Pro Tools Reference Guide650
Signal Routing for Monitoring
and Submixing
The bussing and mixing features in Pro Tools
support many possibilities for submixing and
monitoring, including the ability to:
• Monitor and mix playback of audio tracks
with audio inputs or with MIDI instruments
• Bus submixes for effects processing or moni-
toring
• Mix submixes with Master Faders
Monitoring and Mixing Audio with
Auxiliary Input Tracks
Use Auxiliary Input tracks to monitor and mix
audio from external sources, such as MIDI in-
struments, tape, or microphone inputs, in a
Pro Tools mix.
To use an Auxiliary Input track to monitor and mix
external audio sources:
1 Connect the audio outputs of your audio
source (such as a MIDI synthesizer or tape out-
put) to available inputs on your Pro Tools audio
interface.
2 If necessary, configure the I/O Setup dialog for
the input paths you plan to use (see Chapter 6,
“I/O Setup.”)
3 Use an existing or create a new Auxiliary Input
track with a channel format that corresponds to
the channel format of your audio source (mono,
stereo, or multichannel).
4 Set the input of the Auxiliary Input track to
the corresponding input path.
5 Assign the track output to the appropriate
path or paths for monitoring.
6 Adjust the Auxiliary Input fader to mix the au-
dio input.
Monitoring and Mixing Audio with
Instrument Tracks
Use Instrument tracks to monitor and mix audio
from instrument plug-ins or external MIDI in-
struments in a Pro Tools mix.
To use an Instrument track to monitor and mix the
output of an instrument plug-in:
1 Use an existing or create a new Instrument
track.
2 Choose View > Mix Window > Instruments to
show the MIDI controls of the Instrument track.
3 Select an instrument plug-in from the first In-
sert selector on the Instrument track (such as
Digidesign’s Xpand!).
Instrument track configured to control and monitor an
instrument plug-in (Digidesign Synchronic)
MIDI Output selector
MIDI Volume control
Audio Input selector, set to no input
Audio Output selector
MIDI Pan control
Instrument plug-in
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