M-Audio Omni I/O User Manual

I/O Setup PrimerVersion 9.0

I/O Setup Primer 7Input and Output Signal Routing OverviewTo better understand how audio signals are routed to and from physical I/O to Pro Tools, con

I/O Setup Primer8Figure 1. Input signal path from an HD OMNI to the Pro Tools mixer as mapped in I/O Setup321

I/O Setup Primer 9Figure 2. Output signal path from an audio track to a physical output as mapped in I/O Setup3421

I/O Setup Primer10Pro Tools Signal PathsA signal path is a logical grouping of multiple in-puts, outputs, or busses that has a single name and (channe

I/O Setup Primer 11Creating New PathsThe I/O Setup lets you create new paths with custom names, formats, and assignments to physical I/O. Custom path

I/O Setup Primer12Path Format Select the channel width (mono, stereo, or any available surround formats) from the Path Format selector.Path Name Enter

I/O Setup Primer 13Creating 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

I/O Setup Primer14Renaming PathsPath names can be customized in the I/O Setup.To rename a path in the I/O Setup:1 Double-click the path name.2 Type

I/O Setup Primer 15Restore Default Paths and Path NamesYou can restore I/O Setup paths to their default state at any time. You may want to restore de-

I/O Setup Primer16Reordering PathsSelected paths and sub-paths can be reordered to be higher or lower in the Path Name column.Path order in the I/O Se

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I/O Setup Primer 17Making Paths Active or InactivePro Tools paths can be Active (on) or Inactive (off, or unavailable). Paths can be globally acti-vat

I/O Setup Primer18Assigning Paths with the Surround Mixer(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit 2 Only)When assigning multichann

I/O Setup Primer 19Output BussesWhen you create a new output path on the Out-put page of the IO Setup, a new output bus of the same width is automatic

I/O Setup Primer20Any signals from tracks or sends sent to the bus are now sent to the hardware outputs assigned to the corresponding Output paths.To

I/O Setup Primer 21Active BussesThe Bus page of the I/O Setup displays the num-ber of active internal mix busses. If the number of active busses excee

I/O Setup Primer22Factory I/O SettingsPro Tools provides factory I/O settings for stereo and surround mixing, and are automatically in-stalled with Pr

I/O Setup Primer 23Custom I/O SettingsCustom I/O Settings files can be created by changing I/O Setup settings and then exporting the settings. Custom

I/O Setup Primer24Exporting I/O SettingsWhen you export I/O settings, all pages of the I/O Setup are exported.To export and save an I/O Setup configur

I/O Setup Primer 25Pro Tools 8.0.4 and LowerWhen exchanging sessions with systems run-ning lower versions of Pro Tools, it is generally recommended th

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Contents iiicontentsChanges to I/O Setup in Pro Tools 9.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

I/O Setup Primer2Output BussesIn addition to internal mix busses, Pro Tools 9.0 and higher provide output busses, which appear along with internal bus

I/O Setup Primer 3lConfiguring I/O SetupI/O Setup provides a graphical representation of the signal routing for physical inputs and out-puts, internal

I/O Setup Primer4I/O Setup PagesThe I/O Setup provides tabs to access different pages for configuring I/O Settings.To open any specific I/O Settings p

I/O Setup Primer 5Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup When OpenedThis option determines whether or not, when opening a session, Input, Output, and In

I/O Setup Primer64 Click the Input tab:• Create input paths and sub-paths with ap-propriate widths and mappings to physical inputs that match your st