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H/W Insert Delay Set the amount of Delay Com-
pensation (in milliseconds) for each external de-
vice. These times will be used by the Delay Com-
pensation Engine to time align input paths
when the hardware insert is in use and Delay
Compensation is enabled. The H/W Insert Delay
settings are saved with the system.
To open any specific I/O Settings page:
 Click the corresponding tab at the top of the
I/O Setup dialog.
Default I/O Settings
Pro Tools comes with default I/O Setup settings
to get you started. You should only need to open
the I/O Setup if you want to remap the default
I/O paths or if you change your system hardware
(for example, adding an expansion card to
HD I/O). Also, after customizing the I/O Setup,
you can always return to the default settings for
an I/O Settings page by clicking the Default but-
ton.
Customizing I/O Settings
When you first install and configure your
Pro Tools system, observe the following proce-
dure for customizing your I/O Setup.
To customize I/O Settings:
1 Open the I/O Setup (Setup > I/O).
2 In the I/O Setup, click the Input tab.
3 Create input paths with appropriate widths
and mapping to physical inputs that match
your studio configuration.
4 Name the input paths (use the default naming
scheme if you can).
5 Click the Output tab.
6 Create output paths with appropriate widths
and mapping to physical outputs that match
your studio configuration.
7 Name output paths using standard industry
terminology, such as “Main,” “Cue A,” “Cue B,”
and so on (“Recommended Output Path Nam-
ing Schemes” on page 66). This will facilitate
session exchange with other Pro Tools systems.
8 If you plan on using hardware inserts, click
the Insert tab and create insert paths with appro-
priate widths and mappings to physical inputs
and outputs matching your studio configura-
tion. Name insert paths using standard industry
terminology if possible, such as “Compressor,”
“Reverb,” “EQ,” and so on.
9 If you are using hardware inserts, click the
H/W Insert Delay tab. Enter the correct insert de-
lay in milliseconds for each input/output pair
that you are using for hardware inserts.
10 If you are using one or more PRE peripherals,
click the Mic Preamps tab and configure it ac-
cordingly (see the PRE Guide).
11 Click the Bus tab.
12 Ensure that the output busses are mapped to
the correct output paths (see “Output Busses”
on page 63).
13 Click OK. You should not have to open the
I/O Setup again unless you add or remove hard-
ware to or from your system.
Press Command+Left or Right Arrow keys
(Mac) or Control+Left or Right Arrow keys
(Windows) to move though the different
pages of the I/O Setup dialog.