Specifications

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Session-Wide Path Assignments
(I/O Setup Dialog)
Paths can be globally configured for Active or
Inactive status in the I/O Setup Dialog.
Display of Active and Inactive Status
Unhighlighted (Italics) Indicates the path is inac-
tive.
Highlighted (Non-Italics) Indicates the path is ac-
tive.
Highlighted (Italics) Indicates the path is active,
but there are not enough system resources avail-
able.
To globally activate or deactivate a path:
1 Choose Setups > I/O Setup.
2 Select a path type using the tabs at the top of
the window.
3 Set the Active/Inactive control for the path.
Inactive paths are displayed in italics in the
track path selectors.
Hardware Setup and Session
Transfer
Sessions created in Pro Tools 5.1 or higher store
the type and order of audio interfaces connected
and active when the session was last saved.
Unavailable I/O
When opening a session, Pro Tools checks to see
if the hardware configuration has changed since
the session was last saved. If the current hard-
ware configuration differs from that saved in the
session, paths associated with the unavailable
I/O are made inactive.
Remapping
Remapping occurs when a session’s original
I/O Setup does not match that of the current
system and session paths are remapped to cur-
rent hardware.
Systems of equivalent I/O capability are
remapped directly. For example, a session
tracked to a Pro Tools HD-series system through
two 192 I/O audio interfaces would include 32
input paths spread across the two 16-channel
interfaces. The session is taken to a second
Pro Tools system that has a 96 I/O audio inter-
Active and inactive path settings in I/O Setup
Any track path assignment can also be de-
activated on a track-by-track basis. See
“Track Path Assignments” on page 78.
Inactive
Active
Active and inactive paths in a track Output Selector