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Pro Tools Reference Guide164
When opening a session that contains audio files
with illegal characters, Pro Tools automatically
creates a renamed copy of each file (replacing
these characters with an underscore “_”). Renamed
files are copied to the Renamed Audio Files folder.
The original files are left intact in the Audio Files
folder.
Before the session opens, you are prompted to save
a detailed report of the renamed files and their
original file names to a Notes text file. Follow the
on-screen instructions. By default, the Notes text
file is saved to the Session folder.
Opening a Session that was
Saved with +6 dB Fader Gain
All Pro Tools 7.x and higher sessions have a
+12 dB fader gain level. However, when saving a
Pro Tools 7.x or higher session to a lower version
of Pro Tools that supports +6 dB and +12 dB fader
gain, the new session can be saved with either a
+6 dB or a +12 dB maximum fader gain.
When saving a +12 dB session as a +6 dB session,
Pro Tools alerts you that any automation settings
over +6 dB will be lowered to +6 dB. See “Save
Copy In” on page 166.
In Pro Tools 7.x or higher, when opening a session
that was saved with a +6 dB maximum gain level,
the session will update to a +12 dB range.
Opening a Session or Project
with Plug-Ins Deactivated
Pro Tools lets you open sessions and projects with
all plug-ins set to inactive. Since sessions and proj-
ects with a lot of plug-ins can take a long time to
load, this lets you quickly open any session or proj-
ect for immediate visual inspection and audio play-
back (without plug-ins). If it is the session or proj-
ect that you want to work with, you can easily
reopen the session or project with plug-ins acti-
vated.
To open a Pro Tools session with all plug-ins set to
inactive:
1 In Pro Tools, choose File > Open Session.
2 In the Open Session dialog, locate and select the
session you want.
3 Shift-click Open.
To open a Pro Tools project with all plug-ins set to
inactive:
1 In Pro Tools, choose File > Open Project.
2 In the Dashboard Projects list, select the project
you want.
3 Shift-click Open.