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Name Pro Tools Session File
Version 10 onwards
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1727
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Description File created every time a user sets up a session in Pro Tools, music creation software made by Avid, which allows the user to create, record and mix music. Every time a session is started, a ptx file is created, containing all plug ins, audio and midi tracks and mixer settings. They do not contain actual audio, but have audio files linked to them.
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Developed by Avid
Supported by Avid
Source National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
Source date 07 Jul 2022
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Last updated 07 Jul 2022
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