Sessions For more information, see the following topics: Quick Start Session Dialog Creating a New Session Bit Depths and Sample Rates Mixed Audio File Formats Interleaved Multichannel Versus Multi-Mono Audio Files Session Files and Folders Opening a Session Opening Recent Sessions Opening a Session with Plug‑Ins Deactivated Saving a Session Saving a Copy of a Session Session Templates Closing a Session Exiting or Quitting Pro Tools The first step in beginning a Pro Tools project is creating a new session. Sessions are represented by session files that can be saved, copied and made into templates.