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<p>
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It has never been particularly easy to move sessions or projects from one
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<abbr title="Digital Audio Workstation">DAW</abbr> to another. There are two
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<dfn>interchange standards</dfn> that have reasonably widespread support:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>OMF (Open Media Framework), also known as OMFI. Developed and controlled
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by Avid, never standardized</li>
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<li>AAF (Advanced Authoring Format). Developed by a consortium of media-related
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corporations.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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In practice both of these standards have such complex and/or incomplete
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specifications that different DAWs support them only partially,
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differently, or not at all.
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</p>
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<h2>Transferring an Ardour session from / to another DAW</h2>
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<p>
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To move a session from another DAW to Ardour, or from Ardour to another DAW,
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there are two basic choices:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="@@stem-exports">Stem exports</a></li>
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<li><a href="#using-aatranslator">Using AATranslator</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Importing AAF files</h2>
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<p>
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Ardour supports importing AAF session files, including fades, volume automation,
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pan and multichannel tracks/regions.
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</p>
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<p>
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To import an AAF file, you have to open the session file selection dialog :
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<ul>
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<li>By clicking the <kbd class="menu">Other Sessions</kbd> button on the <a
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href="@@newopen-session-dialog">Session Setup Dialog</a>,</li>
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<li>Or by going to <kbd class="menu">Session > Open...</kbd> menu.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<figure class="center">
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<img class="mini" src="/images/import-aaf.png" alt="AAF file selection dialog">
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<figcaption>
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Select Session File Dialog
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Select <kbd class="menu">Advanced Authoring Format (AAF)</kbd> in the file type
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filter, then select an AAF file and click <kbd class="menu">Open</kbd>.
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</p>
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<h2>Importing ProTools® files</h2>
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<p>
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Ardour provides a basic import tool for ProTools® sessions, in the
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<kbd class="menu">Session > Import PT Session</kbd> menu.
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</p>
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<p>
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Though incomplete, this import is intended for ptf and ptx files.
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Protools® 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 have been tested with varying degrees of success.
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(versions 6 and 7 are not supported).
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</p>
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<p>
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The elements of the files that are imported are:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Audio regions data & position</li>
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<li>MIDI notes (fused to a unique region).</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="using-aatranslator">Using AATranslator</h2>
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<p>
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<dfn>AATranslator</dfn> is a Windows application that can convert
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sessions/projects from many different DAWs into other formats. At the present
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time (December 2016), it can read and write Ardour 2.X sessions, and can read
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Ardour 3 sessions.
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</p>
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<p> The program runs very well on Linux using <a href="http://www.winehq.org/">Wine</a>
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(a Windows environment for Linux). There are equivalent solutions for running
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Windows applications on OS X, but we have no experience with them at this time.
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Ardour users have reported great results using AATranslator on Ardour 2.X
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sessions.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <a href="http://www.aatranslator.com.au/">AATranslator website</a> has
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full details on supported formats and DAWs. The list includes ProTools, Live,
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Reaper, OMF, AAF and many more.
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</p>
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<p class="warning">
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AATranslator is closed-source, non-free software (as of this writing, June 2017,
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the cost is 59 USD for the "Standard" version, and 199 USD for the "Enhanced"
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version).
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</p>
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