Specifications

Live Recording Guide20
To create a Pro Tools session from VENUE using
VENUE Link:
1 On your VENUE system, make sure you have
loaded the Show file you want to use as the basis
for your Pro Tools session.
2 Launch Pro Tools and do one of the following:
• If the Quick Start dialog appears, choose,
Create Session from VENUE.
– or –
• If the Quick Start dialog does not appear,
choose
File > New Session, and choose Cre-
ate Session from VENUE
.
3 To set session parameters, do the following (if
session parameters are not visible click the Ses-
sion Parameters reveal button):
• Set the audio file format for the session. For
optimum compatibility between Windows
and Mac, set the file type to BWF (.WAV).
• Set the bit depth to 24-bit.In most cases,
you will not be able to change this value
when connected to a VENUE system.
• Set sample rate to 48 kHz. In most cases,
you will not be able to change this value
when connected to a VENUE system.
4 Click OK. The Save As dialog appears.
5 Select the drive where you want to save the ses-
sion. The session should be saved on a dedicated
audio drive.
6 The name of the currently loaded Show file on
your VENUE systems appears as the session file
name. Accept or edit the session file name and
click
Save.
The session is created and tracks are automati-
cally created and named based on the currently
loaded VENUE Show file. Track I/O routing is
also automatically assigned.
Creating a session from VENUE in the New Session
dialog
The supported track count for a drive de-
pends on the session’s parameters and the
type of drive. For more information, see “Al-
locating Audio Drives” on page 60.
Saving the session in the Save As dialog
If you are recording multiple instances of a
performance using the same Show file, you
should save each session to a new folder and
name the folder and the session accordingly.
For detailed information on how tracks are
named and how I/O routing is assigned, see
“Using VENUE Link” on page 46.