixing fea-
tures.
Make sure the Surround Mixer plug-in
is installed in your Plug-Ins folder. If it is
not, it can be installed using your Pro Tools
Installer CD-ROM. For details on installing
Pro Tools options from the Pro Tools In-
staller CD-ROM, see your
Getting Started
Guide
.