Specifications

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Saving Pro Tools 10.x Sessions
to Pro Tools 7 –> 9 Format
To save a Pro Tools 10.x session so it is compati-
ble with Pro Tools version 7.x through 9.x, use the
File > Save Copy In command to choose the
Pro Tools 7 –> 9 Session format.
When saving a Pro Tools 10.x session to
Pro Tools 7 –> 9 format, the following occurs:
• Any audio tracks beyond 256 are made
inactive
• Clip gain settings are dropped. If you want to ap-
ply any clip gain settings prior to saving the ses-
sion copy, you will need to manually render clip
gain settings.
• Fades have to be rendered when the session is
opened in a lower version of Pro Tools.
• Sessions with mixed file formats and bit-depths
must convert all files to the same file format and
bit depth.
• Sessions with files that have a bit depth of 32-bit
floating point must be converted to 24-bit or 16-
bit.
• For sessions with RF64 files larger than 4 GB,
these files will be unavailable to lower versions
of Pro Tools. (You will need to manually edit
and consolidate these files so that the
audio can be available to lower versions of
Pro Tools.)
Opening Pro Tools 9.0 Sessions
with Pro Tools 8.1 and 8.5
A Pro Tools 9.0 session can be opened with
Pro Tools 8.1 and 8.5, but certain session compo-
nents open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session with
Pro Tools 8.1 or 8.5, the following occurs:
• Any audio tracks beyond 256 are made inactive.
• Any internal mix busses beyond 128 are made
inactive.
• The Stereo Pan Depth reverts to –2.5 dB.
Opening Pro Tools 9.0 Sessions
with Pro Tools 8.0
A Pro Tools 9.0 session can be opened with
Pro Tools 8.0, but certain session components
open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session with
Pro Tools 8.0, the following occurs:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools 9.0
session with Pro Tools 8.1.
• Output bus assignments are removed.
• HEAT (if present) is removed.
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session with
Pro Tools 8.1 or 8.5, you are warned that you
are opening a session created with a newer
version of Pro Tools and that not all session
components will be available.
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session with
Pro Tools 8.0, you are warned that you are
opening a session created with a newer
version of Pro Tools and that not all session
components will be available.