Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide480
3 In the Mix window, click the Insert selector on
the track and assign the ReWire RTAS client
plug-in to the track insert.
The ReWire client application launches auto-
matically in the background (if the client appli-
cations supports auto-launch).
4 Configure the ReWire client application to
play the sounds you want.
5 In Pro Tools, set the output of the client appli-
cation in the ReWire plug-in window. This is the
audio output of the ReWire client to Pro Tools.
6 In the Mix window, click the track’s MIDI Out-
put selector a and select the ReWire client appli-
cation. Some ReWire clients (such as Reason)
may list multiple devices. If so, choose the de-
vice that you want.
7 Choose Options > MIDI Thru and record enable
the MIDI track. Play some notes on your MIDI
controller to trigger the client application. The
selected ReWire device responds to MIDI sent
from Pro Tools and plays back audio through the
assigned Pro Tools track (Instrument, Auxiliary
Input, or audio track).
If your ReWire client application is a sequencer
and you want to begin synchronized playback
with Pro Tools, press the Spacebar or click the
Play button on the Pro Tools Transport.
If the client application does not support
auto-launch, launch it manually. Some Re-
Wire client applications may need to be
launched and configured before launching
Pro Tools (such as Cycling 74’s MAX/MSP).
Others may need to be launched after
Pro Tools is launched (such as Ableton
Live). For more information, consult the
manufacturer’s documentation for your Re-
Wire client application.
Selecting the audio output from a ReWire client
Selecting the ReWire client device to receive MIDI
from Pro Tools (Instrument track shown)
If you experience system performance prob-
lems while using Pro Tools with ReWire cli-
ent applications, you may need to increase
the Pro Tools CPU Usage Limit. See the
Pro Tools Reference Guide for instructions.