Specifications

Live Recording Guide60
Audio Interface Is Not
Recognized
Problem
When you launch Pro Tools it does not recog-
nize an audio interface or a connected audio in-
terface is not available.
Possible Solutions
 Turn off your computer and check to be sure
your cables are properly and securely connected
to your computer and to your audio interface.
 Verify that your Hardware Setup dialog set-
tings are correct.
 Try unplugging DigiLink cables, FireWire ca-
bles, or any connected MADI cables from the
VENUE option card and plugging them back in.
Connected VENUE Option Card
Is Not Recognized
Problem
Pro Tools launches, but the connected VENUE
option card (or cards) does not appear in
Pro Tools I/O Setup. When properly connected
and configured, FWx and HDx should appear in
IO Setup as the recognized interface. For MADI,
the HD MADI interface should appear as the
recognized interface. When an HD interface is
used with HDx, it appears in I/O Setup.
Possible Solution
 Open the I/O Setup dialog (Setup > IO...), click
the
Inputs tab and click Default. Click the Outputs
tab and click
Default, then click OK.
 Open the Playback Engine (Setup > Playback
Engine
) and make sure the correct engine is se-
lected from the Current Engine pop-up menu.
Computer Stops Recording
Problem
When recording, your computer seems to be
running slower than normal or stops while re-
cording.
Possible Solution
 You may be recording to the computer’s sys-
tem drive, or too many tracks may be allocated
to one drive. You will have to reallocate the au-
dio drives if you are recording to the system
drive. If you are recording too many tracks to a
single drive, you will have to reallocate some of
the tracks to a different audio drive.
Allocating Audio Drives
To allocate the audio drives in your system:
1 Choose Setup > Disk Allocation.
2 For each track click in the Root Media Folder
column so the track is highlighted, and select a
volume from the Disk Allocation pop-up menu.
3 Only drives designated as R (record and play-
back) can be selected. If you do not see your
drive in the pop-up menu, do the following:
•Click
OK to close the Disk Allocation win-
dow.
•Choose
Window > Workspace.
• Locate the drive in the Name column.
• Click the corresponding box in the A col-
umn and select
Record from the pop-up
menu.
A drive’s supported track count depends on
the session’s parameters and the type of
drive (IDE/ATA, SATA, FireWire or SCSI
drives). Visit www.avid.com for informa-
tion on hard drive requirements.