Specifications

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The following characters cannot be used in PC
or in Mac/PC compatible sessions:
/ (slash)
\ (backslash)
: (colon)
* (asterisk)
? (question mark)
“ (quotation marks)
< (less-than symbol)
> (greater-than symbol)
| (vertical line or pipe)
Any character typed with the Command key
Creating and Saving Cross-
Platform Sessions
To create a session that is compatible with
Macintosh and Windows:
1 Choose File > New Session.
2 Choose the drive where you want to save the
session. The session should be created on a ded-
icated audio drive.
3 Enter a name for the session.
4 In the New Session dialog, set the Audio File
Type to AIFF or BWF (.WAV). These file formats
are compatible with either platform.
5 Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth for the ses-
sion.
6 Select the I/O Settings to use for the session.
Several pre-configured I/O Settings are included
with your system, or you can choose custom I/O
Settings that you have created. See Chapter 7,
“I/O Setup” for more information.
7 Select “Enforce Mac/PC Compatibility.” This
option must be selected to make the session
cross-platform compatible.
8 Click Save.
To save an existing session that is compatible
with Macintosh and Windows:
1 Choose File > Save Session Copy In.
2 In the Save Session Copy dialog, choose a des-
tination and enter a name for the new session
file.
3 Set the Audio File Type to AIFF or BWF (.WAV).
These file formats are compatible with either
platform.
4 Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth for the ses-
sion.
5 Select “Enforce Mac/PC Compatibility.” This
option must be selected to make the session
cross-platform compatible.
6 Select the Items to Copy to the new session.
7 Click Save.
If the session previously used SDII files, the files
are converted to the new audio file format.