1) MIDI Data is sent from the controller to a MIDI or Instrument track.

2) MIDI Data from the track is sent to a synthesizer.

3) Audio from a synthesizer is sent to an Audio track, Aux input, or Instrument track.

Windows: Alt + Page Up/Down

Mac: Option + Page Up/Down

1) Paths can be added or deleted.

2) Paths can be renamed for easier ID.

3) Paths can be remapped to different sources or destinations.

4) Paths can be activated or deactivated to manage I/O resources.

Sub-paths represent a signal path within a main path.

Ex: a default stereo input path contains two mono sub-paths, left and right.

1) Choose Setup - I/O

2) Click Input tab

3) If needed, click a disclosure triangle to display the subpaths. You can also alt-click on the triangle to display all subpaths.

4) Rename the input path or subpath by double-clicking directly on its label, typing the new name then hitting enter.

The type of audio interface in use when the session was created.

OR

The last used I/O settings.

You can disable the "Sessions Overwrite Current I/O  Setup When Opened" in the I/O Setup dialog box.

** When exchanging sessions with systems that have lower versions of Pro Tools you want to keep this enabled to preserve the session I/O settings for future use on the original system **

On the left side of the Bus page.

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1) Click Export Settings at the bottom of the I/O Setup dialog box.

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2) Name the I/O settings file

3) Click Save

1) Click the tab for the I/O Setup page where you want to import the settings.

2) Click Import Settings at the bottom of the I/O Setup dialog box.

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3) Navigate to and select the desired I/O setup file.

4) Click Open.

** If your session has existing, unused path definitions that don't match the file Pro Tools will prompt you to delete or retain the unused paths. **

5) Click No to add imported paths to current I/O Setup. OR Yes to remove the unused paths before adding the imported paths.

1) Choose Setup - I/O

2) Click the Output or Bus tab

3) Click Audition Paths selector and select a format and output path.

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1) Choose Setup - I/O

2) Click Output or Bus tab

3) Click Default Output Bus selector and select a format and output bus. 

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1) Click on desired Input, Output, Insert, or Send selector on the track.

2) Choose an option from the pop-up menu and select the desired signal path. 

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Send selectors.

** Insert paths are not available from the Send selectors **

1) Click on Output or Send selector on source track. 

2) Select Track from the pop-up menu and choose destination track. 

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1) Choose Setup - MIDI - MIDI Studio

2) Click Create

3) In Instrument Name field type a name for instrument then hit Enter. ** You can also select manufactuer, model number, etc **

4) From Input Port pop-up choose the input port on the MIDI interface that corresponds to the MIDI Out port of instrument.

5) From Output Port Pop-up choose output port that corresponds to MIDI In port of instrument.

6) Enable appropriate MIDI channels for Send Channels and Receive Channels options.

1) Choose Setup - MIDI - MIDI Studio

2) Choose Window - Show MIDI Window

3) For each connected MIDI device click Add Device

4) Drag new device icon somewhere within the window.

5) Draw connections between MIDI Device and MIDI interface by clicking out-pointing arrow and dragging to in-pointing arrow.

6) Click in-pointing arrow for the appropriate input port of device and drag cable to the out-pointing arrow of corresponding output port on MIDI interface.

7) Repeat for each MIDI device in the MIDI setup.

1) Select external device icon and click show info.

2) In Device Name type Instrument name.

3) Click more information arrow, if needed, to display, transmit and receive properties

4) Enable/disable appropriate MIDI channels (1-16) for the Transmits and Receives options. ** These should be set to match channels that the device uses to send and receive data ** Enabled channels are highlighted in blue.

6)Click Apply.

1) MIDI messages are generated from a MIDI Keyboard/Controller

2) MIDI signal enters the computer through MIDI In port of MIDI interface or USB port.

3) MIDI signal is routed from MIDI interface or USB port to MIDI or Instrument track via appropriate MIDI channel using track's MIDI Input selector.

4) MIDI signal is recorded (or routed live) and passed to the MIDI destination instrument via track's MIDI Output selector.

1) View - Edit Window Views, then select the view to toggle on/off

2) Click Edit Window View selector icon above the track display area in the Edit window and select the view to toggle on/off. 

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1) View - Mix Window Views then select the view to toggle.

2) Click Mix Window View selector and select the view to toggle. 

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Windows: Ctrl + Alt + M

Mac: Option + Command + M

Windows: Alt - Click on the label at the top of the view column in the Edit Window or view row in the Mix Window

Mac: Option - Click on the label at the top of the view column in the Edit Window or view row in the Mix Window

Click on the solid black dot next to the track name.

** To show the hidden track click the dimmed black dot **