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I/O Settings Files
I/O settings files (.pio files) provide default path
configurations for new sessions. I/O settings can
be imported and exported for use with sessions
shared between systems. I/O settings files are
also available in the I/O Settings pop-up menu
in the Quick Start and New Session dialogs.
For I/O settings files to be available in the Quick
Start or New Session dialogs, I/O settings files
must be saved to the IO Settings folder in the
following locations:
Mac Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/IO Set-
tings
Windows Program Files\Common Files\Digide-
sign\DAE\IO Settings
Last Used I/O Settings
If any changes are made to the I/O Setup, these
changes are automatically saved to the IO Set-
tings folder as the Last Used settings file when
the I/O Setup is closed (by clicking OK).
Last Used settings are available in the IO Settings
pop-up menu in the Quick Start or New Session
dialog, or when importing I/O Settings in the
I/O Setup.
Custom I/O Settings
Custom I/O Settings files can be created by
changing I/O Setup settings (see “Customizing
I/O Settings” on page 95), and then exporting
the settings. These I/O settings can then be re-
stored by importing them into a system.
This lets you save settings for different projects,
import settings to reconfigure the I/O Setup,
and manage path definitions and signal routing
setups.
Importing I/O Settings
I/O Settings can be imported before or after you
open a session. I/O Settings are only imported
for the current page of the I/O Setup. For exam-
ple, if you are viewing the Output page and im-
port I/O Settings, only the settings for the Out-
put page are imported. This helps to avoid
overwriting your custom I/O Settings on other
pages.
When you import I/O Settings, you can choose
to delete any unused path definitions before im-
porting the new paths, or leave unused path def-
initions intact and add the new paths to the cur-
rent I/O Setup configuration.
To import I/O Settings:
1 Click the tab for the page of the I/O Setup for
which you want to import settings.
2 Click Import Settings.
3 Select an I/O settings file in the Import Set-
tings dialog and click Import.
4 A dialog appears asking whether you want to
delete existing paths. Do one of the following:
• Click Yes to remove any unused paths and
add the imported paths to the current I/O
Setup configuration.
– or –
• Click No to add the imported paths to the
current I/O Setup configuration.
You can also import I/O paths and path
names, as well as other session data, from a
different session by using the Import Session
Data command (File > Import > Session
Data). For information, see “Importing Ses-
sion Data” on page 336.
Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows)
the Import Settings button to import set-
tings to all pages of I/O Setup.