Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide356
Importing Session Data
You can import entire tracks from other Pro Tools
sessions into the current Pro Tools session using
the
Import Session Data command or drag and
drop.
With Pro Tools, you can import tracks and you can
select specific session data (such as automation
and routing) to import. You can also import main
playlist options—either replacing existing options
or overlaying elements onto existing tracks.
To import tracks or their attributes:
1 Open or create a new session.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose
File > Import > Session Data, select the
session to import data from, and click
Open.
• Drag the session file whose tracks or attributes
you want to import from a DigiBase browser,
Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder into empty
space in the Edit window or to the Track List.
3 If the Fader Gain setting of the session is differ-
ent, you will be prompted to keep or change the
Fader Gain before the Session Data dialog
opens.
4 In the Source section, select tracks to import by
clicking the pop-up menu to the right of each
track name and selecting
New Track.
5 For each track you select, you can choose to im-
port it as a new track, or choose a destination
track from the corresponding pop-up menu.
Click
Match Tracks to automatically match
source and destination tracks with the same
names.
6 Select any additional track data you want to im-
port from the
Track Data to Import pop-up
menu.
7 Select from among the Main Playlist Options to
choose how you want to import the source
tracks.
8 If applicable, choose options for how media
files should be imported from the
Audio Media
Options
and the Video Media Options pop-up
menus.
9 Choose the Timecode Mapping Options for im-
ported data.
10 If the sample rates of the sessions are different,
select the sample rate for the source session
from the
Source Sample Rate pop-up menu.
11 To import the meter and tempo maps from the
source session, select the
Import Tempo/
Meter Map
option.
12 To import key signatures from the source ses-
sion, select the
Import Key Signature Map op-
tion.
To select multiple tracks, Alt-click (Win-
dows) or Opt-click (Mac) on any track
pop-up menu and select Import As New
Track.
If the destination Pro Tools system does not
support surround mixing, surround tracks
are not displayed in the Source Track List.