Specifications

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Chapter 9: Importing and Exporting
Session Data
Pro Tools allows you to import a variety of data
into a session, including audio and MIDI files,
video files, track playlists, I/O configurations,
and signal routing configurations.
You can import audio and MIDI files into a ses-
sion, or transfer entire audio or MIDI tracks,
along with all of their attributes, from another
session. Additionally, on TDM systems, you also
have the option of importing any combination
of track attributes from another session, such as
a track’s audio or MIDI playlists, signal routing,
plug-ins, or automation. See “Importing Audio”
on page 109 and “Importing Tracks and Track
Attributes” on page 114.
Importing Audio
Audio files and regions can be imported to new
tracks, or they can be imported into the Audio
Regions List, where they can be dragged to exist-
ing tracks.
Files of types that are not supported in the ses-
sion must be converted when importing. Files
with sample rates that are different from the
sample rate of the current session must be con-
verted in order for the files to play back at the
correct pitch and speed.
Audio files of the following types can be im-
ported into Pro Tools sessions:
• AIFF
•WAV or BWF (.WAV)
• SD II
• SD I
• MP3 (with purchase of MP3 Option)
• Sound Resource (AIFL—Macintosh only)
• WMA (Windows Media—Windows only)
• QuickTime (Macintosh only)
• RealAudio (Pro Tools 6.1 and lower on Win-
dows, and Pro Tools 5.x on Macintosh)
Supported files and regions can be auditioned
before they are imported.
If region definitions are present in an audio file,
you can convert and import the audio for a re-
gion without importing the entire parent audio
file.