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Recommended Output Path Naming
Schemes
Generally, you will want to use standard nam-
ing schemes for output paths in your Pro Tools
sessions. This facilitates session exchange be-
tween different Pro Tools systems.
Here are some examples of standard industry
naming schemes:
• Main A, Main B
• Studio A, Studio B
•Stereo A, Stereo B
• Meter
•Monitor
• Aux A, Aux B
• Cue A, Cue B, Cue C, Cue D, Cue E, Cue F,
Cue G, Cue H, Cue I, Cue J
• Dial Main, Dial A, Dial B, Dial C, Dial B,
Dial E
• Efx Main, Efx A, Efx B, Efx C, Efx D, Efx E
• Music Main, Music A, Music B, Music C,
Music D, Music E
Routing a Pro Tools Output Pair to
Multiple Destinations
Pro Tools channel pairs can be routed to multi-
ple outputs on your Pro Tools|HD audio inter-
face through the Hardware Setup dialog.
For example, if you assign both Analog 1–2 and
Analog 3–4 interface outputs to Pro Tools Out-
put pair 1–2, when you send a signal to
Pro Tools Output pair 1–2, that signal will be
routed simultaneously to both pairs of output
ports on your audio interface.
This lets you send the same signal (such as a ste-
reo pair, a stem mix, or a multichannel mix) to
multiple destinations (such as multiple master-
ing devices).
To route a Pro Tools output channel pair to
multiple audio interface output ports:
1 Choose Setup > Hardware.
2 From the Peripherals list, select an interface.
3 Click the Main tab.
4 Select an output pair from an Output pop-up
menu.
5 Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows)
the same pop-up menu a second time to choose
an additional output port pair.
The output name updates with a plus sign (“+”)
before it to indicate that multiple output ports
are selected. In the pop-up menu, each physical
port pair assigned to that Pro Tools output pair
is indicated by a check mark.
6 Repeat the above steps to select additional
output destinations. The only limit to output
choices is the number of outputs available in
your system.
Pro Tools output pairs can also be routed to mul-
tiple audio interface outputs in the I/O Setup di-
alog. For more information, see the Pro Tools Ref-
erence Guide.
Hardware Setup dialog for HD OMNI, Main page