Import Protools project into C15

[azureblue]

I haven’t imported a PT project in a while, none with C15, and I have one coming to me shortly. I know there are several overdubs, and numerous tracks. I understand that the other end has to export in a specific format that will lose the mix, FX, busses, etc. What am I getting myself into here??

I remember the last import was just audio tracks, and no alignment for the overdubs. And there were a lot of them, and no labels for the tracks So quite a bit of time was spent aligning them into their proper place…

[Johnny_Moneto]

Any audio tracks should be rendered audio files that span from start to finish of the project. You would then import the audio files onto different tracks, alignment would be easy as they all start at the same moment.
Midi should be exported as a standard midi file.

[MrSoundman]

Depending on program editions/versions, you could try AAF export from PT and import into Cubase.

[azureblue]

Thanks - that’s what messed me up - they did not export end to end and didn’t tell me which overdubs were keepers.. It’s been a while so thanks for the reminder. And I’ll ask about AAF export, too..

[steinbergdp1]

I have been going the other way to send my Cubase audio files to PTools but using Broadcast Wave files not AIFF…I will also need to go the other way. PTools Bwave to C15. This should be available…any comments??

[MrSoundman]

A couple of products are mentioned over in this thread in the Nuendo section:

ProTools to Nuendo file conversion software

I don’t know if I’m out of order posting this here, but I thought I’d bring the software “Interchanger” to people’s attention. It’s designed to convert from ProTools to Nuendo and Reaper in any direction. It still has an issue or two, but it’s incredibly promising and in many instances already usable. There is presently an issue with polyphonic file mapping (which the developer is aware of), but I have used it on a basic dialogue edit from PT to N15, and it was great. It’s also good value rig…

[KMT333]

For Nuendo, the Interchanger software is really quite good now. I’m using it fairly regularly. When I occasionally have an issue I lodge a report and it’s usually fixed fairly quickly. It’s the best I’ve used.

[steinbergdp1]

Thanks for the info. I’ll check it out. I wonder how it handles lanes or multiple comps of a solo being played. We can flatten or bounce them to a single file but I would like the flexibility to be able to choose different segments to optimize the solo.