Specifications

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Default I/O Selectors in I/O
Setup
The Output tab of the I/O Setup dialog provides
the following default settings for multichannel
sessions:
Meter Selects the path that will be shown in
Digidesign control surface output meters. See
“5.1 Tracks, Formats, Mapping, and Metering”
on page 511 for more information.
Audition Selects the monitoring path for pre-
viewing audio in the Regions List, Import Audio
dialogs, and DigiBase. Only outputs on your pri-
mary interface can be used as your Audition
path.
Default Output Selects the default output path
for all new tracks, for each supported track for-
mat.
Default Path Order Selects the default track lay-
out (or, path order) for new 5.1 format (six-
channel) paths.
Default Path Order for 5.1 Tracks
You can specify the default track layout for all
new 5.1 format paths you create.
To choose a new default Pro Tools 5.1-format path
order (track layout):
1 Choose Setups > I/O Setup.
2 Use the Default Path Order menu and sub-
menus to choose the track layout you want.
5.1 Track Layouts, Routing, and Metering
Default Selectors in the I/O Setup dialog
I/O Setup Options and Default Path Order
Default Path Order Selector in I/O Setup
Figure 35. Track layout of different 5.1 formats
Channel Map in I/O Setup5.1 Format
Film
SMPTE/ITU
DTS
L C R Ls Rs LFE
(Control|24 Monitoring)
L R Ls Rs C LFE
L C R Ls Rs LFE
Track Meters Tracks
L C R Ls Rs LFE
(top to bottom)
same
L C R Ls Rs LFE
same
same
same
L C R Ls Rs LFE
(left to right)
L C R Ls Rs LFE
(Pro
Tools Standard)
(ProControl Monitoring)
L C R Ls Rs LFE
L R C LFE Ls Rs
L R Ls Rs C LFE
L R C LFE Ls Rs