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Old 03-04-2011, 09:06 AM
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Default Re: How to merge several separate PT sessions into one ?

Chris ,
Exactly ! The sessions may not be finished until the last moment. That's why MIDI and virtual instruments settings are crucial. On my system I can run several instances of V.I. without any CPU issues, so I do not need to convert everything into AudioStems yet.
Yeah, that would be a very neat, and actually very desired feature of PT software. Import ALL session as is, just specify offset point , BUT preserving an original data from previous sessions.
So for example cue 2 will start in bar 107. That will be the beginning of a second session. There should be feature allowing continuous bar numeration ( i.e. 107,108,109 etc.) without destroying the original bar numbers of the first session.
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:09 AM
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And yes- MIDI and virtual instruments data is the point, along with all tempo maps, markers etc. The light changes on stage are also synchronized to the tempo maps in the session.
There should be a simple command : import session with specified location.
Right now we have import session data...
But when you specify what to import and to which starting point, the "OK" command wipes out all your previous session data !!! Did anyone notice it ??
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Well I import always as new tracks and put them to their right track, so I donīt overlay the stuff before...
But with markers and tempo stuff...no chance, just the "manual" way...
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:14 AM
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Exactly. Manual way now is the only option.
I'm wondering how did Digi overlook it... Didn't anyone mention it before?
People work on big projects all the time...
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:21 AM
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Exactly. Manual way now is the only option.
I'm wondering how did Digi overlook it... Didn't anyone mention it before?
People work on big projects all the time...
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I think, Digi thought, that itīs not so important..
Canīt think, that itīs a heavy thing to do...
Well, perhaps weīll know someday...;-)
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Old 03-04-2011, 09:26 AM
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No, it's not heavy thing to do at all ! It's simple binary software fixture, that program designers can implement quickly.
It just had been overlooked...
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Old 03-04-2011, 10:01 AM
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No, it's not heavy thing to do at all ! It's simple binary software fixture, that program designers can implement quickly.
It just had been overlooked...
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Someone should talk to them....
Also the function to let PT calculate "elbow" bars , so following tick oriented stuff doesnīt move, when you edit the tempo in the middle of a session...
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Old 03-04-2011, 10:47 AM
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I haven't had to deal with importing tempo maps across a timeline, but I've always wished that PT had the options that other DAWS have when dealing with the markers from imported sessions. At first I thought Performer's implementation of "chunks" was not anything I needed to complicate my life with, but I eventually learned that it was a great way to work with set pieces of music that had to be synced over hours of a timeline. I stopped using DP years ago when my need for its midi power lessened and my unwillingness to deal with the audio interface increased, but I sure miss those kinds of features it had. What you are looking to do is a snap in DP : )
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Old 03-04-2011, 11:01 AM
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Sure, Digi hadnīt so much Focus on MIDI and that stuff...and yes, their AUDIO part is really great....

But as I know a lot of ScoreComposers, who prefer to work on the "standard" platform worldwide, also with MIDI, there should be a "think about" at AVID...!!!
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Old 03-04-2011, 05:56 PM
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Chris !
I second that big time. PT still needs several improvements in MIDI protocol, and in overal global features such as importing data. One should be able to import entire session into a session with specific starting point ( or offset as it's currently called), preserving all tempo changes, all markers intact.
I already have the vertical order of tracks pretty much the same in all " component" sessions, so it would be relatively easy to use the proposed feature. I'm sure that most of the PT users have some kind of session starting template.
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