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Pro Tools Reference Guide46
Saving a Session
Save regularly while working on your ses-
sion to ensure that your work is preserved
on your hard disk.
Speeding up Saves by Reducing the
Disk Cache Size
(Macintosh Only)
To speed up session saves and disk
bounces, it is recommended that you re-
duce the Cache Size (in the Memory Con-
trol panel) for your Macintosh to 512k.
Saving the Session File
The Save Session command saves the
changes you have made to your session
and writes them over the previously saved
version of the file. The Save Session com-
mand cannot be undone.
To save a session:
■ Choose File > Save Session.
If you have made changes to a session since
you last saved it, you can discard the
changes and revert to its previously saved
state.
To revert to the last saved version of a
session:
■ Choose File > Revert to Saved.
Saving the Session File with a
New Filename
The Pro Tools Save Session As command is
useful for saving a copy of the current ses-
sion under a different name, or in a differ-
ent hard disk location. Because the Save
Session As command closes the current ses-
sion and lets you keep working on the re-
named copy, it is particularly useful if you
are experimenting and want to save succes-
sive stages of the session.
By working this way, you can quickly re-
trace your steps should you want to go back
to an earlier version of your session. By us-
ing the Save Session As command you are
saving a new version of the session file
only—not duplicate versions of the audio
or Fade files.
To save a session under another name:
1 Choose File > Save Session As.
2 Choose the destination and type a new
name for your session. On Pro Tools III sys-
tems, sessions and their associated audio
files must be saved to a drive connected to
the Disk I/O.
3 Click Save to save the session.
The renamed session document is saved in
the session folder along with the original
session. Any new audio files that you
record in your renamed session will be
placed into the same Audio Files folder that
was created for your original session.
To keep audio files for different sessions in
separate folders, choose File > New to cre-
ate a new session.