Use the Time Adjuster plug-in to manually compensate for plug-in delays
When opening a Pro Tools 9.0 session that uses Automatic Delay Compensation on a Pro Tools LE or M-Powered system, ADC will no longer be available. Tracks and routing using the new HD 7.1 surround format will not open correctly in versions of Pro Tools prior to 9.0. Pro Tools 9.0 features and functionality not available in Pro Tools 8.x and lower Select "Render Clip Effects" for all clips with active Clip Effects settings before saving the session in Pro Tools 12.6 Pro Tools 12.6 features and functionality not available in Pro Tools 12.5.2 and lowerĬlip Effects data saved with the session will be erased when the session is opened and saved with an earlier version of Pro Tools Or, note the value used in 2019.10 and later in order to re-enter that value when the session is reopened on 2019.10 and later. Perform a “Save As…” of the session before saving it in Pro Tools 2019.6 and earlier to preserve the value if greater than zero. When that session is then reopened on 2019.10 or later, the value will remain at 0 ms until changed in Preferences > Mixing > Automation.
If a session is saved in 2019.10 or later with a value greater than 0 ms, that value will be reset to 0 ms when saved in Pro Tools 2019.6 and earlier. Steep Breakpoint Smoothing Time values greater than 0 ms will not be observed in Pro Tools 2019.6 and earlier. This list does not include versions prior to Pro Tools 7.0, may not be complete, and is provided as a guide only. These are not displayed in Pro Tools 7.1 and lower, and are lost when you save the session. For instance, Pro Tools 7.2 added support for video region groups. Opening and saving a session in a lower version of Pro Tools may cause data related to these features to be lost. The following is a list of features that are not supported with lower versions of Pro Tools.
If you have RTAS versions installed of the AAX plug-ins used in the session, those plug-ins and settings will open.įor more information on creating new sessions, opening previous sessions, and saving sessions, see the " Sessions & Tracks" section of your Pro Tools Reference Guide (available for download at the bottom of this page). Q) If I create a Pro Tools 10 session with AAX plug-ins, will it be backwards compatible with earlier versions of Pro Tools?Ī) You'll need to save a copy of your Pro Tools session as one that's compatible with Pro Tools 9 and earlier. "Session (Pro Tools 7 -> 9)" and other options. To save a newer Pro Tools session so it is compatible with an older version of Pro Tools, use the File > Save Copy In command to choose the destination session format, e.g.
Q) How do I open newer Pro Tools Sessions on older Pro Tools systems?Ī) Newer Pro Tools sessions cannot be opened with some older versions of Pro Tools, and must be 'converted' on the newer system first. See the documentation provided with your system for complete details, and review some of the features listed below. When opening a session on an older version of Pro Tools, use caution to avoid losing data (work on a copy, use a new filename when saving, etc.). Important: There are some newer features that will be ignored by older versions of Pro Tools (even ones that use the same format/extension).
Use the session file's extension to identify the oldest version that can open the session: