User Manual

Chapter 13: Tracks 229
Assign Existing Track from a Track Output
Pro Tools lets you assign the Output of a track to
the Input of an existing track using an available
internal mix bus. Note that the destination track
must be set to either an internal mix bus or to No
Input in order to be available for assignment.
To assign the output of a track to an available
input on an existing track:
1 On an existing track, click the Output selector
for a track and select Track.
2 From the Track submenu, select the destina-
tion track you want.
Pro Tools automatically routes the track or send
to the input of the selected track using an avail-
able internal mix bus.
Renaming Track Inputs and
Outputs from the Edit or Mix
Window
I/O path names can be renamed in the Edit or
Mix windows, or in the I/O Setup.
To rename an I/O path in the Edit or Mix window:
1 In the Edit or Mix window, Right-click the In-
put selector or Output selector for a track, and
choose Rename from the pop-up menu.
2 In the Rename I/O dialog, type a name for the
I/O Path, and click OK.
Making Track Inputs and Outputs
Inactive from the Edit or Mix
Window
Track Input, Output, and Bus Path assignments
can be made inactive using the corresponding
selector on the track. Making a track’s Input or
Output inactive silences that Input or Output,
while retaining all automation and playlist data.
For Pro Tools|HD systems, inactive Inputs and
Outputs do not consume resources for TDM
mixer connections, but any active assigned
plug-ins on the track continue to use their re-
quired DSP resources. For Pro Tools host-based
systems, inactive Inputs and Outputs do not
consume host-processing resources. RTAS plug-
ins require CPU resources, and TDM plug-ins use
the DSP available on Pro Tools|HD cards.
Assigning a track output to an existing Auxiliary Input
track
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Rename I/O dialog