Chapter 4. Working With Pro Tools M-Powered; Session Basics - M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 7 Quick Start Manual

chapter 4
Working with Pro Tools M-Powered
This tutorial of Pro Tools M-Powered software
introduces its main windows and features, and
also includes a step-by-step overview of audio
recording.
All features described in this chapter are ex-
plained fully in the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
You can view an electronic PDF version of the
Reference Guide by choosing it from the
Pro Tools Help menu.

Session Basics

Pro Tools M-Powered projects are created and
saved as sessions. Sessions store all tracks, audio,
MIDI, and other session information. Audio
files, and fade files, Region group files, and
backup Session files are stored in folders within
the session folder.
Session folder containing the session file and its
associated folders
Starting a Session
To create a new session:
Launch Pro Tools M-Powered.
1
Choose File > New Session.
2
In the New Session dialog, set the audio file
3
type, sample rate, and bit depth parameters for
the new session.
New Session dialog
Choose where you want to save your session.
4
If you are using external hard drives with your
Pro Tools system, make sure you select the ap-
propriate drive in the New Session dialog.
Type a name for your session.
5
Click Save. The new session opens its Mix,
6
Edit, and Transport windows.
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