M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 139)

Chapter 9: Sessions 121
7 If applicable, select Enforce Mac/PC Compatibil-
ity to create session and audio files that can be
used on both Windows and Mac Pro Tools sys-
tems (see “Saving Copies of Mac Sessions to be
Compatible with Windows” on page 314).
8 Select the Items to Copy for the copied session.
9 Click Save.
Session Format
You can save the session copy in the following
formats, depending on your platform:
Windows:
• Pro Tools Session (.ptf); supports Pro Tools
7.x -> 8.0.
• Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Session (.pts);
• Pro Tools 5.0 Session (.pt5)
Mac:
• Latest; supports Pro Tools 7.x -> 8.0.
• Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Session
• Pro Tools 5.0 Session
• Pro Tools 4 24-Bit Session
• Pro Tools 4 16-Bit Session
• Pro Tools 3.2 Session
Session Parameters
Audio File Type
You can save the session to reference BWF
(.WAV) or AIFF audio files. On the Mac, you can
also save the session to reference SD II audio
files (at sample rates up to 48 kHz).
Using Mixed File Types
A session can use mixed audio file types. If your
original session has mixed file types, they are
not converted to a different file type unless you
specify that they be converted. However, when
using mixed file types, audio performance will
be reduced (due to additional file handling re-
quired for some file formats).
Bit Depth
You can save the session at a Bit Depth of 16 or 24
bits. If your session is in a different bit depth, au-
dio files are converted to the new session bit
depth, and copied to the specified location.
Sample Rate
You can save the session at sample rates of
44.1 kHz or 48 kHz (on Mbox 2, Mbox 2 Mini,
and Mbox) and at sample rates up to 96 kHz (on
003, 003 Rack, 003 Rack+, Digi 002, Digi 002
Rack, Mbox 2 Pro, and Pro Tools|HD systems
with a 96 I/O or 96i I/O) or up to 192 kHz (on
Pro Tools|HD systems with a 192 I/O or
To include audio with the session copy,
All Audio Files must be selected.
When saving sessions to versions lower
than Pro Tools 5.1, multichannel tracks
(including stereo) and multi-mono plug-ins
are lost. In this case, separate the tracks and
plug-ins to individual mono tracks before
saving as a Pro Tools 5.0 session or lower.
SD II sessions are not supported with
Pro Tools on Windows, or with sample
rates higher than 48 kHz. Also, SD II
sessions do not support Elastic Audio. For
optimal compatibility, convert SD II
sessions to BWF (.WAV).
For information on bouncing to disk and
dither, see “Dithering” on page 960.