Specifications

Chapter 18: File and Session Management and Compatibility 405
Opening Pro Tools 9.0 Sessions
with Pro Tools 7.4.x
A Pro Tools 9.0 session can be opened with
Pro Tools 7.4.x, but certain session components
open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session with
Pro Tools 7.4.x, the following occurs:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools 9.0
session with Pro Tools 8.0.
• Inserts F–J and any associated automation are
removed.
• Clips from audio files larger than 2 GB
appear offline.
• Pitch transpositions of Elastic clips are
removed.
• Chord markers are removed.
Opening Pro Tools 7.4 or Higher
Sessions with Pro Tools 7.3.x or
7.2
A Pro Tools 7.4–9.x session can be opened with
Pro Tools 7.3.x or 7.2, but certain session compo-
nents open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools 7.4.x or higher
session with Pro Tools 7.3.x or 7.2, the
following occurs:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools 8.x or
higher session with Pro Tools 7.4.x.
• Elastic Audio-enabled tracks open without Elas-
tic Audio and clip durations revert to the timing
of the original source file.
• Sessions with mixed language characters sup-
ported in Unicode may not open or, if they do
open, Pro Tools displays “garbage” text.
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session with
Pro Tools 7.4.x, you are warned that you are
opening a session created with a newer ver-
sion of Pro Tools and that not all session
components will be available.
When opening a Pro Tools 7.4–9.x session
with Pro Tools 7.3.x, 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.