M-Audio Omni I/O User Manual

I/O Setup PrimerVersion 8.1

I/O Setup Primer6When to Enable (or Disable) the “Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup When Opened” Option for Optimal Session InterchangeWhen exchang

I/O Setup Primer 7Figure 1. Input signal path from an HD OMNI to the Pro Tools mixer as mapped in I/O Setup321

I/O Setup Primer8Signal Path Routing for Audio OutputFigure 2 below shows the signal path from the output of an audio track, through an output bus map

I/O Setup Primer 9Customizing I/O SettingsWhen you first install and configure your Pro Tools system, observe the following proce-dures for customizin

I/O Setup Primer10Routing Hardware I/O to Pro Tools Input and Output ChannelsThe I/O Setup lets you define which physical in-puts and outputs on your

I/O Setup Primer 11To route a Pro Tools output channel pair to multiple audio interface output ports:1 Choose Setup > I/O.2 Click the Output tab.

I/O Setup Primer12Paths in the I/O SetupThe signal routing path choices available in a session are defined in the I/O Setup. Path Configurations and I

I/O Setup Primer 135 Do any of the following:• To add more paths, click the Add Row but-ton.– or –• To remove a path, click the Remove Row button.6

I/O Setup Primer14Move Row Icon Click and drag a Move Row icon up or down to reorder paths.Add Default Channel Assignments OptionFor input, output, an

I/O Setup Primer 15Creating New Sub-PathsYou can create sub-paths for main paths in the Input, Bus, and Insert pages of the I/O Setup.To create a new

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I/O Setup Primer16Editing PathsThe I/O Setup lets you edit or customize signal path definitions. Paths can be:• Restored to default configurations• Re

I/O Setup Primer 17Resetting Busses(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with Complete Production Toolkit Only)Pro Tools supports up to 128 mix busses. How-e

I/O Setup Primer18Selecting PathsIndividual and multiple paths can be selected in the I/O Setup Path Name column. Selected paths and sub-paths can be

I/O Setup Primer 19Additionally, when exchanging sessions be-tween systems with different versions of Pro Tools depending on path order:  If a sessio

I/O Setup Primer20Making Paths Active or InactivePro Tools paths can be Active (on) or Inactive (off, or unavailable). Paths can be globally acti-vate

I/O Setup Primer 21Channel Mapping and Surround Mixer(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE with Complete Production Toolkit Only)When mapping multichannel pa

I/O Setup Primer22Output BussesPro Tools audio outputs—from tracks and sends—are routed to output busses, which in turn are mapped to Pro Tools output

I/O Setup Primer 234 Click Create to create the new paths.5 If necessary, enable Mapping To Output for the output path.6 If necessary select the de

I/O Setup Primer24Factory I/O Settings The Pro Tools Installer pro-vides settings files for factory I/O setups for ste-reo and surround (Pro Tools HD

I/O Setup Primer 254 A dialog appears asking whether you want to delete existing paths. Do one of the following:• Click Yes to remove any unused path

Contents iiicontentsChanges to I/O Setup in Pro Tools 8.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I/O Setup Primer26Audio Interfaces and Session TransferPro Tools systems store the type and order of au-dio interfaces connected and active when the s

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I/O Setup Primer 1I/O Setup PrimerThis I/O Setup Primer is designed to help you un-derstand how to configure and use I/O Setup for your Pro Tools syst

I/O Setup Primer2Because Bus settings are saved with and recalled from the session, when moving sessions be-tween Pro Tools systems, the output bus ro

I/O Setup Primer 3I/O SettingsIn Pro Tools 8.1, the Import Settings button lets you import the settings for only the currently viewed page of the I/O

I/O Setup Primer4Opening the I/O Setup DialogThe I/O Setup dialog can be opened and config-ured whether or not a Pro Tools session is open.To open the

I/O Setup Primer 5Insert Configure insert path names, formats, and destinations (audio interface channels). You can have overlapping insert paths. Ins