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What’s New in Pro ToolsVersion 9.0®

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.04

Chapter 2: Pro Tools Application and System Changes 5chapter 2Pro Tools Application and System ChangesUnified Pro Tools InstallerPro Tools 9.0 provide

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.06An iLok can hold hundreds of authorizations for all of your iLok-enabled software. Once an iLok is authorized for a given

Chapter 2: Pro Tools Application and System Changes 7New Pro Tools System SettingsNew Playback Engine SettingsPro Tools lets you adjust the performanc

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.08On Pro Tools|HD systems, changing engines re-quires that you quit and relaunch Pro Tools for the new setting to take effec

Chapter 2: Pro Tools Application and System Changes 9For Pro Tools audio interfaces (such as 003 or Mbox) you can configure the signal routing, dig-it

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.0104 In the Audio Devices window of the Mac Au-dio Setup, configure the corresponding Built-in audio options or the Pro Too

Chapter 3: Mixing and Recording Features and Enhancements 11chapter 3Mixing and Recording Features and EnhancementsIncreased Number of Audio and MIDI

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.012Pro Tools|HD Native 64 channels 44.1/48 192 51288.2/96 96 512176.4/192 48 512Pro Tools 32 channels 44.1/48 96 (mono or st

Chapter 3: Mixing and Recording Features and Enhancements 13New Track and Send Output Selector CommandsPro Tools 9.0 offers two new commands to the Ou

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What’s New in Pro Tools 9.014Assign Existing Track from Send or Track OutputPro Tools 9.0 lets you assign the output of a track or send directly to an

Chapter 3: Mixing and Recording Features and Enhancements 15The following Pan Depth options are available:–2.5 This is the standard stereo pan depth s

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.016EUCON SupportPro Tools 9.0 supports “EUCON-aware” control surfaces. EUCON is a high-speed Ethernet proto-col that enables

Chapter 4: Import and Export Options 17chapter 4Import and Export OptionsAdvanced Import Session Data OptionsPro Tools 9.0 provides advanced Import Se

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.018Importing RTAS Plug-in Data From AAF SequencesAvid Media Composer (version 5 and higher) lets you process audio tracks wi

Chapter 4: Import and Export Options 19Avid Interplay Support on MacAvid Interplay now supports Mac clients. Pro Tools 9.0 lets you to access the Avid

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.020Export MP3Pro Tools 9.0 lets you export MP3 files. Lower versions of Pro Tools require the MP3 Export op-tion to be able

Chapter 5: I/O Setup Improvements 21chapter 5I/O Setup ImprovementsPro Tools 9.0 provides I/O Setup improvements for all Pro Tools systems that were f

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.022Sessions Overwrite Current I/O Setup When OpenedThis option determines whether or not, when opening a session, Input, Out

IO Setup Improvements 23BussesPro Tools 9.0 provides two types of busses:• Internal Mix Busses•Output BussesInternal Mix Busses Pro Tools 9.0 provides

Contents iiicontentsChapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.0243 Click Create to create the new paths.4 Enable Mapping To Output for the bus path.5 Select the desired output path fr

IO Setup Improvements 25Resetting BussesWhen you open a session that was created with Pro Tools any lower version of Pro Tools on a current version of

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.0264 A dialog appears asking whether you want to delete existing paths. Do one of the following:• Click Yes to remove any u

IO Setup Improvements 27Input and Output Signal RoutingTo better understand the routing of audio sig-nals to and from physical I/O and the Pro Tools m

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.028Figure 1. Input signal path from an HD OMNI to the Pro Tools mixer as mapped in I/O Setup321

IO Setup Improvements 29Figure 2. Output signal path from an audio track to a physical output as mapped in I/O Setup3421

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.030Session InterchangeWhen exchanging a session between Pro Tools systems, you may need to reconfigure the ses-sion’s I/O se

IO Setup Improvements 31Pro Tools 8.1 and HigherWhen exchanging sessions among systems run-ning Pro Tools 8.1 or higher, it is generally rec-ommended

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Chapter 6: Advanced DigiBase Features 33chapter 6Advanced DigiBase FeaturesPro Tools 9.0 provides advanced search features and Catalogs that were prev

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.0ivChapter 5. I/O Setup Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.034Searching begins, indicated by the spinning ar-rows in the toolbar, and by the Search button changing to Stop. The Result

Chapter 6: Advanced DigiBase Features 35Clip Names in CatalogsClip Names are the names that appear in the Timeline and Region List when a file is impo

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.036Creating CatalogsCatalogs can be added to the Workspace as new, empty Catalogs, or you can select items first and then sa

Chapter 6: Advanced DigiBase Features 37Consolidating Files with CatalogsCatalogs are excellent tools for consolidating files from a variety of source

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.038Importing Catalog ItemsYou can import online and offline items from Catalogs into the current session. Importing Online I

Chapter 7: Editing Features and Enhancements 39chapter 7Editing Features and EnhancementsAuto-Scrolling Tracks in the Mix and Edit WindowsPro Tools 9.

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.040The track is selected, and the windows scroll as follows:• The Edit window tracks scroll to bring the se-lected track as

Chapter 7: Editing Features and Enhancements 41Detection (Normal) and Collection Mode In some instances, it may be difficult for Beat Detective to suc

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.042To use Collection mode:1 In the Edit window, make an audio selection on a single track. Make sure the selection’s start

Chapter 7: Editing Features and Enhancements 4310 Do one of the following:• In the Detection (Collection Mode) sec-tion, click Add Unique Triggers to

Contents vChapter 10. PRE Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Mic Preamp

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Chapter 8: Delay Compensation 45chapter 8Delay CompensationPro Tools 9.0 provides automatic Delay Com-pensation for managing DSP and host-based de-lay

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.046Configuring the Delay Compensation EngineThe amount of Delay Compensation available for your session is set in the Playba

Chapter 8: Delay Compensation 47Delay Compensation LimitThe Delay Compensation limit is displayed in samples in the Delay Compensation Engine pop-up m

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.048The Delay indicator’s report to Pro Tools Delay Compensation Engine can be bypassed when Delay Compensation is enabled. T

Chapter 8: Delay Compensation 49Blue (Audio Tracks Only) Indicates that Delay Compensation is force-enabled on the track. When the track is record-ena

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.050Delay Compensation on Auxiliary InputsDelay Compensation on Auxiliary Inputs can be bypassed to let you monitor outside s

Chapter 8: Delay Compensation 51To keep audio time-aligned when recording using a MIDI controlled plug-in on an Auxiliary Input:1 Start-Control-click

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Chapter 9: Time Code and Synchronization Features 53chapter 9Time Code and Synchronization FeaturesPro Tools 9.0 provides various time code and synchr

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What’s New in Pro Tools 9.054Feet+Frames Displays the Time Scale in feet and frames for referencing audio-for-film projects. The Feet+Frames time disp

Chapter 9: Time Code and Synchronization Features 55Redefining Time Code PositionRedefining a Time Code PositionUse the Current Time Code Position com

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.056To set a relative frame position for a session (Feet+Frames):1 With the Selector tool, click in a track (or make a selec

Chapter 9: Time Code and Synchronization Features 57Audio Pull Down Factors and QuickTime MoviesAudio “pulls” are an industry standard method of adjus

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Chapter 10: PRE Support 59chapter 10PRE SupportPro Tools 9.0 provides support for PRE that was previously only available with Pro Tools HD.Mic Preamps

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.060Mic Preamps in I/O SetupOn the Mic Preamps page of the I/O Setup, sig-nal paths for one or more PRE multi-purpose mi-crop

Chapter 10: PRE Support 61Viewing Mic Preamp Controls in Pro ToolsBoth the Mix and Edit windows can be config-ured to show or hide PRE controls.To sho

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.062Pad Button and LEDThis button applies an input pad to individual channels to reduce input sensitivity by 18 dB. Insert Bu

Chapter 10: PRE Support 63Mic Preamp Window ControlsMic Preamp windows provide standard selectors for PRE controls and other controls in the top area

Chapter 1: Introduction 1chapter 1IntroductionNew Features in Pro Tools 9.0This chapter provides an overview of new fea-tures in Pro Tools® 9.0 for Pr

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.064Adjusting Controls on Multiple PREsWhen working with PRE controls on multiple channels in Pro Tools, you must select trac

Chapter 11: Complete Production Toolkit 2 65chapter 11Complete Production Toolkit 2The Complete Production Toolkit 2 software op-tion for Pro Tools 9.

What’s New in Pro Tools 9.066• Numeric Keypad set to Shuttle mode•AutoFades• Advanced editing features:• Continuous Scrolling•Scrub Trim tool• Replace

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What’s New in Pro Tools 9.02Mixing and Recording• Increased number of audio and MIDI tracks• Increased number of internal mix busses• New Track and Se

Chapter 1: Introduction 3Delay Compensation• Delay Compensation option• Delay Compensation Engine• Delay Compensation view• Low Latency Monitoring Dur