Render Button

Clicking the Render button in the AudioSuite window begins AudioSuite processing of the selected audio. Processing can occur during playback (though it may take slightly longer). Processed files are auto-named with the clip or audio file’s name and include an acronym for the chosen AudioSuite process.

New files are written to the hard disk specified for that track in the Disk Allocation dialog, or to the same drive as the original file if the clip is not currently on a track. See Automatic File Naming of AudioSuite-Processed Audio.

Multichannel Processing

Most AudioSuite plug-ins can process up to 48 channels of audio simultaneously.

When processing multiple clips of different formats (mono and multichannel surround, for example), all channels will be processed according to the channel format of the AudioSuite plug-in. Mono AudioSuite plug-ins can process stereo clips and stereo AudioSuite plug-ins can process mono clips.

Undoing AudioSuite Processing

If you have processed an audio selection nondestructively, the Undo and Redo commands let you undo the selected AudioSuite process. You can undo or redo an AudioSuite process during audio playback.

Undo is not available when a plug-in is configured for destructive editing since the process has already overwritten the source audio file.

Automatic File Naming of AudioSuite-Processed Audio

When new audio files are created as a result of AudioSuite processing, Pro Tools will auto-name these files according to the type of plug-in used. The name of the clip determines the prefix, while the type of AudioSuite plug-in determines the suffix.

Automatic file naming follows these rules:

New clips are named beginning with the clip name, followed by an abbreviation of the current AudioSuite process, followed by standard Pro Tools file and clip numbering.

If a plug-in’s File Mode is set to Overwrite Files, the original clip’s name will not be changed.

If a plug-in’s File Mode is set to Create Individual Files, the resulting clips will have an abbreviated version of the plug-in name appended to them.