Making Track Inputs and Outputs Inactive from the Edit or Mix Window

Track Input, Output, and Bus Path assignments can be made inactive using the corresponding selector on the track. Making a track’s Input or Output inactive silences that Input or Output, while retaining all automation and playlist data. For Avid HDX and Pro Tools|HD systems, inactive Inputs and Outputs do not consume resources for DSP mixer connections, but any active assigned plug-ins on the track continue to use their required DSP resources. For Pro Tools host-based systems, inactive Inputs and Outputs do not consume host-processing resources. Host-based, or “Native” plug-ins (AAX and RTAS) require CPU resources, and DSP-based plug-ins (AAX and TDM) use the DSP available on Avid HDX or Pro Tools|HD cards.

You can make track inputs and outputs inactive (or active) directly from the Edit or Mix windows. Inactive I/O Paths are grayed out.

You can also make a path globally inactive (or active) in the I/O Setup dialog. See Making Paths Active or Inactive.

To make a track’s Input or Output Path inactive (or active), do one of the following:

In the Edit or Mix window, Right-click the Input selector or Output selector for a track, and choose Make Inactive (or Make Active) from the pop-up menu.

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Command-Control-click (Mac) or Control-Start-click (Windows) the Input or Output selector in the Mix or Edit window.

To make all tracks’ Inputs or Outputs assigned to the same path inactive (or active), do one of the following:

In the Edit or Mix window, Option-Right-click (Mac) or Alt-Right-click (Windows) the Input selector or Output selector for a track, and choose Make Inactive (or Make Active) from the pop-up menu.

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Command-Option-Control-click (Mac) or Control-Alt-Start-click (Windows) the Input or Output selector in the Mix or Edit window.

To make all selected tracks’ Inputs or Outputs assigned to the same path inactive (or active), do one of the following:

In the Edit or Mix window, Option-Shift-Right-click (Mac) or Alt-Shift-Right-click (Windows) the Input selector or Output selector for a track, and choose Make Inactive (or Make Active) from the pop-up menu.

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Command-Option-Control-Shift-click (Mac) or Control-Alt-Start-Shift-click (Windows) the Input or Output selector in the Mix or Edit window.

Toggling Multiple Paths

If a track has only one main output assignment, Command-Control-click (Mac) or Control-Start-click (Windows) the track’s Output Path selector to toggle the main output to inactive. When there are multiple assignments, the track selector will be displayed for you to specify the Input, Output, Insert, or Bus Path.

If a Send (A–J) has multiple Output Path assignments and one of those is toggled active or inactive, then all of the Output Path assignments for that Send (A–J) are toggled active or inactive.