Setting up the session

Before you can begin doing any work in Pro Tools, you need to set up a session. Some aspects of a session can be changed after the fact, and some cannot. Knowing the different session formats is important, as well as understanding how to set them up correctly. For this walkthrough, we’ll create a generic session and discuss the different options and their impact/effects.

Getting ready

If you are working with specific audio files, look at what sample rate they are in. On macOS, you can find this out by selecting the file in Finder and going to File | Get Info. On Windows, you can install a third-party tool such as MediaInfo. This will allow you to right-click on the file in File Explorer and select it as an app to open the file with. The app will show you the sample rate, along with other file metadata.

How to do it…

For this recipe, we will be creating a sample project with a sample rate of 44.1 KHz and 24-bit Bit Depth from Pro Tool...