Specifications

Live Recording Guide16
Configuring Pro Tools
Configuring your Pro Tools system for use with
a VENUE system includes the following:
• Confirming communications between sys-
tems
• Configuring Pro Tools system settings
Confirming Communications
Between Systems
After connecting your equipment, you should
confirm that Pro Tools correctly recognizes your
VENUE system.
To confirm communications between systems:
1 Make sure your Pro Tools and VENUE systems
are connected properly. See Chapter 2, “Hard-
ware Connections.”
2 Launch Pro Tools.
3 Before creating a new session, choose Setup >
I/O. The I/O Setup dialog lets you define which
physical ports on your hardware are routed to
available inputs and outputs in Pro Tools.
4 In the I/O Setup dialog, do the following:
• Click the Inputs tab, and click the Default
button.
• Click the Outputs tab, and click the Default
button.
5 Confirm that your VENUE system hardware
appears in the IO Setup dialog, as follows:
FWx If you are using a VENUE FWx card, it ap-
pears as FWx.
HDx When using VENUE HDx cards, the first
HDx card appears as HD1 Port A and HD1 Port B,
and the second card (if applicable) appears as
HD2 Port A and HD2 Port B.
VENUE MADI When using VENUE MADI cards
connected to HD MADI interfaces, the
HD MADI interface appears as A HD MADI Port 1
and A HD MADI Port 2, and the second interface
(if applicable) appears as B HD MADI Port 1 and
B HD MADI Port 2.
6 Click OK to confirm and close the IO Setup di-
alog.
I/O Setup dialog
HDx card in Pro Tools I/O Setup dialog
HD MADI interface in the IO Setup dialog
The HD MADI interface must use its default
names if you want to use VENUE Link. See
Chapter 5, “Using VENUE Link.”