Specifications

Live Recording Guide26
Creating Custom Templates
You can create custom session templates that
are pre-configured to the track setups, mixer
configurations and window arrangements that
you use most frequently. Doing this will save
you the trouble of having to create your setup
from scratch every time you start a new session.
The process for creating and saving custom tem-
plates depends on the version of Pro Tools you
are using.
Creating Templates with
Pro Tools 8.0 and Higher
(Mac and Windows)
With Pro Tools 8.0 and higher, you can create
and share your own custom session templates.
Pro Tools Session Template files use the suffix
“.ptt” to differentiate them from regular
Pro Tools session files (“.ptf”).
Creating and Saving Custom Templates
To create a custom Pro Tools Session Template:
1 Create a new Pro Tools session and configure it
for the session template you want.
2 Choose File > Save As Template.
3 Select the Include Media option if there is any
audio, MIDI, or video media in the session that
you want included in the template.
4 Click OK.
5 Select one of the following options:
•If you select
Install Template In System, the
session template will be available in the
Pro Tools Session Quick Start dialog on that
Pro Tools system only.
– or –
•If you select
Select Location For Template
option, you are prompted by the Save As
Template dialog to save the file to another
location on your system.
Creating New Sessions from Templates
You can create new session from templates by
opening a template. You can open any Pro Tools
Session Template file (.ptt) to start a new ses-
sion based on that template.
To open a Pro Tools Session Template and save it
as a new session:
1 Choose File > Open, navigate to the Session
Template file you want and open it.
2 In the New Session From dialog, select the Au-
dio File Type
, Sample Rate, and Bit Depth for the
new session that will be created from the tem-
plate.
3 Click OK.
4 Select the drive where you want to save the ses-
sion. The session should be saved on a dedicated
audio drive.
5 Name your session and click Save.
When the Include Media option is enabled,
all media (such as audio files) in the cur-
rently open session is included in the tem-
plate.
For more information on the options avail-
able for saving session templates, see the
Pro Tools Reference Guide.