Comments on: Understanding Pro Tools File Structure http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/ Pro Tools Tutorials | MIDI | Mixing | Audio | Plug-Ins Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Mann http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-1969 David Mann Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:38:21 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-1969 Great article thank. Just a note to say each file in Pro Tools has a unique number (you don't see it but it is there), so if you misplace a file, Pro Tools can still search all your drives and find it, even if it name audio_01_01 like 20 other files. Great article thank. Just a note to say each file in Pro Tools has a unique number (you don’t see it but it is there), so if you misplace a file, Pro Tools can still search all your drives and find it, even if it name audio_01_01 like 20 other files.

]]> By: Blair http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-1941 Blair Mon, 16 May 2011 15:55:54 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-1941 Great article! I just want to stress that naming your tracks is one of the most important ways to keep everything organized. I have had nightmare issues with that. Thanks! Great article! I just want to stress that naming your tracks is one of the most important ways to keep everything organized. I have had nightmare issues with that.
Thanks!

]]> By: Toby http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-1913 Toby Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:52:25 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-1913 Hi, thanks for this thread. I'm a relatively new user of ProTools and working on a full-scale project that is a bit of a mess! So I'm trying my best to learn about PT file structures. Particularly, session back-ups and, while I'm at it, Digidesign folders that appear everywhere (like animal droppings). So my basic question is, when PT makes session back-ups, how does it number the back-ups. In my project there are some back-ups that were created a year ago, while this is not possible. Is that some kind of error? Hi, thanks for this thread.
I’m a relatively new user of ProTools and working on a full-scale project that is a bit of a mess! So I’m trying my best to learn about PT file structures. Particularly, session back-ups and, while I’m at it, Digidesign folders that appear everywhere (like animal droppings).
So my basic question is, when PT makes session back-ups, how does it number the back-ups. In my project there are some back-ups that were created a year ago, while this is not possible. Is that some kind of error?

]]> By: Chris Bryant http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-1354 Chris Bryant Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:33:16 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-1354 That is correct Bill. It's actually a feature. If Pro Tools created a duplicate of the audio for every alternate Mix or Edit session doc you created, your drive would fill up in no time. So, Save As will always reference the original audio. Save Copy In, will create a complete copy of the session and will give you the option of copying all of the audio files to a new location on your drive. Hope that helps. That is correct Bill. It’s actually a feature. If Pro Tools created a duplicate of the audio for every alternate Mix or Edit session doc you created, your drive would fill up in no time. So, Save As will always reference the original audio.

Save Copy In, will create a complete copy of the session and will give you the option of copying all of the audio files to a new location on your drive.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: bill silvain http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-1352 bill silvain Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:08:20 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-1352 I discovered that PT only keeps any file ONCE - meaning if you decide to create a copy of a session by a "Save As" - the files are not replicated - so if you were to delete a file in the 2nd version, it is also gone from the first! I believe this is true and have been bitten by that since it is different than how Windows typically handles Save As versions. Please correct me if I am wrong here... Bill I discovered that PT only keeps any file ONCE – meaning if you decide to create a copy of a session by a “Save As” – the files are not replicated – so if you were to delete a file in the 2nd version, it is also gone from the first! I believe this is true and have been bitten by that since it is different than how Windows typically handles Save As versions.

Please correct me if I am wrong here…

Bill

]]> By: Chris Bryant http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-906 Chris Bryant Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:35:44 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-906 <a class="comment_link" href="http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/comment-page-1/#comment-904" rel="nofollow">Chas</a> ~ Thanks for the comment! You're welcome! Chas ~ Thanks for the comment! You’re welcome!

]]> By: Chas Obrien http://www.showmeprotools.com/pro-tools-file-structure/#comment-904 Chas Obrien Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:28:34 +0000 http://showmeprotools.com/?p=79#comment-904 Most helpful. I glossed over these important points and now I have a better understanding of files and folders. Thanks, Chas Most helpful. I glossed over these important points and now I have a better understanding of files and folders. Thanks, Chas

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