Specifications

Live Recording Guide18
6 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Op-
eration
tab. In the Record section under Open
Ended Record Allocation select
Use All Available
Space
.
7 Click OK. Your Pro Tools system is now ready
for live recording.
Configuring HD MADI Interfaces
To configure your Pro Tools system settings for
HD MADI interfaces:
1 Choose Setup > Hardware Setup,
2 For each connected HD MADI interface do the
following:
• Select HD MADI Port 1 in the Peripherals
list so that it is highlighted.
• From the Clock Source pop-up menu, select
HD MADI.
• From the Sample Rate pop-up menu select
48 kHz.
• For the Physical MADI format, select either
Optical or Coaxial for the type of audio cable
connection used to connect the MADI card
to the HD MADI interface.
• For the MADI Channel Count, select
Full Channel Count (64).
• For MADI Routing, select Normal.
• Repeat this for all HD MADI ports items
that appear in the Peripherals list.
3 Click OK.
Setting the record allocation on the Operation tab of
the Preferences dialog
In Pro Tools 10 and higher, adjusting these
system settings is no longer necessary, and
the options have been removed.
VENUE system audio is always 48 kHz.
However, HD MADI supports sample rates
greater than 48 kHz using sample rate con-
version. See the HD MADI User Guide for
more information.
Hardware settings for MADI and HD MADI interface in
Hardware Setup dialog