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Chapter 11: Sessions 165
Chapter 11: Sessions
The first step in beginning a Pro Tools project is
creating a new session. Sessions are represented by
session files that can be saved, copied and made
into templates.
Quick Start Session Dialog
Pro Tools provides a Quick Start dialog on launch
that lets you quickly and easily create a new ses-
sion or open an existing one. You can choose to
show or hide the Quick Start dialog on launch in
the Pro Tools Operation Preferences.
When you first launch Pro Tools, you are
prompted by the Quick Start dialog to do one of the
following:
• Create a new session from a template.
• Create a new blank session.
• Open any of the last ten most recent sessions.
• Open any other session on your system.
Creating a New Session from a
Template
To create a new session from a template:
1 Select Create Session from Template.
2 From the Session Template pop-up menu,
select the category for the session templates you
want.
Press Control+Up Arrow or Down Arrow
(Windows) or Command+Up Arrow or
Down Arrow (Mac) to select different Session
Quick Start options. Also, you can use the Up
and Down Arrows to select different items in
the Recent Sessions and Session Templates
lists.
Session Template pop-up menu, Quick Start dialog
You can create your own custom categories.
For more information, see “Session Tem-
plates” on page 180.