Are Pro Tools sessions openable in Pro Tools LE?

coyotekells · 9th April 2008

I'm going to be tracking some stuff at another studio in a few days time.. they're using a Neve console, I think everything will be recorded to PT though..

Can I take these session files and open them at my project studio in Pro Tools LE? I'll avoid using "pro only" features, so there shouldn't be anything in the session file that couldn't be done in PT LE.

If PT LE can't open files from it's big brother, any suggestions for taking the sessions home with lots of editing/comping NOT done yet? I just want to use my studio time primarily for tracking and do the editing, etc. later

RawBeanZen · 9th April 2008

Yesiree.

ryanojohn · 9th April 2008

you should be fine. Be aware of what sample rate your hardware can run though. the older M-boxes can only do 44.1 and 48kHz, so don't track a session at 96kHz only to find out you can't run it at home

best of luck!

Blake Minaker · 9th April 2008

You bet they are. Just get the session files and data, take them home on your computer, and open up the session files like you normally would. There will likely be some input/output differences in the sessions when they first load, but you can just go into that menu option and set everything to default.

One warning: If they are using PT 7, and you have 6 at home, make sure the session is saved as PT 6 compatible. 7 sessions are not saved as such by default, and do not work in 6 unless you specify the session be backwards compatible. Probably won't be an issue, just ask the engineer and go from there. Have fun!

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coyotekells Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 1,351 Thread Starter	Are Pro Tools sessions openable in Pro Tools LE? I'm going to be tracking some stuff at another studio in a few days time.. they're using a Neve console, I think everything will be recorded to PT though.. Can I take these session files and open them at my project studio in Pro Tools LE? I'll avoid using "pro only" features, so there shouldn't be anything in the session file that couldn't be done in PT LE. If PT LE can't open files from it's big brother, any suggestions for taking the sessions home with lots of editing/comping NOT done yet? I just want to use my studio time primarily for tracking and do the editing, etc. later __________________ http://www.facebook.com/colakells

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ryanojohn Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: New York, New York Posts: 683	you should be fine. Be aware of what sample rate your hardware can run though. the older M-boxes can only do 44.1 and 48kHz, so don't track a session at 96kHz only to find out you can't run it at home best of luck! __________________ -RyanJ AIM=doomempire ryanojohn@gmail.com http://www.ryanojohn.com http://www.artistengineering.com

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RawBeanZen Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Right here in this chair Posts: 3,203	Yesiree.

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Blake Minaker Gear nut Joined: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 125	You bet they are. Just get the session files and data, take them home on your computer, and open up the session files like you normally would. There will likely be some input/output differences in the sessions when they first load, but you can just go into that menu option and set everything to default. One warning: If they are using PT 7, and you have 6 at home, make sure the session is saved as PT 6 compatible. 7 sessions are not saved as such by default, and do not work in 6 unless you specify the session be backwards compatible. Probably won't be an issue, just ask the engineer and go from there. Have fun!