Specifications

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Creating a New Session
The New Session dialog lets you create a new
session from a template or create a new blank ses-
sion (with no tracks or media).
Creating a New Session from a
Template
To create a new session from a template:
1 Choose File > New.
2 In the New Session dialog, select Create Ses-
sion from Template
.
3 From the Session Template pop-up menu, select
the category for the session templates you want.
4 Select the session template you want to use
from the list (on the right).
5 Select the Audio File Type for the session.
6 Select the Bit Depth (16 bit, 24 bit, or 32 bit
float
).
7 To create interleaved multichannel audio files in
the session, select
Interleaved.
8 Select the Sample Rate.
9 Click OK.
10 In the Save dialog, name the session, navigate to
the location where you want to save the new
session and click
Save.
Creating a New Blank Session
To create a new blank session:
1 Choose File > New.
2 In the New Session dialog, select Create Blank
Session
.
3 Select the Audio File Type for the session.
4 Select the Bit Depth (16 bit, 24 bit, or 32 bit
float
).
5 To create interleaved multichannel audio files in
the session, select
Interleaved.
New Session dialog, Create Session from Template
For optimum compatibility between
Windows and Mac, set the file type to BWF
(.WAV).
Sound Designer II (SD II) files can be im-
ported and exported, but are not supported as
the session Audio File Type with versions of
Pro Tools higher than 8.0.3.
New Session dialog, Create Blank Session