Hi
A friend just sent me his mix in protools format (as Pro Tools session) - he apparently thought that I (and the singer I'm working with) only needed a backup.
The thing is, we needed (and still do) just the normal wav files (we're redoing the vocals).
Is there an easy way to convert the damn thing into wavs? Would Pro-Tools demo allow that?
He was working on a tdm rig, but files should open in LE too, right?
k
Pro-tools files - how to get normal wavs?
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- KVRAF
- 3125 posts since 6 Dec, 2002 from Ljubljana/ Slovenia
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35500 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
ProTools doesnt normally keep the audio files as part of the session, so if thats all he's sent you, you're probably screwed anyways.
You need the 'Audio Files' folder that the session refers to, or at least the files in there that the session uses.
You need the 'Audio Files' folder that the session refers to, or at least the files in there that the session uses.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3125 posts since 6 Dec, 2002 from Ljubljana/ Slovenia
Hmmm, let me see...
He included the audio folder (it's 3 cds, 44.1/24), but I guess if I try to open those. I'll have no means of aligning the tracks. I don't think the'ye saved as one per track.
k
He included the audio folder (it's 3 cds, 44.1/24), but I guess if I try to open those. I'll have no means of aligning the tracks. I don't think the'ye saved as one per track.
k
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35500 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Nope, you probably wont. The audio files are going to be original audio files (and the session will note any non-destructive edits that have been applied, like slipping start and end points) plus new files for any destructive edits that have been applied. One file can also contain regions which have been split up and moved to several different tracks..
TDM sessions will open in LE, AFAIK, but any TDM plugins are gonna be missing so Ive no idea what'll happen there. If he's not bounced down you'll probably just get unprocessed sound. Is it LE that you're on? Or something else. Have you got OMF support in your host, you could use that if you do. If not your best bet would be to get him to export one track at a time to new audio files, to be honest...
TDM sessions will open in LE, AFAIK, but any TDM plugins are gonna be missing so Ive no idea what'll happen there. If he's not bounced down you'll probably just get unprocessed sound. Is it LE that you're on? Or something else. Have you got OMF support in your host, you could use that if you do. If not your best bet would be to get him to export one track at a time to new audio files, to be honest...
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3125 posts since 6 Dec, 2002 from Ljubljana/ Slovenia
I'm not using Pro Tools Le. I thought if there was a demo I could somehow export the tracks.
no go, he'll have to give me track by track wavs.
k
no go, he'll have to give me track by track wavs.
k
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- KVRAF
- 1907 posts since 29 Oct, 2003
these (audiofiles) are usually sounddesigner files, chopped as regions (with overlaps) if author hasn't consolidated them. there's a wild workaround opening them as raw but - tell your friend to export at least busses as wavs.
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- KVRist
- 410 posts since 8 Jan, 2004 from Switzerland
you can watch in the folder if all *.wav has the same lenght(size). that should say that he has consolidated every tracks and exported them from 00.00.000. If it's not the case...then no luck
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- KVRAF
- 1907 posts since 29 Oct, 2003
hmmm - *howtogetnormalwavs* - normalize them. that's what it is for, innit 
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- KVRist
- 410 posts since 8 Jan, 2004 from Switzerland
If they are SDII files you can use this converter sdTwoWav
here http://www.railjonrogut.com/
here http://www.railjonrogut.com/