Pro Tools | PRE Guide16
Connecting Pro Tools | PRE
to a Pro Tools System
Audio Connections
PRE must be physically connected to an audio in-
terface (such as HD I/O or 192 I/O) in your
Pro Tools system.
To connect a PRE to a Pro Tools system:
Connect PRE outputs to analog inputs on your
audio interface. (For example, to connect PRE
to an HD I/O, use a DB-25 cable to connect the
PRE outputs to the Analog Inputs on the
HD I/O)
For installations with multiple PREs, repeat this
step.
MIDI Connections
The following are basic instructions for connecting
your PRE to a MIDI interface for remote control.
Before you connect PRE MIDI Ins and Outs, con-
nect and configure your MIDI interface according
to the manufacturer’s instructions.
To connect a PRE to a MIDI interface:
1 Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI Out
port on your PRE and the MIDI In port on your
MIDI interface.
2 Connect a MIDI cable between the MIDI In port
on your PRE and the MIDI Out port on your
MIDI interface.
3 For additional PREs, daisy-chain them by con-
necting the MIDI Out port on the first PRE to
the MIDI In port of the second PRE, and so on.
For multiple PRE MIDI cabling considerations,
see “Installations with Multiple PREs” on
page 17.
For each PRE output, note the respective au-
dio interface input channels, as these will be
the physical inputs you map PRE outputs to in
Pro Tools. For example, PRE outputs 1–8 at-
tached to a standard HD I/O map to analog
inputs 1–8; however, PRE outputs 1–8 at-
tached to the second A/D card on a HD I/O
represent analog inputs 9–16.
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