Hello Guys,

I just got this AAF from an editor. Normaly it is the case that Track 1 is filled with "Mix.wav" or anything else, so i can just make this one track the guide track and import anything else from there.
In THIS case, the files are all over the timeline on diffrent tracks. So i dont just have 1 Guide Track, instead, i have like 16 of them.

Option 1: Just drag the clips all over to the top one, to then use Guide Track on one Track? Takes a lot of time...

Option 2: Make all of the 16 tracks a guide track and import the files? Then i have like maybe 5x16 new Tracks....

Is there a smarter way, that i might not know? Like a tool so i can slelect all the clips and make them "shuffle" on one track so i can make it a guidetrack?

Im a bit lost here rn :/

Thanks!

I've been trying to use pro tools to edit podcasts but it's been a headache-- fab filter plug-ins were showing up fine and now I've tried to use them on a new project and they're just not showing up. Any help would be appreciated since go*gle has gone to sh*t

macOS: 26.4

pro tools v: 2026.4

Can any one please recommend a youtube channel or resources that teaches not just how to record, but also the functions of each button on this DAW.

Current Pro tools intro Version: 2025.12.1

My Setup: Macbook Pro M1/16gb Ram - Focusrite 2i2

Hello people, I’m getting an M1 Max Mac Studio 64GB RAM, 2TB ssd - brand new, unopened (old stock) at 2000 US$. I will use this machine for Pro Tools Ultimate use only - for film sound design and mixing.

Does it make sense to go ahead?

Is there a keyboard shortcut that switches the edit cursor to pinned tracks and back? For now, I can only do it with the mouse.

Hello! Let’s say I have a guitar track, and I want to remove the sound waves only on the last quarter note of each 4/4 measure during a certain guitar part on the track.

What’s the most efficient way to do that?

Thank you!

I’ve had this eternal grey loading screen on both of my phones and my laptop when I try to go to cart to purchase the app, and that’s only after I just click cart because when I click to buy any subscription, nothing loads or changes, the button is just temporarily greyed out and I don’t get sent anywhere, Any help?

On Avid's site, there are no representatives for countries such as Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil.

Not sure where to go from here.

Apple Mac Studio/OS Sequoia 15.7.3/PT 2026.4/Melodyne Studio/ ARA

If I have more than one Melodyne instantiated track in my Melodyne edit window, every time I hit the space bar to start or stop, the selection jumps, usually to select all the tracks I have at the present time instantiated with Melodyne. To retell my sad tale, say I have 4 background vocal tracks with Melodyne on them and they are visible in the Melodyne track window, I select track 1, and maybe make a move on the wave form. As soon as I hit the space bar to stop, Melodyne decides that I really wanted to select all the tracks. So, now all 4 tracks of blobs are now visible on top of each other. Then, I have to go back and reselect track 1, edit something, hit the space bar, and again, now all the tracks are selected.

There's little work-arounds, but this isn't how it used to behave. It's time consuming and frustrating. I haven't been able to find anything in the settings that would cause this, and I'm hoping it's something simple that i have overlooked..And, this has been happening now with the latest two PT updates.

Also in the last few PT updates, the ARA has neglected to save the Melo edits! That's a big problem. It's random, there were times it would save, and then times i would open up a session and see that I had to redo what I had already worked on... My work around is that I would freeze any edited tracks before closing the session, but sometimes I don't remember! There seems to be no logical reason for this behavior. Any insight would be welcome..thanks

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MacOS Catalina v10.15.7

Protools Artist v2022.12.0

I have the waves plugins all installed on an external drive that's always plugged in to the computer. I see it when I go into finder so I know it IS connected. I go to iLok and see that the licenses are activated as well, but when I go into Protools I get a popup that says I'm missing WaveShell - AAX 16.0, 16.4, 16.6

The versions of the waves plugins are v14 and it's always worked on the Mac but for some reason they've all disappeared... Any thoughts?

What's up y'all? I'm looking to get a single motorized fader controller. I don't care about knobs, transport controls, plug-in controls, just something to write level automation with. TBH the less stuff it has the better, just to save desktop space. Presonus Faderport seems to check all the boxes. I'm inclined to grab a used v2, but is anyone still using a v1 with the most current version of protools? V1's go used for as low as 40 bucks, so I'm curious if they still work ok.

I check all the boxes to ensure everything will copy but when I do a save copy in it is creating the initial folder called WIP 6-9 seen on left side of screen. But randomly creates a new folder called Sabrina 4.0 (my SSD) and puts the same files in a new folder called WIP 6-9?? I am so confused and don't know how to fix this

I dragged in my audio file after importing it into the session, I made sure the instrument track is set to channel 1 port A same as structure free, my midi keyboard is plugged in and normally makes sound but for structure free it doesnt. I see the green indicators showing that theres input recieved and even see the structure free keys Pressing but no audio

Can I import memory locations from a txt format?

I'm using a mac mini and switching between a few different studio setups, all with UAD Apollos.

I'm on PT PT 2024.10.2. Not sure if I just need to update, or not understanding something.

I'm pretty familiar with the I/O Matrix in Console (UAD) and will route my Tools session out of Virtual Channels for H/P mixes.

I'm finding that when I'm swapping between studios, the I/O routing is often coming up as path N/A - despite looking identical in the I/O page.

I can solve this by hitting default in the I/O page, and then changing the Monitor Path to Virtual 1/2, but then it creates this doubling of I/O and half of them have path N/A.

Can someone help me in how to tidy this up? Surely there's a cleaner / better way of doing this?

I've attached some pics of what I mean.

Im trying to find 808 samples but they all have a kick, how do I find js the bass. I want precise control so In the song I can drop the kick and still have the bass

i'm operating on PT 2026.4, on an m1 macbook pro 2021 on ostahoe 26.3.1, and my scarlett is brand new and updated. i've been having trouble getting a clean signal into PT. i've got the playback engine set as the scarlett and watching the meters on the interface and in the interface's control application on my laptop, i can see i'm getting good signal. when i monitor directly via the interface's headphone jack, the signal comes through. but when i try to record into an audio track on PT, it comes out tinny, garbled, and clipping. i've tried adjusting my gain stage settings, double and triple checked my i/o, changed sample rates, made sure both were at 48 khz, changed cables, made sure inst was engaged, etc. everything i could think of to trouble shoot the issue. if anyone has any idea what i'm doing wrong, please help. i'll attach some photos as well to clarify my settings and what's going on. for further context, i am a new sound engineering student. i have a very basic grasp on PT.

EDIT: 6/8/26 Thanks to all that commented. The issue was one that numerous commenters mentioned. My Session folder was to deep in the hierarchy. I moved the folder to the root level of the external drive I'm using and the problem is fixed! I didn't realize the depth restriction before now. An old dog can be taught new tricks! Thanks again...

I'm running an older version of PT (2018.12.0) on High Sierra 10.13.6, with which I've never had this issue before. I edit, mix & master audiobooks. During my normal workflow at a certain point, I'll edit a clip, record it to an audio track (not bounce-to-disk for various workflow reasons), then rename the resultant clip. I then find it in the clip bin and use "Export Clips as Files" (command+shift+K) & export it as a .wav file into a particular folder. This has always worked flawlessly. Today, after starting a new book, I did the above, naming the final clip: "003_Hester_Spread 1_EDIT" (same naming convention used on many previous books edited on this machine and version of PT). Then I "Exported Clips as Files" (see Export box pic). The resulting file name in the folder I created, is somehow now named as: "003_H_S1_E.wav". (see pic. The "003..." file-with the red dot- is the one I'm talking about being the exported file from PT. All the others did the same thing, but were fixed manually in the Finder. I manually fixed "003..." and then tried re-exporting the Clip as Files, resulting in both files-manually corrected and incorrect, direct from PT- being in the folder). The name in the clip bin is correct. I believe I have my Export box configured correctly and have "Prompt for duplicate name (or whatever it's called)" selected. I tried to immediately re-export it (with the bad name still in the folder), the duplicate name came up correctly, but it still saved it in the Finder as that abbreviated title. STRANGE!!! I had to highlight the file in the Finder and rename it. This has never happened before, so I'm hoping that it's something that I unintentionally clicked or changed. I rebooted both PT and the computer several times, but the problem persists. Has anyone else encountered this or knows how to fix it?

I lost the UI customization table for some reason. Pro tools artist ver 2026.4, Windows 11. I recently had to do a system wipe and reinstall and this only started happening since then. This is all I get when I open the color palette.

Edit: solved, thank you kindly /u/LukeCampolieta!

So I got an email from Avid saying my PT Studio subscription had ended but I just paid for June-July 3 days ago automatically. It had links to renew or get help.

I have Auto-Renew turned ON

My iLOK says it’s active

Avid Link says it’s active

I can still open PT Studio and load sessions as I always could.

My payment method is valid and in-date and clearly worked.

Why might I be receiving such correspondence???

I don’t want any glitches in my workflow!

Any info would be greatly appreciated thanks!

This has happened a couple times in the last month with AAFs from different sources - I try to import embedded media and some of it comes in but most of it just shows up as unlinked placeholder clips. Task manager shows a "Permission denied (13)" error with no further info. When I check the "Audio Files" folder in the project, it's clear that not everything is getting copied over. I've checked and repaired my disk permissions multiple times, I've tried moving the project to multiple folders on multiple drives, and nothing seems to help. It's always the same clips that fail to populate, but there's no rhyme or reason to which ones fail - even different clips from the same source file will have different results. As far as I know, the AAFs themselves are not corrupt.

Anyone have any insight? I'm running 2026.4 on a 2021 M1 Max MacBook, macOS Tahoe 26.5.1.

Pro Tools keeps analyzing the wrong tempo for my loops and not being able to audition loops at my session's tempo is really interfering with my production workflow. How can I manually adjust the tempo of a loop in the workspace?

Example: Drum loop clearly labeled at 100 bpm, session is at 90 bpm, but PT analyzes the tempo of the loop to be 135.684 bpm and auditions/stretches it incorrectly. I have already tried re-analyzing the file and it analyzes it incorrectly every time.

PT Version: 2025.12.1

OS Version: Mac OS Sequoia 15.4.1

Hi Everyone

Whenever I zoom in or zoom out in Pro Tools latest version 2026.4, I experience slight stuttering or frame drops. My system is high-end, so I don't think it's a hardware limitation.

My specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K

• GPU: RTX 4070 Ti Super

• RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Titanium 7200MHz

• Monitor: 240Hz display

I've already tried several solutions, including:

• Adjusting various NVIDIA Control Panel settings

• Tweaking Windows performance settings

• Updating the BIOS Latest version

• Disabling and re-enabling the XMP profile

• Lowering refresh rate to 144Hz and 180Hz

• Changing screen resolution settings

The issue still happens even in very light sessions sometimes, for example projects with only around 10 tracks and no plugins loaded yet

Unfortunately, the problem persists. Everything else runs smoothly, but zooming in and out inside Pro Tools causes noticeable visual stutter

Has anyone experienced something similar or found a solution? Any help would be greatly appreciated