Audition Session Import/Export Translator - Now with PT support

The AAtranslator is a great thing.  I work with other studios who use PT and cubase.  As well as clients who have recorded stuff at home.  Having the ability to go to there studio or vice versa and mix sessions would be a great relief.  I am a AA only user myself but i do from time to tme need to use other daw's.  Keep up the good work.  cheers

Goodonya Mate

I'm actually making headway with the PT5 import - slow going but getting there.


If anyone has a couple of PT5 session files I would appreciate it - it helps to have some other examples.
Nothing too complex - say 2 or 3 tracks with 3 or 4 clips scattered about
A screen dump &/or maybe some text describing the start, offset & length in samples of each clip would be nice.
Maybe send them via the web site www.aatranslator.com.au

Thanks

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It is clear that our abilities lay in analysis, design, programming & testing and not marketing or sales.
We think that AATranslator is a pretty good program.  Sure its not perfect very few are (except maybe MediaSweeper) and for sure things are tough out there yet we still want everyone to be able to experience this application.
So before we move too much further down the ProTools conversion path and in the spirit of 'give a bit get a bit' we have decided to drop the price to $39USD!

But being good guys we have not only dropped the price but have offered all existing buyers of AATranslator a refund of the difference in their purchase price.

I don't think we could be any fairer than that!

While AATranslator makes no claims to converting everything it does do quiet a lot!

So download a copy, try it and then support us in supporting you.

I've mentioned that at http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3682025#3682025 - that's where the people who have every DAW under the sun gather!

I've mentioned that at http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3682025#3682025 - that's where the people who have every DAW under the sun gather!

Thanks ozpeter, yes AATranslator does all the formats you mention, including DAW specific variations of so called "standards". But there are far more DAW's it is compatible with than we have listed on the Web site, & you quoted.

Thanks for the plug OzPeter - much appreciated.

As far as more DAWS being supported even I didn't realise the extent!

There are some say like n-Track for example which you can save as a Samplitude EDL and of course that opens the door to a heap of others.

I have just received a pile of Sonar stuff from a mate for me to start working on - that should be interesting - NOT! 

FWIW I have had some very promising progress with the PT5 conversion - some very detailed PT sessions from Mim from Belgium has been very helpful.

I'm pretty sure I've finally cracked the last major piece of the PT5 puzzle.

Its just a matter of writing the code so that I can read both the 'native' PT5 session and one produced by ProConvert (which rearranges them internally!).  I will worry about writing an export function once I have an import function up and running.

How good is that!

BTW I have also been working on an Avid ALE import/export function whenever I get bored

There should be plenty for JL in the UK to test soon.
And I have Adrian reviewing JL's doco and coming up with a better install/setup routine that hopefully will have an upgrade/patch facility.

All this and more for currently only $39 - I think Big Macs cost more in some countries

Another BTW - we are getting a lot of really good feedback from users.

This is an impressive undertaking and one I wish I had use for.  Unfortunately, I don't!  Hope the price drop brings lots of users onboard and the volume handsomely brings up the cash flow.  If not, still, you're making life a lot easier for a bunch of audioheads.

Thanks for those encouraging words - I don't have a need for it either

Yes the price drop has caused a few to throw caution to the winds and their feedback is also encouraging plus we have had requests to cover other DAWs as well.
But each DAW is a lot of work.

BTW I'm only doing PT cause I want to give those that want to bailout a cheap way of doing it
However, there is more than a good chane that the price will increase for new users once the PT functionality goes in.

I guess that's a subtle way of me bringing into the conversation the old "buy early and buy often" line - LOL

Anyway thanks again.

Maybe you don't want to say here, but do you have intentions of going higher than PT5, and is it possible and legal to break 'em?

2 problems:-

1. The clever sausages (or is that paranoid shysters?) at PT encryped their session files from v5.1 to v7ish.
The German cracking crew (or equivalent I guess) broke the code (SSL whatever) and were quickly bought out by ProConvert
PT in their effort to stifle competition and to stop anyone escaping from their evil clutches changed the encryption algorithm from v8 and dropped the price of their already overpriced converter to below that of ProConvert.  I guess if you are going to take out the competition then don't muck around.

My Enigma machine hasn't worked in quite a while but lets not discount a v7 or v8 but realistically $39 or even $99 ain't gonna cut the effort - although I wouldn't mind being bought out by anybody (hello anyone listening?)

2. I have a pile of emails from people wanting conversions for a pile of DAWs eg Acid, Garage Band, Sonar etc etc and they are all hard enough.

Gonna head out to the kitchen and stab myself in the eye with a fork just to take my mind off this PT stuff which BTW is really coming along.

Given the hits on this thread I'm guessing a lot of people haven't got anything interesting to do
But seriously I need a range of PT5 session files (no audio) just so I can run my test code against them to see if I've missed anything before doing the serious part of building this into AATranslator.
So if anyone has some just 2 or 3 from a few different sources would be good.

I hope that answered the question and thanks for being interested

Its a bit premature but we have just successfully converted a ProTools v5 session file to Reaper, Audition, Samplitude, Vegas, etc,etc

An AATransalator version with PT support is not far away.

A collective high five is warranted here

Goodness me, I am impressed! This is what I have been waiting for since you began this epic endeavour! I look  forward to when it is ready!

I look  forward to when it is ready! 

Not as much as me

An updated user documentation has been uploaded which covers the latest (v1.3) release.

PT5 is almost there and the first PT release will include a facility to import PT5 session files.
We do need more PT5 session files in order to expand our test bed.  If anyone has some it would be appreciated........

It's probably only fair to let everyone know that with the PT release there may be a small price rise (still much cheaper than the opposition products of $800 & $500).  Existing purchases at the time of release will naturally receive the upgrade for free.

Be advised.