Specifications

Chapter 25: Pro Tools Recording and Playback 269
Triggering Multiple Pro Tools Functions
The following example shows how to record-enable all tracks
from VENUE, arm the Pro Tools transport for recording, and ini-
tiate recording using a single trigger.
To record enable all tracks and initiate recording in Pro Tools:
1 Make sure the Pro Tools system is connected, and VENUE
Link is enabled on both systems.
2 In VENUE, go to Option > Events.
3 Click the New Event List Command button and name the
event.
4 Click the ADD pop-up menu in the Triggers list and select a
trigger type (such as a Function switch
). The selected trigger
type is added to the Trigger list for the currently selected event,
with its default properties.
5 Click the Add pop-up menu in the Actions list, locate the
Pro Tools sub-menu, and select
Record Enable All VENUE
Tracks
.
6 Click the Add pop-up menu again, and select Record from the
Pro Tools sub-menu. Both actions now appear in the Actions
list.
7 If desired, double-click Pro Tools-Record, Toggle, Latch ac-
tion in the Actions list to edit the action.
8 Click anywhere in Actions list to finish editing the action.
When the selected trigger is pressed, all tracks in the current
Pro Tools session with valid VENUE I/O assignments are en-
abled for recording, the Pro Tools transport is armed, and the re-
cording is initiated.
A new named and selected event.
You can include a wait time for the Record action to make
sure all tracks are properly armed before initiating the re-
cording. For the Pro Tools-Record action, click in the Wait
value box to highlight it, and enter a desired wait time, such
as one second (1.0 sec).
Actions list showing Pro Tools Record Enable and Record actions