Setting insert paths

Insert Paths assign hardware inputs and outputs to create an external insert loop.…These are useful when employing an outboard device that would only function as…part of a channel strip, such as a Compressor or EQ.…This is a common recording technique.…There are a few more applications that are specific to film.…Let's go to the I/O Setup for a minute and select Insert.…Let's Delete all of the Default Paths and create a new one.…Let's create a 5.1 and choose the first six channels of the interface.…

…Inserts are set up the same way as inputs and outputs.…They have multichannel paths and sub-paths.…The program assumes the number output and input.…If you are using 1-6, for instance, on your interfaces as an Insert, this means…that both 1-6 six input and 1-6 output will be used.…If you find this inconvenient, you can change the numbering in the hardware…setup, but I really recommend against it.…Be absolutely sure that that's what you want to do, because this is one of…those things that if you forget about in the heat of a session, you will get completely lost.…