User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide276
• Controlling submaster (bussed tracks)
levels while bouncing to disk in real time
• Applying Dither to an entire mix
Unlike Inserts on Audio or Auxiliary Input
tracks, Master Fader Inserts are post-fader.
This allows you to insert a DSP dither Plug-
In, such as Digidesign’s noise-shaped
dither, to your master mix, and dither the
signal properly during a fade.
☞ Refer to the DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide for de-
tails about using Dither.
On both TDM and LE-based systems, you
can use Master Faders freely to control sub-
mix levels, send level masters and other
outputs because they do not consume any
of your system’s audio processing power.
To create a Master Fader:
1 Choose File > New Track.
2 Choose the type of Master Fader (mono
or stereo) from the pop-up menu.
3 Enter the number of tracks and click Cre-
ate.
4 Click the Master Fader’s Output selector
and choose the output that you want to
control. You can choose either Audio Inter-
face outputs or internal busses. If the Mas-
ter Fader is a stereo fader, you can control
the level of a pair of outputs.
To use Master Faders as a master volume
control for all channels in a session:
1 Choose File > New Track.
2 Choose the type of Master Fader from the
pop-up menu.
3 Click Create.
4 Set the output of the Master Fader to the
output channels to outputs 1–2.
5 Set the outputs of all audio tracks in the
session to outputs 1–2 and set the panning
of each track.
The Master Fader controls the output levels
of all tracks routed to it. You can write au-
tomation for the Master Fader and it ap-
plies to your entire session.
Master Fader used to control master levels of Audio
Interface outputs