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Pro Tools Features Supported
The MMR-8 and MMP-16 will recognize and play back Pro Tools Session files (and all Sound Designer
II audio files referenced by the Session file) created as version 3.2 or 4.x Sessions on a 16-bit or 24-bit
Pro Tools system. The name of all recognized Session files on all mounted volumes will appear in the list
of projects shown in the LCD display after the Load Track key is pressed. If fade files are present, the
MMR/MMP will play them. If fade files are missing, the unit will play back a linear fade of the correct
duration in real time. Any playback mutes or volume automation that is part of the Session will be
followed by the MMR/MMP, and the audio material programmed to mute will not play back. If audio
mutes or volume automation have been applied in error, the material must be un-muted using the Pro
Tools system before it will play back on the MMR/MMP.
Pro Tools Features Not Supported
The TASCAM MMR-8 and MMP-16 are designed to be able to play back edited audio files and fades
from Pro Tools Session files and other workstation file types, but they do not have all of the complex
DSP and routing/mixing capabilities of a full-fledged digital audio workstation. There are therefore some
capabilities of such systems that do not translate when files are played back on the MMR/MMP. For post
production sound editing, this need not pose a problem if these limitations are understood and material is
prepared with the capability of the MMR/MMP in mind. This section details some features of the Pro
Tools system and Session file format which are not directly supported on the MMR/MMP.
Dynamic Voice Allocation
The Pro Tools system has special features for assigning dynamic voice allocation utilizing virtual tracks
and track priority. The MMR-8 and MMP-16 software does not recognize or respond to these parameters
in a Session file.
TDM Plug-Ins
One of the most impressive features of the Pro tools system is the number and variety of third-party DSP
plug-in effects available for the system. These effects rely on special DSP hardware in the Pro Tools
system to perform various digital audio processes in real time. These real-time effects are not supported
by the MMR/MMP since there is no equivalent processing power or software. Another class of Pro Tools
effects called AudioSuite plug-ins work by actually applying the effect and changing the audio data on the
disk. In this case, the files will play back just as they have been processed, since the processing has been
made part of the file.