Specifications

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To create a Pro Tools session using a VENUE
Session template:
1 Launch Pro Tools and do either of the follow-
ing:
• If the Quick Start dialog appears, choose,
Create Session from Template.
– or –
• If the Quick Start dialog does not appear,
choose File > New Session, and choose Cre-
ate Session from Template.
2 From the Session Template pop-up menu, se-
lect the VENUE category, and choose an avail-
able template from the list.
3 To set session parameters, do the following (if
session parameters are not visible click the Ses-
sion Parameters reveal button):
• Set the audio file format for the session. For
optimum compatibility between Windows
and Mac, set the file type to BWF (.WAV).
• Select the bit depth (16 bit or 24 bit).
• Set sample rate to 48 kHz. In most cases,
you will not be able to change this value
when connected to a VENUE system.
4 Click OK.
5 Select the drive where you want to save the
session. The session should be saved on a dedi-
cated audio drive.
6 Name your session and click Save. The new
session is created. Pro Tools provides two main
windows in sessions, the Edit window (Window >
Edit) and the Mix window (Window > Mix).
Choose Window > Edit to view the Edit window.
7 After Pro Tools has created and opened the
new session, choose Setup > I/O. The IO Setup
dialog lets you define which physical ports on
your hardware are routed to available inputs and
outputs in Pro Tools.
8 In the IO Setup dialog, do the following:
• Click the Input tab, and click the Default
button.
• Click the Output tab, and click the Default
button.
• Click OK to confirm and close the IO Setup
dialog.
9 Proceed to “Naming Tracks” on page 23.
Quickstart dialog showing VENUE session templates
In addition to the factory-provided VENUE
templates, you can create and save your
own templates and have them available in
the Quick Start or New Session dialogs. See
“Creating Templates with Pro Tools 8.0
and Higher” on page 26.
A drive’s supported track count depends on
the session’s parameters and the type of
drive. For more information, see “Allocating
Audio Drives” on page 60.
You can toggle between the Mix window
and the Edit window by pressing
Cmd+= (Mac) or Ctrl+= (Windows).