Specifications

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Using ReWire with Pro Tools
Pro Tools supports ReWire version 2.0 technol-
ogy developed by Propellerheads Software. Re-
Wire is available using the DigiRack RTAS plug-
in.
ReWire provides real-time audio and MIDI
streaming between applications, with sample-
accurate synchronization and common trans-
port functionality.
Using ReWire, Pro Tools can send and receive
MIDI to and from a ReWire client application,
such as a software synthesizer, and receive audio
back from the ReWire client. Pro Tools applies
MIDI time stamping to all incoming MIDI. For a
diagram of audio and MIDI signal flow with Re-
Wire, see Figure 1 on page 136.
Compatible ReWire client applications are auto-
matically detected by Pro Tools and are avail-
able in the RTAS Plug-ins Insert menus in
Pro Tools. Selecting a ReWire client application
within Pro Tools automatically launches that
application (if the client application supports
this feature). Any corresponding MIDI nodes for
that application are available in any Instrument
track’s MIDI Output selector (Instrument view)
and any MIDI track’s Output selector.
Once the outputs of your software synthesizers
and samplers are routed to Pro Tools, you can:
• Process incoming audio signals with plug-
ins
• Automate volume, pan, and plug-in con-
trols
• Bounce To Disk
• Take advantage of the audio outputs of
your Digidesign audio interfaces
ReWire RTAS plug-in
Pro Tools does not support sending audio to
ReWire client applications.
Not all ReWire client applications support
automatic launch from a ReWire-mixer ap-
plication. For these applications, launch the
ReWire client application separately, and
then select it as a plug-in insert in
Pro Tools.
Exchange of additional metadata such as
controller and note names between
Pro Tools and ReWire clients is not sup-
ported.