Specifications
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9 In the IO Setup dialog, do the following:
•Click the Input tab, and click the Default
button.
•Click the Output tab, and click the Default
button.
•Click OK to confirm and close the IO Setup
dialog.
10 Proceed to “Naming Tracks” on page 23.
Creating a Session Manually
On all systems, sessions can be created manu-
ally.
You can then create your own custom template
from the session you have created, which you
can use as a basis for subsequent sessions. See
“Creating Custom Templates” on page 26.
To create and save a session:
1 Launch Pro Tools and do either of the follow-
ing:
• If the Quick Start dialog appears, choose,
Create Blank Session.
– or –
• If the Quick Start dialog does not appear,
choose
File > New Session, and choose
Create Blank Session.
2 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.
3 Click OK.
4 Select the drive where you want to save the ses-
sion. The session should be saved on a dedicated
audio drive.
5 Name your session and click Save. The new
session is created.
6 Pro Tools provides two main windows in ses-
sions, the Edit window (
Window > Edit) and the
Mix window (
Window > Mix). Choose Window >
Edit
to view the Edit window.
7 After Pro Tools has created and opened the
new session, choose
Setup > IO Setup. The IO
Setup dialog lets you define which physical ports
on your hardware are routed to available inputs
and outputs in Pro Tools.
8 In the IO Setup dialog, do the following:
•Click the Input tab, and click the Default
button.
•Click the Output tab, and click the Default
button.
•Click OK to confirm and close the IO Setup
dialog.
9 Proceed to “Creating Tracks” on page 23.
Saving the session in the Save As dialog
You can toggle between the Mix window and
the Edit window by pressing
Cmd+= (Mac) or Ctrl+= (Windows).