Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide 516
Multiple Output Assignments and Track Format
When a track is assigned to more than one path
of differing formats, the main output for that
track will match the format of the assigned path
with the greatest number of channels.
Multiple Outputs and Automation Playlists
When a track has multiple output assignments,
Pro Tools sorts panning data appropriately for
each assigned path. For example, if you assign a
mono track to a stereo path and a 5.1 path si-
multaneously, that track will have a 5.1 panner
in the Mix or Edit window. When you pan the
track, Pro Tools interprets the 5.1 panning
moves into stereo panning moves.
This provides a type of parallel mixing. You can
create a variety of mixes of differing formats all
at the same time by routing your elements to
multiple paths.
Multichannel Signal Routing
To mix in a multichannel format, tracks are as-
signed to multichannel paths.
Tracks can be mixed in surround using the fol-
lowing two methods:
• By setting a track main output to a multichan-
nel path.
• By assigning a multichannel send to route au-
dio to a multichannel path.
Multichannel Track Outputs
Tracks can be routed to multichannel output or
bus paths using the track Output Selector. This
This provides a multichannel panner and meter
in the Mix and Edit window I/O View.
Control-Start-click (Windows) or Com-
mand-Control-click (Macintosh) any con-
trol in an Output window to show its auto-
mation playlist in the Edit window and
view any pan automation.
Two different ways to configure tracks for multichannel
mixing
See “Multichannel Sends” on page 517 for
more information.
This channel’s output path
is multichannel, so the
track provides a multichan-
nel panner
This channel’s main output
path is mono (“Center music”).
It has a multichannel send pro-
viding a multichannel panner