Specifications

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Exporting I/O Settings
Exporting I/O Setup settings files lets you build a
library of multichannel setups for different
projects.
To export an I/O Setup settings file:
1 Choose Setup > I/O.
2 Click Export Settings.
3 Name and Save your current I/O Settings.
Custom Multichannel Paths
The I/O Setup dialog lets you create and custom-
ize signal paths for any supported multichannel
mixing format.
Multichannel paths and sub-paths are assigned
to inputs, outputs or internal busses in the
Channel Grid. When you select a preset 5.1
I/O Settings file, default layout for the corre-
sponding multichannel format paths you create
will match the selected format’s track layout.
In addition, the I/O Setup dialog, like the Main
page of the Hardware Setup dialog, provides
controls for routing the physical inputs and out-
puts on your audio interface to available inputs
and outputs in Pro Tools.
Reassigning Channels
The I/O Setup dialog and its Channel Grid also
let you assign Pro Tools Output channels to
physical outputs on your audio interface. This is
especially useful to route channels within a mul-
tichannel path, without having to re-patch your
audio interfaces.
You can assign paths to any required configura-
tion, limited only by your systems resources,
and the I/O Setup dialog requirements for chan-
nel overlapping and naming.
Example LCRS Setup
The following example shows one possible way
to configure the I/O Setup dialog to mix in
4-channel LCRS format, with a 003.
When creating 5.1 format paths, you can
specify the default track layout. See “De-
fault Path Order for 5.1 Tracks” on
page 73.
See also “Example Paths and Signal Rout-
ing for a Surround Mix” on page 83.
Example LCRS output paths
Example LCRS output bus main and sub-paths
For additional I/O Setup information, see
the Pro Tools Reference Guide.