Specifications

Chapter 3: Remote Operation 23
Declaring Multiple PREs
You can configure additional PREs (up to a total
of nine) by repeating the above steps. Make sure
that none of the PREs are assigned to the same
MIDI channel (if daisy-chained) or port (if con-
nected to separate ports on your MIDI interface)
in the Pro Tools Peripherals dialog (unless you
want them to operate in ganged fashion).
Additional Options in the Peripherals Dialog
The following options can be set while you are
declaring PRE in Pro Tools, but are also useful
during sessions to lock out front panel controls
or to globally change PRE settings.
Reset Click Reset to return PRE parameters to
their defaults. Resetting takes place immedi-
ately; you do not need to click OK to reset pa-
rameters.
Retain Current Settings Select this option to re-
tain PRE channel settings when an existing ses-
sion with different settings is loaded. New ses-
sions will automatically retain the current
settings.
The front panel settings that Pro Tools can re-
motely control are stored with the session,
whereas the number of PREs declared, their
lockout and retain current settings status, as
well as their online/offline status and output as-
signments are stored as global (system) prefer-
ences.
Remote Lock-Out Mode Sets PRE to ignore front
panel controls. Remote Lock-Out mode can be
disabled by deselecting this option in the
Pro Tools Peripherals dialog, or by power-cy-
cling the PRE.
Mapping PRE Outputs to Audio
Interface Inputs in Pro Tools
Individual PRE outputs must be manually
mapped to audio interface inputs before their
audio and remote controls will be available
within Pro Tools.
After mapping PRE channels to Pro Tools analog
input paths, whenever you associate a track with
an input path (created in I/O Setup) which is
also a physical input that the PRE channel was
mapped to, the PRE controls (identified as Mic
Preamps) appear on top of the channel strip,
giving you audio and control. Make sure that
Display > Mix Windows Shows > Mic Preamps View
is selected.
Press and hold Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac) while making changes to simultane-
ously apply changes to the selected Mic Pre-
amp and all Mic Preamps below it.
When changing Mic Preamp sources and
destinations with the Alt/Option key, up-
dates are applied sequentially (for example,
changing the Receive From destination in
the second row to PRE #2-2, will update the
destination in the third row to PRE #3-2,
and so on).
When Retain Current settings is not se-
lected, PRE settings will be overridden
whenever you open a session that has PRE
settings, even if no tracks exist in the
session.
To ensure you retain your current settings,
check the Retain Current Settings box,
before you open a session.