How to configure Pro Tools and Source-Connect 4 Studio/Facility to record incoming audio signal
The following is a sample, step-by-step template that will ensure you can record incoming audio signal in Pro Tools and Restore/Replace in Source-Connect 4 Studio/Facility using the Source-Connect I/O plugin.
Your project, audio tracks, and configuration in general, might not be similar - keep in mind this is just a simple R/R template (100% tested though!).
There will be four separate setups you will need to take care of:
- Creating a folder on your local machine for your session.
- Following a set of steps in Pro Tools.
- Following a set of steps in Source-Connect 4.
- Recording on your DAW.
1. Create a folder for the Pro Tools session
On your computer, create a folder to save your session and the audio files in your session. Name it “Sample Pro Tools Session Files”.
2. Configure Pro Tools for recording
In Pro Tools, follow these steps:
a. Open up Pro Tools. In the window that is displayed, select as “Location” the folder you created in step 1. Then, click “Create”.
b. In the “Setup” menu, go to “I/O”:
c. In the “Bus” tab, add two mono buses: “ToSC” and “FromSC”:
d. Under “Track”, click “New”:
e. Add two tracks: a mono track and an auxiliary track.
f. Configure the following:
- In the “Audio1” track, set the input to “FromSC”.
- In the “Aux1” track, set the input to “ToSC” and the output to “FromSC”.
g. In the INSERTS column of the Aux1 track, click “plugin” > “Other” > “Source-Connect (mono)”.
h. Rename the plugin “SCToProToolsPlugin”.
i. Record Arm the track and turn on input monitoring.
3. Configure Source-Connect for your session
In Source-Connect 4, follow these steps:
a. Go to the Restore/Replace tab.
b. In the RECORDED FILES widget, click the R/R settings button.
c. In the WATCH FOLDER PATH window, click “Set Watch Folder”.
d. Go to the folder you created in step 1. Then, click into the session and choose the “Audio Files” folder.
e. Click the gears icon in the top right panel.
f. In the AUDIO I/O section, set CHANNELS to Mono.
g. In the AUDIO I/O section, select SCToProToolsPlugin as your output.
h. In the Contacts panel, click your contact's icon and click the Connect button. Make sure both “Restore” and “Replace” are enabled.
4. Click “Record” in Pro Tools
In Pro Tools, click the red “Record” button and the green “Play” button to start recording.
Then, go ahead and perform your session.
When you are ready to finish your session, click the “Stop” button to stop recording.
4. Wait for the recording to be displayed in Source-Connect 4
It might take some time for your recording to show up on Source-Connect 4 depending on the length of your session. For this sample session, we recommend a 1-minute recording.
And you are done! There will be a new recording in the “CONNECTIONS” panel with the name of your connection partner.