Importing Session Data

For more information, see the following topics:

Importing Grouped Playlists from Other Sessions

Importing Sessions and Tracks by Drag and Drop

Copying During Import

Using Undo after Importing

You can import entire tracks from other Pro Tools sessions into the current Pro Tools session using the Import Session Data command or drag and drop.

With Pro Tools, you can import tracks and you can select specific session data (such as automation and routing) to import. You can also import main playlist options—either replacing existing options or overlaying elements onto existing tracks.

To import tracks or their attributes:

1 Open or create a new session.

2 Do one of the following:

Choose File > Import > Session Data, select the session to import data from, and click Open.

– or – 

Drag the session file whose tracks or attributes you want to import from a DigiBase browser, Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder into empty space in the Edit window or to the Track List.

3 If the Fader Gain setting of the session is different, you will be prompted to keep or change the Fader Gain before the Session Data dialog opens.

4 In the Source section, select tracks to import by clicking the pop-up menu to the right of each track name and selecting New Track.

To select multiple tracks, Alt-click (Windows) or Opt-click (Mac) on any track pop-up menu and select Import As New Track.

If the destination Pro Tools system does not support surround mixing, surround tracks are not displayed in the Source Track List.

5 For each track you select, you can choose to import it as a new track, or choose a destination track from the corresponding pop-up menu. Click Match Tracks to automatically match source and destination tracks with the same names.

6 Select any additional track data you want to import from the Track Data to Import pop-up menu.

7 Select from among the Main Playlist Options to choose how you want to import the source tracks.

8 If applicable, choose options for how media files should be imported from the Audio Media Options and the Video Media Options pop-up menus.

9 Choose the Timecode Mapping Options for imported data.

10 If the sample rates of the sessions are different, select the sample rate for the source session from the Source Sample Rate pop-up menu.

11 To import the meter and tempo maps from the source session, select the Import Tempo/Meter Map option.

12 To import key signatures from the source session, select the Import Key Signature Map option.

13 To import Markers and Memory Locations from the source session, select the Import Marker/Memory Locations option.

14 To import Window Configurations, select the Import Window Configurations option.

15 With Pro Tools HD, select the Import Mic Pre Settings option to import any Mic Pre settings from the source session.

16 Click OK when you are finished.

17 If you chose to copy or consolidate media, choose a location to place the media files.

Imported tracks are made inactive if their source media is unavailable, or if the current session does not contain an equivalent output path.