Pro Tools Changelog

What's new in Pro Tools 2024.3.1

Apr 11, 2024

MIDI Improvements:
New MIDI Chains feature:
Allows one to process MIDI sequentially through the Insert slots of Instrument tracks
Routing the MIDI Chain Out of a track to a new track is supported, allowing one to record the result of the MIDI processing of a track
MIDI Plugins:
Support for AAX MIDI plugins
A new category available for Instrument tracks
3 Pro Tools plugins are added (Note Stack, Pitch Control, Velocity Control)
Artist / Studio / Ultimate: 3 partner plugins are added (EON-Arp by Modalics, Groove Shaper by Pitch Innovations, Riffer 3 by Audiomodern)
MIDI Input/Output menus:
Now truly alphabetically sorted, with the current track displayed on top for faster access
Non valid targets are no longer displayed
Edit Window Detachable Tabs:
A workflow enhancement which allows users to undock the elements from the Edit Window docked tab system and position them around the screen or keep them on a secondary display. This removes the workflow limitation of having only a single docked tab shown at a time and offers a better user experience when editing Clip Effects and Melodyne ARA.
Copy/Paste Between Pro Tools and Sibelius:
MIDI data can now be copied and pasted between Pro Tools and Sibelius. The workflow is supported in both directions.
From Pro Tools:
Copy a selection of MIDI clips to the clipboard:
The payload will have all relevant MIDI information, including notes, pitch, note duration, timing/position in clip, all CC (Continuous Controllers) data across the clip(s)
It will include all MIDI data on the conductor track (time signature/meter, tempo, key signature)
Paste the MIDI directly into a staff within Sibelius Passage selection will only paste music (for the selected staves only)
If pasting into a Passage selection, you will only paste music (for the selected staves only)
If pasting into a System selection. You will paste music & Conductor track (includes all staves and the tempos, time sigs, etc.)
From Sibelius:
Copy music in a staff (or across several staves) to the clipboard
The clipboard will contain all relevant MIDI information, including notes, pitch, note duration, timing/position in clip, all CC (Continuous Controllers) data across the stave(s), and all MIDI on the conductor track/system stave (time signature/meter, tempo, key signature)
It will include all MIDI on the conductor track (time signature/meter, tempo, key signature)
Paste MIDI into selected Pro Tools tracks:
NOTE: MIDI data relating to the conductor track will be ignored (time signature/meter, tempo, key signature)
Dolby Atmos Improvements:
Custom Live Re-Renders:
Render additional copies of your Dolby Atmos mix and bus them back into your session for monitoring or printing delay compensated stems. Custom re-renders may contain the full Dolby Atmos mix or be filtered by groups.
Supported Formats:
Binaural, 2.0, 5.1, 7.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1.4 (Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate)
9.1.6 (Pro Tools Ultimate only)
Custom Bed Sub-Paths
Beds in the Dolby Atmos tab may now have custom sub-paths. This offers more flexibility and better compatibility with earlier Pro Tools sessions that utilized Dolby Atmos.
Additional ADM Metadata:
Additional information is displayed about the WAV ADM BWF file in the Import Session Data Window.
Easier ADM Import:
Pro Tools will now re-use any compatible paths when importing a WAV ADM BWF file. This reduces the amount of I/O Setup configuration needed after import.
Dolby Atmos renderer window is now translated for supported languages.
Custom Re-Renders Window is now re-sizable and allows for scrolling of the groups list when it becomes too large.
Dolby Atmos groups window now allows multi-selecting and deleting of groups in bulk.
Sketch Improvements:
Improvements to Drag and Drop between Sketch Window and Edit Window:
Sketch window mixer settings are now included when drag and dropping to the Edit window.
We now render MIDI as audio when clips are dragged from Pro Tools to a Sketch window audio track.
When saving a Sketch document into a Pro Tools Session folder, we now automatically pin it, so it will open when the Session is re-opened.
A new 'Main' section has been added to the Sketch mixer. It includes the main volume, a toggle for the output limiter, and a metronome volume control.
A length column has been added to the Media Browser.
Plugin Cache Improvements:
When two or more plugins require iLok authorization, Pro Tools will give the option to skip these plugins, greatly reducing the amount of click-thrus.
Pro Tools is now able to load new AAX plugins while running. When a new plugin is added to the Plug-Ins folder, Pro Tools will recognize the plugin and load it.
Video Engine Can Remain Disabled:
Pro Tools will no longer require the video engine to be enabled when opening a session containing video. This allows the system to save resources when picture does not need to be displayed.

New in Pro Tools 2023.12.0 (Dec 13, 2023)

New in Pro Tools 2023.3.0 (Mar 25, 2023)

New in Pro Tools 2022.12.0 (Dec 28, 2022)

Enhancements:
Public Beta of Native Apple Silicon Support:
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Pro Tools 2022.12 gives users the opportunity to run Pro Tools natively on Apple M1 and M2 processors as part of a public beta. The Pro Tools team has been working to deliver full Apple native Silicon support, and this public beta enables users early access to check it out and experience the performance improvements for themselves while the team works to deliver a fully-qualified release in early 2023.
EUCON Status Control:
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Pro Tools provides EUCON Status Control that can be shown (or hidden) in the Edit Window toolbar. It allows enabling and disabling EUCON in Pro Tools and indicates the EUCON connection health and status.
To enable, click on the triangle on the far right of the Edit Window toolbar to expand viewing options. Check the "EUCON" Option to enable the EuCon Status Control Section.
EUCON status - how to enable.
Once checked, the EUCON status control icon will appear to the right of the output meters in the Edit
Improved Support for Sessions Exported by Media Composer
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate™)
Media Composer 2022.12 can now export Pro Tools session files. Pro Tools 2022.12 better supports reading marker data generated by Media Composer and places it in the Pro Tools marker ruler.
Bug Fixes:
AAF:
AAF's will now import correctly when clips reference media that spans multiple files (PT-295240)
Pro Tools will now automatically look for media in /users/shared/AvidMediaComposer when opening a session or importing an AAF (PT-291342)
ARA:
Fixed a problem that was causing AAE errors when interacting with Melodyne using ARA (PT-290970)
Fixed a rendering bug on a Melodyne enabled track that only occurred when the tempo was changed (PT-292559)
ARA data is no longer missing when reopening a session if there were multiple instances of. the same clip on a track (PT-295464)
ARA 'blobs' will no longer disappear from a tick-based ARA-edited clip when the clip was looped (PT-295200)
Files will no longer be missing on tick-based audio tracks in the session saved with Save Copy in different SR for tick-based ARA tracks (PT-292075)
Session notes are no longer displayed during session open when the session contains duplicated ARA clips (PT-292066)
"TCE Edit to Timeline Selection" is now available on an ARA or Elastic Audio enabled tracks (PT-294248)
Dragging and dropping stereo plug-ins onto inserts on mono tracks is now possible (PT-293980)
Melodyne commands are now available in the Custom Keyboard Shortcuts (PT-293659)
Removed a graphical defect in the Melodyne tab where it would render the tab black under certain conditions (PT-292759)
Corrected an issue where ARA visualization on clips was wrong when using Multi Layer Editing (PT-288072)
Melodyne visualization now appears on looped clips (PT-282105)
Accessibility:
Addressed a Ventura specific issue where Voiceover could not be used to select multiple tracks (PT-295384)
Voiceover now speaks the value, name and role of Fade Shape selector in the Fade Window (PT-290777)
Audio to MIDI:
"Extract MIDI to New Track" now works properly after deleting an object-selected clip from the track (PT-292768)
Automation:
Latch mode automation no longer writes a diagonal line where playback stops when the fader is pulled to -inf dB (PT-284166)
Aux I/O:
Pro Tools Audio Bridge can now be used to send 7.1.4 audio from the OS to Pro Tools via the 16 channel device (PT-295399)
Aux I/O inputs will now pass signal if the chiclets in the I/O Setup output tab are moved and put back (PT-293253)
Aux I/O devices will no longer have a "2" appended to the name after a brief device disconnection, which prevented reconnecting to previously-used devices (PT-293060)
Pro Tools Audio Bridge now outputs all channels when using the 6 channel device with VLC Media Player (PT-292985)
AFL/PFL Solo mode now continue working after reordering outputs in IO Setup (PT-250219)
Cloud Collaboration:
Some projects unable to be opened with error "The project is still uploading" can now be opened. (PT-289731)
Projects on Windows now upload when saved (PT-293583)
Enabling ARA on a track is now transmitted to another user via Track Collaboration (PT-290670)
Fixed a bug where an ARA enabled clip lost its ARA edits when sent to another user via Track Collaboration (PT-290669)
Commit / Freeze:
Fixed an error that occurred when committing up to an insert in the Mix window, which prevented the operation from completing (PT-293083)
Control Surfaces:
Plug-in bypass state on EUCON Control Surfaces now reliably appear in sync with Pro Tools directly after opening a session. (PT-295855)
Core Audio / ASIO / Windows Audio Device:
It is now possible to change the H/W buffer size on HD hardware when used as an ASIO device on Windows 11 (PT-284108)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed a crash on session open that would occur with several plug-ins (PT-288219)
Deleting a track during playback, that contains a plug-in with a sidechain input, will no longer crash on with an HDX playback engine (PT-293556)
Fixed a SWOD when hiding Pro Tools while a Fade or Bounce window is open (PT-291826, PT-293683)
Changing the Hardware Buffer Size and Sample Rate in Hardware Setup no longer SWODs (PT-286948/PT-286949)
Fixed a crash when entering comments in a Melodyne enabled track (PT-293322)
Editing:
Edit selection range is once again retained if it is extended to another track by Shift-clicking, instead of snapping to the grid (PT-294222)
Multiple selected tick-based clips will once again retain selected when dragged or nudged multiple times in Slip Mode (PT-294562)
MIDI notes in consolidated tick-based MIDI clips can once again be selected and edited (PT-291913)
Grid values on Pro Tools 10 sessions are once again correctly restored when the session is opened. Previously some sessions opened with very large and invalid grid settings which prevented normal editing. (PT-291229)
A selected MIDI clip will once again remain selected when nudging with non-Bar|Beat values (PT-291354)
Clip Gain no longer gets stuck in a bypassed state (PT-291462)
Hybrid Engine:
All channels of multi-mono plug-ins will remain bypassed on session open for DSP enabled tracks (PT-294038)
Import:
MP3 files now import much quicker when running natively on Apple silicon (PT-286064)
M4a/AAC files now import much quicker when running natively on Apple silicon (PT-273021)
Installer:
Mix and Edit windows can once again be switched using ‘Command’ + ‘=' on macOS Ventura (PT-294264)
Custom keyboard shortcut for the Color Palette will now both open and close the window (PT-291465)
Keyboard shortcuts containing the Ctrl key that is sent from external apps are correctly received by Pro Tools (Windows only) (PT-289341)
Keyboard shortcuts containing the Ctrl key will now work on systems with the OS display language set to Chinese (PRC) (Windows only) (PT-285640)
Edit selections can once again be extended to a marker using SHIFT and numeric keypad shortcuts (PT-291640)
‘Command’ + ‘Up/Down’ in the Docked MIDI Editor once again changes the MIDI velocity (PT-293982)
Plugins:
Playlists will not be corrupted under certain conditions in very large sessions (PT-292881)
Pasting text into a plug-in window will no longer paste the data twice (PT-263909)
Fixed an issue that could prevent playback after instantiating a plug-in (PT-284954)
Pro Tools | Carbon Systems:
LEDs for multiple sections of Pro Tool | Carbon & Pro Tools | Carbon Pre now behave as expected (PT-292460/PT-290772/PT-291804)
The Pro Tools | Carbon/Carbon Expanded Core Audio AVB Playback Engine is now available in Pro Tools Artist (PT-292305)
The Headphone chicklets in Pro Tools | Carbon IO Setup no longer are displayed as question marks on other Playback Engines and preventing IO Setup closure (PT-291057)
Performance had been improved when running multiple plugins at a 1024 Hardware Buffer on some Mac Pro 6,1 and Mac Book Pros, where previously you could intermittently receive a "Pro Tools cannot communicate with the selected PB Engine device" dialogue (PT-280480)
Routing and I/O Setup:
Defaulting I/O setup with a Default Format wider than stereo now only add the default format as the first output path instead of once per interface (PT-290677)
Defaulting the Input tab in I/O Setup will now create paths with the correct names for the MBOX Studio (PT-294513)
Synchronization:
Pro Tools will now consistently follow the frame edge after changing the clock master from an HD Interface to Pro Tools Sync HD / Pro Tools | Sync X (PT-290779)
Fixed several issues via a Pro Tools | Sync X firmware update (See Sync-X-Firmware-Release-Notes for details)
UI:
In the Window menu, focus states (tick mark) for floating windows are now correctly displayed (macOS Ventura only) (PT-293979)
Grid lines in the timeline are not redrawn correctly after changing session start time to different frame value (PT-289678)
Dragging the divider to open the Tracks list no longer causes UI glitches (PT-295309)
The Clip FX pane is now shown at the proper resolution on Mac Retina displays (PT-216609)
Pro Tools System Usage Window CPU meter calculations have been unified between HDX and host-bases systems. Note that this may cause a cosmetic decrease in HDX CPU metering, though the actual CPU performance has not changed (PT-287890)
It is no longer possible for a machine to show more than 100% memory usage in the Pro Tools System Usage Window when running in Rosetta (PT-276792)
Ableton Link cluster can now be shown or hidden from the transport section of the view menu (PT-292884)
The menu for Clip-Rating is now grayed out when no clip is selected (PT-251240)
Scrolling up with a mouse wheel now works when the docked MIDI Editor or Melodyne window is maximized (PT-280856)
Miscellaneous:
Digitest now installs the correct firmware on Rev G Pro Tools | HD MADI (PT-294804)
Plug-in bypass state is now inherited when duplicating DSP tracks (PT-277620)
Text once again wraps in the Rename Clip window (PT-291509/PT-249254)
The correct sample rates are now available after changing Windows Audio Device input device in the Playback Engine (PT-291049/PT-285645)
Fixed a case where audio would not be heard after changing the sample rate from H/W Setup before creating a session (PT-278007)
Fixed an issue where Audio Suite plug-ins would be grayed out in the menus after performing certain actions in Pro Tools (PT-290588)

New in Pro Tools 2022.10.0 (Oct 25, 2022)

Enhancements:
Noise Burst Peak Protection Preference
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
A preference can now be used to disable protection against unexpected noise bursts, allowing full headroom. For more information, please visit the Noise Burst Peak Protection Knowledge Base article.
Bug Fixes:
AAF:
Fixed a crash that was caused by moving a clip group with Melodyne or Elastic Audio to a new track (PT-292582)
Removed an assertion that occurred when committing or rendering a Melodyne clip containing a crossfade (PT-292443)
Fixed a rendering issue when dragging and dropping a Melodyne clip onto a track with a different timebase (PT-292207)
Fixed an ARA Tempo map issue that occurred when the song start was different than the session start (PT-291628)
Fixed an issue where Melodyne and Pro Tools bar numbers did not line up (PT-290660)
Removed an interrupt that occurred when performing certain operations on a Melodyne clip (PT-290617)
Reduced the frequency of the 'Saving ARA Data' progress bar (PT-289968)
The Melodyne tab height is now recalled after reopening the tab (PT-291605)
Fixed an issue that resulted in dropped Melodyne edits when recalling a Track Preset (PT-288974)
Aux I/O:
Aux I/O devices will now be unavailable in the session when they are incompatible with the current Pro Tools H/W Buffer setting. This is to prevent audio artifacts (PT-291097)
Control Surfaces?:
Surface knobs will more consistently update after attentioning tracks from a EuControl control surface or by clicking in Pro Tools (PT-293257)
Using OK and Cancel buttons from a EUCON control surface will no longer crash Pro Tools on macOS Catalina (PT-292636)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed a crash on quit that may occur on session close after using Aux I/O (Fixed because of crash report submissions. Thank you!) (PT-292492/PT-292491)
Shift+clicking in the Edit Window to extend the edit selection will no longer assert when the grid is set to Bars|Beats and the Main Counter is set to something else (PT-292573)
Tabbing to the next or previous MIDI clip will no longer assert when the Main Counter is not Bars|Beats and Real-Time Properties is enabled (PT-291840)
Fixed a crash that may occur when using certain clip groups (PT-292494)
Editing:
Separating a clip that contains a sync point will no longer cause the clip to appear in the wrong place after reopening the session (PT-291911)
The Spot dialog opened via a custom shortcut was not functioning correctly and has been removed (PT-292691)
Fixed an issue where Pro Tools fails to warn about removed plug-ins when a track-width changing plug-in is added earlier in the plug-in chain (PT-289724)
Elastic Audio:
Fixed an issue that resulted in a missing file when rendering an Elastic Audio track under certain circumstances (PT-291989)
Import:
Import Audio will no longer prompt with redundant dialogs when importing an ADM file (PT-292222)
Clicking the "Open" button in the Import Audio Window will now be prevented if there are no files selected to import (PT-289620)
Import speed has been improved when importing large amounts of files with the Import Audio Window (PT-281963)
Performance:
Eliminated a specific type of frequent long SWODs which occurred when the edit selection was on many tracks in sessions with hundreds of tracks and thousands of clips (PT-293054)
Fixed an issue that was causing AAE -9400 errors when Melodyne enabled clips encountered tempo changes (PT-292456)
UI:
Fixed the text display in the Playback Engine for several non-English languages (PT-292134/PT-291992/PT-291991)
AudioSuite menu will no longer be grayed out after creating a new session with a different sample rate (PT-290335)
VCA meters are once again correctly positioned when a session is opened, session is imported, and right after a group is assigned to a VCA (PT-286831/PT-289223/PT-292076)
The playhead is once again drawn and updated correctly when scrolling modes are changed, the tab section is closed, during shuttle, and after Edit Window resize and vertical scroll (PT-292976/PT-292302/PT-291956/PT-276077)
The pan knob is once again responsive to mouse drags (PT-291971)
Video:
Timecode overlay will now loop with Interlaced video (PT-292503)
The video engine will no longer fail to load after updating the Pro Tools installation on Windows OS (UME-1685)
Miscellaneous:
A warning dialog will once again be displayed when a width changing plugin is added which will cause certain automation lanes to be removed (PT-289668)
Localized some Melodyne related warning dialogs (PT-292048)
Windows Audio Device is now prioritized over ASIO4ALL as a default playback engine on Windows OS (PT-291984)

New in Pro Tools 2022.9.0 (Sep 29, 2022)

Enhancements:
ARA:
(Pro Tools Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Celemony’s Melodyne pitch and time correction tool is now deeply integrated into Pro Tools using ARA 2.0.
Aux I/O:
(Pro Tools Artist / Studio / Ultimate™ - macOS Big Sur and later)
Add Core Audio devices as additional inputs and outputs to your current Playback Engine
Route to and from other applications, as well as hardware interfaces
Quantize Controls in Toolbars:
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
Quantization settings can be viewed and adjusted right in the Edit Window and MIDI Editor toolbars.
Timecode Overlay X/Y Slider:
(Pro Tools Ultimate™)
Fine-tune the timecode overlay position with X/Y sliders.
32,000 Markers:
(Pro Tools Intro / Artist / Studio / Ultimate™)
The allowed marker count has been increased from 999 to 32,000.
Bug Fixes:
AAF:
Pro Tools will now set the session timecode rate to match the edit timebase used in the Media Composer timeline. Requires AAF’s generated from Media Composer 2022.7 or later (PT-287641, MCCET-4655)
Prevented incorrectly referenced files and "invalid clips" error messages after importing an AAF from Adobe Premiere if file ID conflicts exist (PT-283998)
Improved file linking speeds in the case where an AAF is imported and media files have no ID's (PT-284920
Accessibility:
Voice Over no longer announces non-existent disclosure triangles in I/O setup for paths that do not contain sub paths (PT-287058)
Voice Over now announces state changes for checkboxes in I/O Setup (PT-286996)
HEAT controls are now grouped together for VoiceOver (PT-288516)
Selected keys in the Key Change dialog are now reported to VoiceOver (PT-288515)
Selected fade shapes in the fade shape pop-up menu in the Fades dialogs are now reported to VoiceOver (PT-288512)
HEAT Controls Show/Hide button in the Mix Window is now correctly labeled for VoiceOver and tooltip (PT-288483)
Fixed an issue that caused Pro Tools to SWOD when opening a session when using certain accessibility features (PT-284004)
Fixed a bug that caused Pro Tools to crash when using SoundFlow (PT-283966)
Automation:
Automatch now works with Pro Tools Studio when clicking with modifier on the track automation selector or when accessed from a control surface (PT-289146)
Commit / Freeze:
Committing an instrument track under certain circumstances no longer generates an empty clip (PT-279591)
Control Surfaces:
Fixed an intermittent crash on quit when EUCON was enabled (PT-290328)
Crashes and Errors:
Pro Tools no longer crashes when a session is closed using certain custom single key keyboard shortcuts (PT-288085)
Prevent assertions on opening the Real-Time Properties window in certain sessions (PT-290329)
Fixed a crash loading sessions when a legacy ethernet controller was declared (PT-289284)
Resizing or scrolling the Mix Window after playlists are added or deleted in the Edit Window Playlists view will no longer cause UI artifacts, errors, or crashes. (PT-292349, PT-290619)
Dolby Atmos® Workflows:
If multiple busses are assigned to the same bed-mapped output, they now all show up in the Bed track assignment menu and are also included in any automatic fold down (PT-288772)
Text alignment has been improved in the Bounce Mix window when bouncing a WAV BWF ADM or re-renders (PT-288763)
Importing back to back ADM files will no longer result in clips on the timeline having the same name (PT-288740)
Editing:
Engaging Zoom Toggle in large sessions should no longer cause SWODs (PT-289180)
Moving a clip group containing video after editing should no longer break the group (PT-288639)
Split to Mono' no longer creates tracks with the same names when performed a second time (PT-291841)
Elastic Audio:
Dragging a warp marker with Layered Editing enabled will no longer cause a crash (PT-278030)
Hybrid Engine:
Fixed an issue that caused a track's audio output to be misaligned if it was record disabled and then taken out of DSP mode (PT-281075)
Import:
Non-surround based interleaved audio will now import with the correct channel order when using the Import Audio Window (PT-289798)
The ID conflict dialog has been improved to help clarify which file is in the session, and which file is being imported (PT-288888)
New file IDs now assigned, after copying with Import Session Data, if the copied file has the same ID as a file already in session (PT-288313)
Importing session data twice will no longer copy duplicate audio from the second import if the session or AAF references same audio file (PT-285535, PT-285466)
Installer:
The Pro Tools Windows installer no longer installs duplicate copies of AAX plug-ins in a 32-bit location (PT-286621)
Fixed a failure with the Windows HD Driver uninstaller (PT-278524)
MIDI:
MIDI notes can be selected and edited where it was previously intermittently failing, including in Slip mode, after record, and after quantization (PT-289793, PT-289553, PT-289219)
Both the numeric pad 0 as well as the alphanumeric 0 can now be used for the shortcut Command+Option+0 (Ctrl+Alt+0 on Windows) to Quantize (PT-288379)
Double-clicking a clip to open the Docked MIDI Editor no longer changes the grid value in the MIDI Editor (PT-288335)
Entering notes in the Score Editor no longer causes SWODs under certain conditions (PT-283596)
Notes at clip boundaries no longer disappear when a clip is placed next to them under certain conditions (PT-246284)
Performance:
Session open times have been improved in certain circumstances (PT-286702)
Improved CPU performance on certain Apple silicon machines (PT-288790, PT-290264)
Pro Tools | Carbon:
Headphone mirroring chiclets now appear correctly in the I/O Setup after changing both HP mirroring and alternative monitor set selections in the Pro Tools | Carbon Hardware Setup. (PT-288764)
Tracks with output routing to HP or Line 1-4 paths are now correctly made active after disabling the corresponding HP mirroring or alternative monitor sets in the Pro Tools | Carbon Hardware Setup. (PT-285649)
Fixed a crash that would occur after hiding the mic preamp controls in the Mix Window and then enabling DSP mode. (PT-292107)
Production Management / Interplay:
Pro Tools will no longer crash when launching from Interplay Access (requires Interplay Access 2022.3.1 and up) (PT-288697)
Routing and I/O Setup:
Default Output Assignment is once again assignable in I/O Setup (PT-290371)
Improved the speed of opening I/O Setup when interfaces have high channel counts (PT-288569)
Horizontal scrolling has been improved in the I/O Setup Mic Preamps tab. (PT-285695)
UI:
Preferences>Mixing>Routing Coefficients will no longer contain cutoff text in non-english languages (PT-290379)
The timeline is drawn correctly aligned when a memory location is recalled (PT-289552)
Send level meters no longer stay on screen when Expanded Send view is turned off (PT-289919)
Gain reduction meters on inserts no longer show incorrect reduction after track height is changed (PT-289455)
Arrow keys once again work in OS dialogs that are opened from a plug-in (PT-288779)
Cases of gray and black rectangles appearing on tracks after zooming in and out are prevented (PT-288029)
The Universe display should no longer be blank or fail to be interactive (PT-285259)
Clips and markers are no longer drawn incorrectly when zooming in and out while using Continuous Scrolling mode (PT-288755)
Corrected a typo in a Clip Effects progress bar (PT-289286)
Removed a typo in a 'Save Track Preset' dialog title (PT-289906)
Video:
Improved performance with timecode overlay (PT-288638)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed an issue with Custom Shuttle Lock Speed in Pro Tools Studio (PT-290238)
Added Record lock preferences to Pro Tools Studio. (PT-290238)
Fixed an issue that caused later generation Pro Tools | HD MADI's to not be recognized by DigiTest (PT-285984)
Improved DigiTest's ability to recover an HD-class interface to be recovered after a failed firmware update (PT-285492)

New in Pro Tools 2022.7.0 (Jul 28, 2022)

Bug Fixes:
Cloud:
Pro Tools cloud projects that were not able to be opened as of Pro Tools 2022.4 will now open (Windows 10 + 11) (PT-288184)
Crashes & Errors:
Pro Tools will no longer crash when importing clip groups (macOS Monterey) (PT-289727)
Fixed a crash that may occur upon session open (PT-289501; PT-289363)
Delay Compensation:
Fixed a delay compensation issue when destructive punch recording from an external source through an aux track w/plug in and cascade recording (PT-289059)
Editing:
Fixed an Assertion Error ("time_type_mismatch", ../../NewFileLibs/Time/Time_TypedBase.h Line 142) when moving markers in Grid Mode with the Clips/Markers option selected (PT-289730)
Quantize using Follow Bars|Beats Grid now accepts grid values smaller than 1/32 (PT-288837)
MIDI:
Fixed an assertion error (Assert in Time_TypedBase.h Line 142) resulting in a crash while using Trim Tool on notes in Grid mode on Sample Based Instrument / MIDI Tracks (macOS Catalina + Big Sur) (PT-288914)
UI:
After dragging tracks, the Edit window no longer takes a long time to update (PT-289306)
Vertical scrolling is no longer sluggish (PT-273976)
Fixed an issue where moving multiple tracks (or a folder track) used to take a long time for the tracks to successfully lock to their new location in the edit window. Usually accompanied by a SWOD (PT-285331; PT-289306)
Track Resizing is no longer slow compared to Catalina when Inserts & Sends columns are showing in Edit window (PT-289313)
UI is no longer sluggish when resizing all tracks in sessions with many tracks (PT-280601)
GUI is no longer sluggish to update when changing selected playlist in playlist view on an a Mac Studio running Monterey (PT-289304)
GUI is no longer sluggish to update when changing to playlist view on a Mac Studio Running Monterey (PT-289303)
Fixed an issue where the GUI was slow to respond when opening folder tracks on a Mac Studio running Monterey (PT-289302)
Nudging clips across many tracks at once is no longer slow (PT-288767)
Show/Hide Markers no longer takes 3x Longer to Activate on macOS Big Sur 11.6.2 When Compared to on Catalina (PT-284024)
Windows UI improvements:
Fixed an issue with Windows 10 using built-in internal cards where playback wouldn't start, resulting in the play button flashing (PT-285435)

New in Pro Tools 2022.6.0 (Jul 1, 2022)

Enhancements:
Dolby Atmos® Improvements:
(Pro Tools Studio / Ultimate)
Export Offline Dolby Atmos Re-Renders
WAV ADM Export Speed Improvement
Link to WAV ADM upon import
Timecode Overlay:
(Pro Tools Ultimate)
Display timecode on desktop video window and client monitor
Include timecode overlay when bouncing to MOV
Default Send Level:
(Pro Tools Artist / Studio / Ultimate)
Choose a default level for new sends
Quantize Enhancements:
(Pro Tools Artist / Studio / Ultimate)
Quantize can “Follow Bars|Beats Grid”
Quantize MIDI events via key command, without needing to open the Event Operations Window
Docked MIDI Editor Option:
(Pro Tools Artist / Studio / Ultimate)
New preference to open the Docked MIDI Editor via double clicking a MIDI clip
Pro Tools | Sync X Standalone Mode:
(Pro Tools Ultimate)
Access settings on the Pro Tools | Sync X front panel, including timecode generation
Bug Fixes:
AAF:
Source Properties in the Import Session Data Window will now display the correct information when an AAF is drag and dropped into a session (PT-284924)
Accessibility:
HEAT Pre and Bypass controls for individual tracks are now available for Accessibility (PT-284814)
VoiceOver once again works when executing shortcut commands such as Copy, Cut, Paste, Duplicate, Select All, Undo, and Redo (PT-286484)
VoiceOver can once again speak the Tab to Transient state (PT-286134)
Crashes & Errors:
Prevented a crash that may occur in certain cases when playing or editing multi-channel clips that are constructed out of multiple files or different channel lengths. An AAE -9188 or -9187 error will be seen instead (PT-284651/PT-281084/PT-253592/PT-278121/PT-236294)
Fixed a crash that may occur when freezing tracks (reported via crash logs - thank you!!!) (PT-284692)
Fixed a crash when freezing an Instrument Track if it's contents was recently edited in the MIDI Editor (PT-288548)
Real-Time Properties: Fixed an error that was thrown when exporting MIDI (PT-263228)
Delay Compensation:
Fixed a case that caused signal to be misaligned, on HDX hardware, when a track is fed from other tracks that consist of off disk and live input signal (PT-278093)
Fixed a case where audio could be printed early when bouncing audio with complex bus routing (PT-278920)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
The correct audio will now be imported from a WAV ADM BWF file if both matched tracks and new tracks are included in the import (PT-288147)
Height automation will now be included in a WAV ADM BWF when using auto-height (blue) mode (PT-285653)
Committing or bouncing a track with auto-height mode will now properly render height automation for tracks in auto-height mode (PT-286729)
Improved accuracy when using the Coalesce Pan Guide Automation command on tracks using auto-height mode (PT-286824)
Undoing "Coalesce Pan Guide Automation" will now affect both height channels (PT-280319)
A bed can now be mapped in I/O setup if the last channel is number 128 (PT-284603)
Improved automation breakpoint accuracy when exporting a 48 kHz WAV ADM BWF from a 96 kHz session (PT-284341)
Drag and dropping multi-mono re-renders generated by the Dolby Atmos renderer will now create multichannel tracks (PT-278877/PT-280231)
Drag and dropping multi-mono re-renders generated by the Dolby Atmos renderer will now sort the channels by their channel order, rather than the finder sort order (PT-278876/PT-276393)
Editing:
Space Clips operations on tick-based tracks will now consistently abut clips if the value is set to zero (PT-266601)
Spot to Edit Insertion from the Clips list will now correctly "Send Fully Overlapped Clips to Available Playlist When Editing" if this preference is enabled (PT-288161)
Clips are no longer deleted when "Capture Clip" is used more than the number of Levels of Undo (PT-287612)
Fixed a defect that was causing a duplicate clip to be created when undoing the action if the clip was previously auto-moved to the alternative playlist using the "Send Fully Overlapped" function (PT-279952)
Renamed Undo queue item "TListTCE" when dragging and dropping items from Clip List while using Fit the timeline selection (PT-281975)
File Linking:
An access violation is no longer encountered on Windows OS when importing an AAF that references files with duplicate ID's (PT-281100)
Prevented Pro Tools from attempting to stamp MXF audio files with new ID's if there is a new ID conflict (PT-287410)
MXF files with unique SMPTE ID's will no longer post an ID conflict warning if the standard Unique ID is not unique (PT-286192)
Folder Tracks:
Fixed a bug where all hidden tracks were shown and every folder was opened after opening the Session (PT-258820)
Fixed a bug causing the session to open with all folder tracks open when only the Mix window is open (PT-260627)
Hybrid Engine:
Fixed a case that could cause signal to be heard through a send on an input monitored, DSP enabled track, after a max DSP warning was encountered (PT-284783)
Fixed a case where input monitoring from one track could cause other tracks to be input monitored as well (PT-274120/PT-284998)
Fixed a crash that could occur on quit after recording on a track in DSP mode which is routed to another track in input monitor (PT-265051)
Recalling default EQ/DYN plugins on a DSP Mode track no longer results in no plugin processing (PT-281621)
Import:
Pro Tools Artist and Studio now default Import Session Data’s "Main Playlist Options" to the last used choice (PT-288144/PT-286435)
Installer:
The correct Pro Tools icon will now be installed after installation on Windows OS that is set to a non-english language (PT-286063)
Avid Link will no longer offer to update the HD Driver when the latest driver is already installed (PT-287539)
MIDI:
Incorrect overlap shadows on MIDI clips are no longer displayed at session open (PT-279272)
MIDI notes should no longer disappear when copy/pasting MIDI clips (PT-278475)
Shift+Control-dragging the song start marker to move it without moving tick-based data, will no longer fail with an error (PT-271485)
Nudged MIDI clips should no longer incorrectly merge into other clips under certain conditions, and will correctly overwrite instead (PT-267098)
When clips are edited in Grid mode, the correct MIDI notes at the clip boundaries should now be included (PT-261344)
MIDI clips and notes should no longer shift positions and lengths when duplicated in the timeline (PT-254223)
Dragging MIDI clips should no longer elongate them by 1 sample, which was causing notes at the start of the following bar/beat to be overwritten (PT-245969)
There should no longer be MIDI notes that do not respond to editing commands, nor copy when dragged instead of being moved (PT-242595)
All notes in selected clips should now correctly respond to transposition commands (PT-271607)
MIDI notes are correctly and reliably recorded when a new clip must be auto-created for them (PT-243622)
Copy/Pasting or duplicating a MIDI clip should no longer result in the length of some of the notes being changed (PT-236760)
MIDI notes no longer erroneously move when selecting clips (PT-273060)
Performance:
Improved solo and mute responsiveness when an AFL/PFL path is assigned (PT-286747)
Pro Tools | Carbon:
Fixed a case where audio could stop passing through a send if it was assigned to both a track in DSP mode and a track in non DSP mode (PT-284778)
Improved delay compensation accuracy with ADAT I/O (PT-284569)
Mic pre settings are no longer recalled from the session when opening a session at a different sample rate (PT-284375)
Track enable/disable state will now update appropriately if that tracks output is unused or used in a MON mirror (PT-283492)
The phantom power button is now visibly disabled when mic channels are linked, but only one XLR is connected (PT-280765)
The "Retain Mic Pre Settings" option is now translated in French and Spanish (PT-279305)
The "Launch Setup App" in Hardware Setup now launches Audio MIDI Setup instead of the AVB Audio Configuration utility (PT-282525)
Meters will no longer illuminate when switching input type on Pro Tools | Carbon (PT-285254)
Pro Tools can now remote control the Pro Tools | Carbon pre-amps if the Pro Tools | PRE is enabled in peripherals but not powered on (PT-283822)
Recording:
Pre-recorded audio during post-roll audio is once again heard, during Quick/Track Punch, if the pre-roll value is set to 0 (PT-284773)
Synchronization:
Pro Tools | Sync X will no longer restart due to a memory leak after drawing new text on the front display after an extended period of time [Requires firmware 1.1.0.17] (PT-285253)
UI:
Fixed an issue on Windows that caused plug-ins and large track lists to become truncated on some display configurations cause (PT-273242)
Text is no longer cut off in the Peripherals > Dolby Atmos tab when working in Spanish (PT-286191)
Fixed an issue where ruler settings only applied to the Samples display on Pro Tools Artist tier (PT-285591)
Video:
Paste Special -> Repeat to Fill Selection will no longer fail with an assertion when used on a video track (PT-260614)
MOV files that contain MP3 encoded audio can now be imported, as long as they also use DNxHD, DNxHR, or Apple ProRes video codecs (PT-278092)
Workspace:
Copy & Relink will no longer change a .WAV extension to .WAV.wav (PT-286020)
Miscellaneous:
It is no longer possible to rename a file from the Clip List if the clip references a multi-stem file (PT-283691)
Pro Tools no longer gets stuck when creating sends, with a cascading assignment, if a master fader is present (PT-284538)
Saving a track preset which includes audio from a multi-stem WAV file will no longer cause an assertion (PT-284394)
Localization issues in the Keyboard Shortcuts window have been corrected (PT-285603, PT-285488)
Command+C and Command+V for copy and paste are once again working reliably (PT-284370)
Keystrokes sent from external apps such as Matchbox and EdiLoad are working again on Windows (we are working with our development partners to identify other keys that are still problematic) (PT-286748)
Menu items are once again unavailable until Pro Tools launch is complete, thereby averting crashes (PT-287048)
The Sound Libraries folder is no longer incorrectly moved if the Documents and Settings location is changed in the preferences (PT-278119)
Aux tracks are correctly drawn so that black squares no longer appear (Monterey) (PT-285434)
Spanish UI cutoffs in Preferences > Mix has been fixed (Windows) (PT-286188)
The text and background in menus should no longer turn to similar colors (Monterey) (PT-285605, PT-277111)
French UI cutoffs in several dialogs have been fixed (PT-279646, PT-268649)
Eliminated many graphic glitches that appeared while dragging MIDI or Audio clips from the Clips list over the Timeline with an opened docked MIDI Editor (PT-267360)
Many shortcuts that did not work with a Korean input source are once again functional - Set Keyboard Shortcuts window "Default Menu Shortcut Assignments" preference to "Show US Key Caps" (PT-287644)
Eliminated more cases of UI issues such as black spots in the Edit window when scrolling and zooming (PT-287148)
Fixed the error handling when there is there in no license to run Pro Tools present (PT-282874)
Unchecking the "Retain Current Settings" checkbox will no longer reset all preamp settings on Pro Tools | PRE to their default state (PT-286890)

New in Pro Tools 2022.5.0 (May 27, 2022)

New in Pro Tools 2022.4.0 (Apr 27, 2022)

Enhancements:
Tiers:
Avid now offers three different subscription tiers for Pro Tools:
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Flex (with Pro Tools Ultimate™ software)
UI:
Improved vertical scrolling performance on macOS Big Sur and Monterey.
Key Commands:
Assign custom keyboard shortcuts to almost any command in Pro Tools.
Search:
Search for Pro Tools commands and items in the software by name.
Color Space:
Enhanced color accuracy for both SDR and HDR video media, for a more accurate picture representation.
Dolby Atmos:
Duplicate Atmos Music Panner 1.2 (and later) plug-in automation to the Pro Tools pan lanes for delivery of the final mix in an ADM.
Standardized set of Dolby Atmos Groups for audio post production.
Dashboard:
Getting Started tab in the Pro Tools Dashboard to help new users get started with Pro Tools quickly
Windows Audio Device (WASAPI):
Improved range of device support for Windows Audio Device, as well as performance enhancements.
EUCON:
Support for the EUCON Assignable Knob (requires EUCON 2022.4 or later) including a new Pro Tools Preference Always Show EUCON Assignable Knob Highlight
Miscellaneous Features and Enhancements:
Spot to Edit Insertion command improved and added to the Clips List menu
Auxiliary Input tracks default to solo safe mode
Converting an Auxiliary Input track to a Folder Track will remove the solo safe mode
Preference added to disable DSP Mode when disabling record/input monitoring
Bug Fixes:
AAF:
Mixed sample rate media will now convert to the session sample rate as needed when importing an AAF and choosing to link or copy media (PT-281948)
Audio Playback:
Pre-recorded audio is now heard during the pre/post roll when using Low Latency Monitoring with the Allow Sends to Persist During LLM preference enabled (PT-268483)
Fixed a case that could cause audio not to be heard when soloing in AFL / PFL solo modes (PT-285507)
Cloud / Collaboration:
Local projects ("Backup to Cloud" disabled) created on Pro Tools First can now be accessed by other tiers of Pro Tools on the same computer (PT-273492)
Control Surfaces:
The panner no longer only shows the left channel if a stereo track is reassigned from stereo to mono/no output output and back with Avid Control (PT-284876)
Hidden folder members no longer remain on the surface when the the preference is set to hide them (PT-276944)
Meters no longer disappear when in PEC meter mode on the Avid S6 MPM module, after switching from Direct to PEC monitoring with record tracks unarmed (PT-280758)
The mute button on the Komplete Kontrol keyboard in non-mixer mode will now correctly display the mute state when tracks are switched (PT-279722)
Core Audio / ASIO / Windows Audio Device:
Fixed an issue that would prevent Pro Tools from playing back after changing the Windows Audio Device input or output (PT-282610)
Fixed an issue that would prevent Pro Tools from playing back if only an input or output Windows Audio Device is defined (PT-283190)
Fixed a case where the M-Audio Producer USB microphone would cause distortion when used as an input under Windows Audio Device (PT-283191)
Reduced chances of the transport not beginning playback on some systems when using Windows Audio Device as the playback engine (PT-270728)
Fixed an access violation error that would occur when changing the playback engine from an ASIO interface to Windows Audio Device (PT-282980)
Pro Tools will no longer crash if no output is assigned under Windows Audio Device (PT-280855)
Pro Tools will no longer crash if different devices are assigned for input and output devices, with mismatched sample rates, under Windows Audio Device (PT-280778)
Windows Audio Device can now be claimed on a HP ZBook G7 Studio (PT-280776)
Clicking the Advanced button in the ASIO Control Panel will no longer cause 3rd party applications to crash when using HD | Native as an ASIO device (PT-237582)
A firmware update will now be prompted, if needed, when HDX is used as a core audio or ASIO device with a 3rd party application (requires 2022.4 HD Driver to be installed) (PT-273029)
Crashes & Errors:
Fixed a crash that will occur when importing some AAF's (PT-284525)
Removing chiclets from Mic Preamps pane of I/O Setup window will no longer cause Pro Tools to crash when using the Pro Tools | MTRX Studio (PT-279106)
Fixed a crash or assertion that would occur on session open when Low Latency Monitoring is enabled with HD | Native (PT-279631)
Fixed a crash or hang that may occur when importing an MP3 (PT-285356)
Pro Tools will no longer crash when connecting to the Dolby Atmos Renderer with 11th and 12th generation Intel processors on Windows (PT-283892)
Fixed a crash that may occur when launching Pro Tools (PT-281817)
Fixed a crash that may occur when moving windows between displays (PT-276203)
Delay Compensation:
Using a key modifier to enable Auto-Low Latency Mode (Blue Mode) on multiple tracks, will now only apply to track types that support this mode (PT-272106)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
Fixed a case where some Dolby Atmos group assignments could become unassigned after switching to Pro Tools group management (PT-280875)
Width changing plug-ins are no longer permitted on tracks that contain Dolby Atmos Object assignments in order to prevent downstream issues (PT-280547)
Editing:
The playback cursor will no longer intermittently disappear when scrubbing the timeline (PT-278766)
Space Clips will no longer be stuck on a previously entered parameter value (Windows) (PT-278062)
Fixed a case where automation was moved by an incorrect amount when editing clips in Shuffle mode (PT-269825)
The Separate Clip operation on looped clips now correctly edit the clip contents (PT-255210)
Fixed an assertion caused by dragging and dropping an audio clip on a tick-based track while holding option+command (macOS) or alt+ctrl (Win) (PT-282354)
Clips no longer end up with the same name when drag and dropping an elastic audio clip from the clip list while holding option+command (macOS) or alt+ctrl (Win) (PT-282107)
In Tempo Operations > S-Curve and Parabolic, the Curvature setting once again updates correctly (PT-282291)
Export/Bounce:
The MP3 file name character limit has been increased from 50 to 255 (PT-278329)
Bouncing multiple mix sources into a single BWF WAV file will now include Original Time Stamp metadata (PT-282335)
Clicking the "Choose..." button in the Export Clips as Files will now open the displayed location in the window, instead of the last used location, which may not have been from the current working session (PT-27855)
Audio-only MOV bounces will no longer contain the "IsTruncated=Yes" metadata attribute (PT-272272)
Import:
Fixed a case where the wrong clips could be referenced when combining "Match Tracks" with "New Tracks" when importing session data (PT-280672)
Improved import time for some MP3 files (PT-285022/PT-284967)
Fixed an issue that could cause some MP3 files to be distorted after import (PT-283402)
MP3 audio will no longer be distorted when previewing from the Import Audio window (PT-280700)
Audio can now be imported from video files that contain J2k and 1:1 video codecs (PT-273031)
Import Session Data will now more accurately pull audio up or down with SRC on import (PT-241411)
Import Audio will now more accurately pull audio up or down with SRC on import (PT-273515)
Improved placement accuracy ruler items, such as markers and tempo events, when importing session data from a session at a different sample rate (PT-283386)
Installer:
Avid Link will now detect when the HD Driver is already installed on Windows (PT-279403)
The Pro Tools installer will now properly update PACE License Support on Windows (PT-260788)
Track presets will now be installed on a non-administrator account (PT-276097)
Live Sound:
"Create Session From VENUE" no longer fails with the VENUE HDx option card connected to Pro Tools (PT-230148)
Performance:
Window scrolling performance has been improved and is much smoother on Big Sur and later, especially when sends view is visible (PT-283340/PT-273976/PT-280701)
Decreased frequency of CPU related playback errors on macOS (PT-268857)
Fixed a case where Pro Tools may hang for several seconds when using certain plug-ins on macOS Monterey (PT-279442)
Enabling input monitoring on a large number of tracks is now much faster (PT-273890)
Playlists:
Fixed an issue where undo does not work for Clip Shuffle on alternative playlist (PT-278521)
Plug-ins:
Pro Tools will no longer prevent certain plug-ins from loading on macOS Monterey, now that these plug-ins no longer cause Pro Tools to crash as of macOS 12.3 (PT-283474)
Fixed a case where some plug-ins would be unexpectedly inactive on session open when using HDX (PT-255155)
Text is once again visible in the Plug-in Automation dialog (Classic Theme) (PT-282714)
Pro Tools | Carbon:
Fixed an issue where Pro Tools would occasionally lose connection with Pro Tools | Carbon (PT-278325)
HP and Line Outs are now recalled correctly when switching between sessions with different sample rates (PT-280415)
Pro Tools | Carbon preamp controls no longer disappear after disabling Avid PRE in I/O setup while Avid PRE input channels are mapped to Carbon inputs 1-8 (PT-284398)
Eliminated pops that may be heard on Pro Tools | Carbon's outputs during a firmware update (PT-281969)
Optical S/PDIF output is now compatible with the RME ADI-2 Pro (PT-279700)
Fixed an issue that could cause the clock source to be incorrect in AMS after restarting Pro Tools | Carbon (PT-277937)
Multiple clock source changes will no longer cause multiple messages after dismissing the H/W Setup window (PT-270554)
Recording:
Fixed an issue that cause the first destructive punch pass' waveform to be visible after a session close and reopen (PT-273587)
Routing & I/O Setup:
Dolby Atmos Objects are no longer selectable as default output busses (PT-281098)
Chiclets in I/O setup will no longer disappear when they are dragged out of range in the Mic Preamps tab (PT-283418)
Synchronization:
A video reference mismatch warning will no longer appear if a session is not open (PT-259497)
Sessions created with no Sync X or Sync HD will no longer revert the clock source to internal when opened on a system with a Sync X or Sync HD (PT-275562)
UI:
The playback cursor locator is now displayed in the correct color when tracks are not record enabled (Dark Theme) (PT-270249)
The Zoom Toggle button now shows the correct state when a session is opened (PT-282233)
Meters on VCA masters are now correctly drawn on macOS Big Sur and later (PT-279918)
Meters are correctly hidden when disabling Meters & Faders from Mix window view (PT-279639)
The playhead is now visible on newly created sessions when the scrolling mode is Continuous or Center Playhead on macOS Big Sur and later (PT-279425)
Clip groups once again correctly display their muted state (PT-276603)
Legibility of highlighted text in the Revision History window has been improved (Dark Theme) (PT-274693)
Bars|Beats timeline ruler no longer appear black after Identify Beat operation on macOS Big Sur and later (PT-274214)
Closing a session with the Edit or Mix window in full screen no longer results in graphic artifacts on macOS Big Sur and later (PT-282899)
Fixed an issue where waveforms may disappear when zooming in and out on macOS Monterey (PT-277283)
Insert and Send assignment menus correctly highlights the selection on macOS Monterey (PT-277248)
The playhead now updates properly during playback on macOS Monterey (PT-280625)
Video:
Video files will now automatically be found on session open if the video files are in a sub folders within the Video Files folder (PT-274588)
The video window title bar now disappears when in full screen mode on Windows OS (UME-1607)
The video window full screen mode is now recalled properly upon session save and reopen (UME-1600/PT-281799)
Workspace:
Fixed an issue that caused MP3 files to sutter when previewing in the workspace (PT-281949/PT-281063)
Preview an MP3 in the Workspace, from the center of the file, will no longer play from the beginning (PT-283995)
Miscellaneous:
Pro Tools no longer waits an additional two seconds after the transport is idle to auto-save (PT-281778)
It is now possible to accept the Import Session Data window with the enter key if text is entered in the "Timecode Mapping Option" field (PT-283254)
Duplicated tracks will now display the same automation lanes as the original tracks (PT-238912)
Imported clips containing special 2-byte or FIGS characters are now correctly found in Clips List search (PT-253833)
Track Presets in the New Track dialog are now localized (PT-264528)
Folders and files are now correctly copied to the new location when Documents and Settings location is changed in Pro Tools preferences (PT-274699)
Output window Path Meter View can now be accessed with a newly added reveal button (PT-281950)

New in Pro Tools 2021.12.0 (Jan 3, 2022)

Enhancements:
Video Hardware Support on Apple Silicon:
Note: Not all drivers may be qualified at the time of release. Please review the driver compatibility page before updating.
Video hardware is now available when using an Apple silicon machine.
Bug Fixes:
Control Surfaces:
The S6 Master Post Meter Module will now show input signal when in record with the Off Disk Meter Mode preference on. All other times it will show off disk data, as before (PT-279670)
Editing:
Fixed an issue where the parameters in the Elastic Properties window were not displayed. (PT-280369/PT-269204)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
Width changing plug-ins will once again no longer allow object assignments in certain cases, which would prevent an ADM export due to the invalid assignment. Existing illegal object assignments will be removed, and a warning message will be presented (PT-280386)
Installer:
Fixed an issue that prevented HDX from being available after the first installation of the HD driver on macOS (PT-259493)
MacOS Monterey:
Pro Tools is not yet qualified for Monterey
Pro Tools will no longer crash on launch when encountering certain plug-ins that are not yet compatible with macOS Monterey. A warning message will be presented during Pro Tools launch, offering to move plug-ins to the unused folder, or AAE Error -7065 will appear upon instantiating the plug-in (PT-275227/PT-279621)
Fixed a crash that would occur when using X-Form Elastic Audio processing on macOS Monterey (PT-278289)
Transfer to Melodyne, or performing an Audio to MIDI operation, will no longer crash on macOS Monterey (PT-278282)
The Pro Tools crash reporter will no longer hang on macOS Monterey (PT-279539/PT-279695)
Performance:
Greatly improved automation playback performance on host-based systems, including HDX Hybrid Engine in non-DSP mode. Prevents -9155 errors in many cases (PT-275794)
Pro Tools | Carbon:
Fixed an issue that caused Pro Tools to occasionally lose connection with Pro Tools | Carbon (PT-278325/PT-277255)
Production Management / Interplay:
Fixed an issue that would cause incorrect placement of a sequence on the timeline when using drop frame timecode rates with Production Management (PT-279620)
Fixed an issue that would cause certain clips to be one frame too short when using drop frame timecode rates with Production Management (PT-280004)

New in Pro Tools 2021.6.0 (Jul 1, 2021)

Enhancements:
HDX Hybrid Engine:
The Hybrid Engine, initially released with Pro Tools | Carbon, is now available for HDX. The Hybrid Engine allows native CPU and DSP power to be used more cooperatively to maximize Pro Tools performance. All processing, voice count, and mixing are handled by your CPU until the moment you need a DSP-based workflow (i.e. near-zero latency monitoring, offloading plug-in processing). This enables 2048 native voices at all sample rates for any HDX system compared to 256 voices per HDX card with the Hybrid Engine disabled (HDX Classic). Additionally, since audio processing no longer makes round trips between DSPs and CPU, fader/knob responsiveness of control surfaces is also improved.
To record with near-zero latency monitoring, put a track in DSP Mode. The track’s entire signal chain and AAX DSP-compatible plug-ins are then processed directly on the HDX card while your CPU plays back the rest of your mix. Since every AAX DSP plug-in has a native counterpart, you can seamlessly switch back to native processing by disabling DSP Mode on the track.
Apple Silicon M1 Support:
Pro Tools 2021.6 software, included Avid plugins, and Avid control surfaces are all compatible with macOS 11.4 and later on M1 Macs via Rosetta 2. For additional information and known issues, please review the Big Sur Compatibility KB and the Pro Tools System Requirements KB.
Increased Maximum Number of Voices and Audio Tracks for Pro Tools | Ultimate:
ProTools | Ultimate now supports a maximum of 2048 voices at all sample rates. This has been increased from 1024/512/256 voices at 48/96/192 kHz. This increased voice count does not apply to HDX with Hybrid Engine disabled (HDX Classic). Voice Packs are no longer applicable.
Additionally, Pro Tools | Ultimate now supports a maximum of 2048 audio tracks at all sample rates. This has been increased from 1024 audio tracks.
Increased Maximum Number of Audio Tracks for Pro Tools Software:
Pro Tools Software now supports a maximum of 256 mono or stereo audio tracks at all sample rates. This has been increased from a maximum of 128/64/32 mono or stereo audio tracks at 48/96/192 kHz.
Increased Maximum I/O for Core Audio and ASIO Devices:
Pro Tools Software and Pro Tools | Ultimate now support a maximum of 64 channels of I/O at all sample rates. This has been increased from 32 I/O. Note, each individual HDX card (and HD Native) still support a maximum of 64 channels of I/O at all sample rates.
Delay Compensation for Side Chains for all System Types:
Side chain delay compensation is now also available on non-HDX systems.
Dynamic UI Theme Switching:
Pro Tools UI Themes which were introduced in version 2020.11 can now be switched immediately without restarting Pro Tools. Theme changes are applied as soon as a theme is selected in the Pro Tools preferences, or in the Color Palette > UI Customization section.
UI Customization:
The Pro Tools UI can now be customized to suit different work environments, workflows, and personal preferences. The Color Palette window now has a UI Customization section which provides user adjustability over a selection of key UI elements. Customized settings can then be saved as presets that can be recalled and transported.
QuickTime Improvements:
Bounce Mix to MOV:
Same as Source:
You can now use the Bounce Mix window to bounce Same as Source MOV files, from DNxHD/HR and Apple ProRes MOV or MXF video sources, on all supported operating systems. In most cases, this is much faster than transcoding a new video file, and it ensures that the video attributes of the resulting file are the same as the file you were working with in the session.
H.265 (HEVC):
Pro Tools Ultimate can now bounce H.265 video to an MOV file using either CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate) compression settings. H.265 offers a higher quality to bitrate ratio over H.264 and is gaining greater popularity.
AAC:
AAC audio can now be included in an MOV file, using either CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate) compression settings. This makes it easier to export video that contains both compressed audio and video, and is compatible with your favorite video streaming platform.
Channel widths:
The Bounce Mix window now lets you include any busses and outputs used in the session, without restrictions on channel widths.
Import:
H.265 (HEVC):
Pro Tools Ultimate can now import and play MOV files containing H.265 video. H.265 videos can come from a variety of sources, including various NLE’s and even most modern phones.
Apple Lossless (ALAC) in MOV:
It is now possible to import stereo Apple Lossless audio that is contained in an MOV file. Imported audio will be converted to the current session audio file format.
Change Track Width:
You can now change the channel width of any track to any other available channel width, while preserving plug-ins, sends, and routing. For example, you can convert a stereo Auxiliary Input into a 5.1 Auxiliary Input track, or convert a 5.1 audio track into a 7.1.2 audio track and maintain all plug-ins and signal routing (plug-ins must support the destination width). This can be especially useful for modifying and updating Track Presets and session templates.
Drag a Plug-in to Any Track Width:
You can now drag plug-ins from a track of any width to a track of any other width, as long as the destination width is supported by the plug-in. Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) to copy while dragging and dropping. If any multi-mono plug-ins on a stereo or larger track are un-linked when dragged to a track of a different width you will be prompted to relink the un-linked channels.
Channel Filtering:
Pro Tools Ultimate that lets you manage the list of available channel widths displayed while creating new tracks, while working in I/O Setup, and when using Change Track Channel Width. This option does not prevent widths from being used in a session, or prevent opening or displaying sessions, it simply determines which, and how many, choices appear in the menus. Use it to hide channel widths that you rarely need.
Pro Tools|Sync X & SYNC HD Clocking Improvements:
Clock disruptions with Sync X and SYNC HD have been eliminated in most scenarios when Pro Tools is quit or launched, and when sessions are opened. Note, this fix requires disabling Avid Audio Server on Mac. To do that, locate Avid Audio Server at /Applications/Avid/AvidAudioServer, rename it to "#AvidAudioServer", and reboot your Mac.
Miscellaneous Improvements:
The previous automation mode is now retained after punching an automation preview and completing a playback pass.
The key command used to open and toggle focus of the Workspace window has been improved. Option+; (macOS) / Alt+; (Win) will now have the following behavior, which is similar to the behavior in Pro Tools 10 and earlier.
If no Workspace window is open, opent it.
If a single Workspace window is open, toggle focus with the last used window, but never open a new instance of the window.
If multiple Workspace windows are open, toggle focus between them.
The logic has been improved when importing session data and overlaying breakpoints for sessions that have the same start time. Pro Tools will preserve existing automation breakpoints, while importing new breakpoints that exist further down the timeline.
Bug Fixes:
AAF:
Fixed a case where AAF's with rendered clips from mixed frame rate material would import out of sync on multi-channel tracks (PT-271941)
Fixed a "Could not complete your request because out_of_range: Cmn_PolyVectorImpl::At" error that may occur when importing certain AAF's with mixed frame rates (PT-273807)
Improved performance in certain cases when importing an embedded OMF on network storage (PT-272762)
Cloud / Collaboration:
Frozen stereo tracks which are download from a collaborator now correctly display the right channel's waveform (PT-215331)
Cloud Collaboration stability improved to greatly decrease the chance of missing files, stuck tasks, stuck ownership, and hanging on project close/quit (PT-261817)
Crashes & Errors:
Fixed a case of persistent AAE -9013 errors after changing the disk cache setting (PT-270505)
Fixed a crash when opening or creating a session with a PRE enabled (PT-271601)
Fixed a crash that would occur when importing an AAF generated from MediaCentral | Ingest (PT-271997)
Pro Tools no longer hangs when importing audio from a screen capture QuickTime video (PT-271869)
Fixed several cases that would cause bouncing an MOV file to crash if the bounce selection didn't start on a frame boundary (PT-274043, PT-249079, PT-273868)
Fixed a crash that could result from copying a clip to a target playlist (PT-267392)
Delay Compensation:
Multi-channel sources printed to tracks via subpaths are now properly delay compensated (PT-260613)
Audio recorded from an Aux input with a hardware input to an Audio track is now properly delay compensated (PT-228817, PT-274327)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
Fixed an issue where Dolby Atmos groups could be named incorrectly in IO Setup after importing session data (PT-271291)
Editing:
Tab to Transient will once again locate to transients that are close to the current location (PT-271892)
Opt+Ctrl+Shift+TAB (Mac) Alt+Win+Shift+TAB (Windows) will once again extend the edit selection to include the previous clip (PT-271609)
Import:
Sample Rate Conversion will once again be applied during Import Audio (PT-272588)
Importing Session Data no longer adds a breakpoint to automation parameters if the Song Start is not at the beginning of the session (PT-270605)
Fixed an issue that caused double clicking to fail in the Import Audio Window (PT-271495)
Fixed an Audio Import issue where SRC for Pull Up/Pull Down was not sample accurate (PT-273515)
Installer:
Fixed an issue that would prevent the HD driver from loading on Intel Macs running macOS 11.3 and above (PT-271258)
Keyboard Shortcuts:
The shortcut Opt(Alt)+Shift+L which is a Pro Tools Ultimate only Video Satellite function, will no longer block playback on Pro Tools and Pro Tools First (PT-264799)
MIDI:
Time Operations > Change Meter dialog will now use the location of the Meter Change event that was clicked on to open the dialog (PT-271452)
Event Operations > Change Velocity operation will once again correctly apply the Curve setting (PT-262415)
Event Operations > Change Duration will once again affect only the selected notes and not the entire track (PT-261418)
Time Operations > Change Meter window now correctly updates the meter when a new "Starting at bar" value is entered (PT-272421)
Fixed an issue to prevent help notes when navigating away from the Virtual MIDI Keyboard on Windows (PT-271298)
Fixed an issue with the virtual MIDI Keyboard to prevent the first note from having an extended duration (PT-270563)
Pro Tools | Carbon:
Carbon fan noise has been significantly reduced under most conditions (PTHW-224)
A hardware input from Carbon bussed to another track is now properly compensated after setting the AFL/PFL Path to None (PT-270297)
Monitor output is now muted (not dimmed) after booting, or changing sample rate, with monitors muted (PT-268298)
After hitting the Output Channels limit, tracks are now successfully re-voiced when disabling DSP Mode (PT-273808)
After hitting the Input Channels limit, tracks are now successfully re-voiced when disabling Record/Input Monitor (PT-272342)
A dialog is no longer displayed after enabling DSP Mode on a frozen track with a native-only plug-in (PT-266753)
The Carbon hardware meters in System Usage are now properly aligned for French and Spanish languages (PT-262593)
Pro Tools | MTRX & Pro Tools | MTRX Studio:
MTRX and MTRX Studio no longer occasionally disconnect from Pro Tools when the sample rate is changed from Hardware Setup, DADman, or by opening a session (PT-273430, PT-268915)
Note, this fix requires disabling Avid Audio Server on Mac. To do that, locate Avid Audio Server at /Applications/Avid/AvidAudioServer, rename it to "#AvidAudioServer", and reboot your Mac.
Recording:
Fixed an issue with Destructive Punch that could cause waveform overviews to be lost after session reopen (PT-274050)
Routing & I/O Setup:
Auto-created bus sub-paths, which are created by using the 'New Track' option, are now correctly mapped to the correct channels of the main path (PT-240436)
Satellite Link:
Stopping satellite system's playback, that has a smaller system delay than the connected machines, will no longer cause a jump in the timecode counter or video display (PT-273684)
Eliminated certain cases where the transport would jump to a different position upon stopping the transport (PT-271145)
Fixed an "Error encoding string" message that would appear if there was a frame rate mismatch between Pro Tools and Media Composer satellite systems (PT-260744)
Satellites will now stop in the same position after shuttling (PT-274076)
Synchronization:
Video Ref Format no longer changes to NTSC when Clock Reference is changed (SYNC HD) (PT-273964)
Setting the audio interface as the Clock Master now automatically sets Video Ref Source to External (Sync X) (PT-273945)
Clock Ref Status now consistently displays 'Locked' when Clock Master is changed from Sync X to an audio interface (PT-273767)
HD MADI Word Clock out is no longer interrupted when launching Pro Tools or opening sessions (PT-273016)
‘Sync X' is now correctly displayed when Hardware Setup is closed and reopened after a sample rate change (PT-272726)
When Sync X is enabled after launching Pro Tools, Clock Ref status is now properly displayed (PT-268871)
Text in Session Setup and Peripherals dialogs is now translated into German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese (Sync X) (PT-271924)
UI:
Fixed a UI glitch in the right-part of Score Editor window (PT-272035)
Inactive Object Panner is no longer transparent (PT-272381)
Dark theme edit selections on muted clips as well as on clips on inactive tracks have been tweaked to better indicate that they are selected (PT-270819)
Unallocated paths are once again legible in Field Recording "Select Areas to Search" window in Dark theme (PT-269749)
Text is now legible in the Workspace/Soundbase search bar after resizing window - Big Sur only (PT-269251)
Headers for some Pro Tools windows no longer blink in Dark theme - Big Sur only (PT-267911)
The maximum density of grid lines on high resolution monitors such as 4k and retina displays, has been decreased to be in line with that on normal resolution monitors (PT-250050)
Graphical glitches are prevented when selecting with Object Grabber tool (PT-267137)
Graphical glitches are prevented when zooming out in the Score Editor (PT-266610)
Video:
Fixed an issue where not all video files would relink upon session open, or when attempting to relink via the Relink Window (PT-270224, PT-260767, PT-267334)
Fixed an issue that caused the "Restoring Video Files" progress bar to appear for a long time when opening a session on macOS Mojave and Windows (PT-272534)
The transport no longer jumps backwards a few frames when stopping an open-ended record pass in Insertion Follows Playback mode (PT-271496)
Fixed a case that would erroneously cause a "Physical RAM is running low" error when opening a session with many video files. (PT-274242)
Fixed an issue that prevented video thumbnails from displaying for some Apple ProRes OP1a MXF files (UME-1588)
H.263 MP4 files generated from Apple Compressor can now be imported (PT-267060)
Apple ProRes files with the the Clean Aperture setting will once again import with a raster size of 1920x1080 (PT-266744)
720p60 MOV files will no longer play video that is offset from the clip boundary (PT-261743)
Workspace:
The "Audio Files" folder in the Workspace Project Browser have been renamed to "Audio Files in Session" to better reflect that it is not directly referring to the physical session Audio Files folder (PT-273938)

New in Pro Tools 2020.11.0 (Nov 13, 2020)

Dark Theme:
Pro Tools has a “Dark” UI Theme in addition to the previous lighter colored look which is now called “Classic”. The “Dark” UI with its modern design, is now the default look for Pro Tools, but the theme can be switched in Pro Tools Preferences > Display based on work environment or personal preference. Note that there is no difference in Pro Tools functionality between the two available UI Themes.
Audio to MIDI
We have integrated Melodyne from Celemony into Pro Tools to provide the ability to convert audio to MIDI. Pro Tools analyzes selected audio and converts pitches to MIDI notes and amplitude to velocities. This can be achieved by dragging and dropping an audio clip onto a MIDI or Instrument track, using a new command found in the track menu, or using special clipboard commands in the audio track’s contextual menu(s).
Melodyne must be installed and activated for this feature to work.
Melodyne Essential:
We are now including Melodyne Essentials for all active Pro Tools customers. Read the Licensing Melodyne essentials KB for activation instructions.
Space Clips:
Space Clips is a new batch command that inserts a user specified amount of space between selected clips on the timeline. This allows you to quickly space out a large number of clips by a desired amount in any time scale.
This feature was originally designed to vastly speed up certain game audio workflows that dealt with a huge number of clips, but can also be used in sound design, dialog editing, mastering, sample library creation, and music.
Bounce Mix Window:
The “Bounce to Disk” window has been replaced by a single “Bounce Mix” window. It is now possible to bounce audio or video file formats from a single window, accessed by a single key command.
The entire window is driven by presets. Presets save and restore the parameters in the window, including the mix sources and location options.
The Bounce Mix window also offers custom location options, including the ability to bounce to a user definable directory structure relative to the session file, as well as a static location.
All of the above improvements have also been applied to the Track Bounce window.
Dolby Atmos ADM BWF Export:
“Dolby Atmos ADM BWF” has been added as a new exportable file format in the Bounce Mix window. This allows for much quicker deliverable turnarounds with offline bounces directly from Pro Tools. It’s possible to generate new deliverables from a new project, with new metadata, or rework previous ADM files, passing along or changing the previous metadata.
QuickTime Export (Public Beta):
We are opening up the ability to bounce to MOV files, across all OS’s, without the need to install any additional components. Not all intended functionality has been completed, but we realize the importance of this ability, so we’re sharing our current progress.
The new Bounce Mix window has an “MOV (Public Beta)” option in the File Type menu.
QuickTime and MXF OP-1a Import:
It is now possible to import audio from the following files, across all OS’s, without the need to install any additional components. This adds new support for macOS Catalina and beyond, and it removes the QuickTime installation dependency on Windows for import.
The following audio file types and codecs can now be imported on all supported OS’s, in addition to the existing file support. All imported audio will be converted to the current chosen session audio format.
Master Fader Increase:
Pro Tools Ultimate can now create 512 Master Fader Tracks. This is useful in situations where it is important to have plug-in processing at the end of the output stage for each output. Now it is possible to insert limiters when mixing in Dolby Atmos, for each object and bed, just before the signal reaches the final output.
AAF Mute:
Static track mute settings can now be received in an AAF from Avid Media Composer 2020.9 (and later).
Performance Improvements:
Offline bounce speed has been improved.
Optimization at low buffer sizes:
A new setting has been added to the Playback Engine called, “Optimize Performance at Low Buffer Sizes”. This setting applies to the two lowest buffer sizes available.
In some cases, this optimization will conflict with certain plug-ins and cause a CPU error. If that occurs, Pro Tools will post a dialog with the suggestion to disable this optimization.
Bug Fixes:
Control Surfaces:
Automation Writing/Preview state now reflects knob state as well as fades on EUCON Control Surface display screens (Avid Control and S6 Display Modules) (PT-266464)
Fixed a Windows only issue where the Pro Tools screen is not drawn completely, then stops responding when using an Artist Transport. (PT-263802)
Meters on Aux and Routing Folders correctly show input signals when the S6 has set PT meters to Off Disk Only. (PT-265215)
Crashes and Errors:
MP3's with a width greater than stereo are now correctly prevented from being attempted in the bounce dialog, avoiding a hang (PT-263483)
Fixed a crash on quit if a 403 error was encountered while using the Cloud Collaboration feature. (PT-266631)
Fixed a crash that may occur when clicking in and out of numeric or text entry boxes. (PT-258814)
Fixed a SWOD that could occur when bouncing a large number of tracks. (PT-266692)
Fixed an issue that would cause Pro Tools to crash on launch on some Windows systems (PT-265899)
Fixed an Ableton Live crash that could occur when running on HD Native Thunderbolt. (PT-255932)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
The Bus/Object toggle now defaults to Object for Objects imported with a Dolby Atmos ADM BWF file (PT-266137)
Splitting stereo tracks to mono will now also correctly divide the objects between the two resulting tracks (PT-266136)
Beds and Objects are now ordered according to renderer input index when importing a Dolby Atmos ADM BWF file (PT-266134)
Stereo busses, with objects assigned to the sub-paths, will automatically expand when IO Setup is opened (PT-263978)
Editing:
Fixed an issue where 'Clip Slide' was being added to the UNDO queue prematurely on mouse down, instead of mouse up. (PT-265820)
Elastic Audio:
Removed an assertion when right-clicking selected clips on an audio track's timeline with Elastic Audio enabled (PT-265582)
Export/Bounce:
The "Mono (summed)" File Format option no longer disappears after bouncing with it selected. (PT-255617)
Field Recorder:
Fixed an issue when importing embedded AAF's where the wrong channel name was appearing on clips that referenced a channel which was not the first channel index (PT-265117)
Import:
Files with a .aac extension will once again import (PT-265317)
Fixed an issue where some AAC encoded files would import as silence (PT-241285)
Installer:
Fixed a case where on some systems installation would be prevented by the following message, "Pro Tools Helper must be closed before the software can be installed." (PT-262226)
The video engine is once again installed with Pro Tools on Windows (PT-265214/PT-260676)
Performance:
Fixed an issue where the System Usage window showed DSP resources to be available when they were not. (PT-264415)
Fixed an issue where dragging a DSP plug-in to a different insert resulted in AAE errors -30003/-30015. (PT-262479)
Routing and I/O Setup:
Subpath channel orders (7.1.2) are now correct on busses created using the track Output Selector > "New Track" or by creating Routing Folders. (PT-265748)
UI:
The voice meter is no longer incorrectly displayed in the Pro Tools (non-Ultimate) System Usage Window (PT-265180)
Fixed an issue where the Ableton Link cluster was rendering in the wrong toolbar location if the project was created from a template (PT-264689)
Video:
Fixed an issue where variable frame rate (VFR) H.264 MOV files could drift sync during playback (PT-262526)
Apple ProRes video with a Clean Aperture setting will no longer force the video engine to a 1888x1062 raster on macOS Catalina (PT-266744)
Odd integer raster sizes are no longer allowed for the engine raster. If a file with an odd raster is imported, the engine raster size will be rounded up to the nearest even number (PT-266818)
Workspace:
Drive letters A and B are now recognized as writable drives on Windows (PT-265935)
Fixed an issue where volumes with certain names were being ignored (PT-266338)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed an issue that would cause the Sync HD firmware update to fail on Windows when using DigiTest (PT-267032)
Software monitoring is once again properly muted when LLM (Low Latency Monitoring) is enabled with non-HD audio interfaces (PT-253835)
Prevented an erroneous dialog that would claim objects could not be mapped after importing a Dolby Atmos ADM BWF file (PT-262550)
Defaulting IO Setup, with the "Use Atmos Renderer" setting, now properly accounts for skipped renderer inputs (PT-262531)

New in Pro Tools 2020.03 (Apr 7, 2020)

ENHANCEMENTS:
Folder Tracks:
Organize your session by placing related tracks into folder tracks, then quickly open and close them to show only the tracks you want to see. Folder tracks makes track management exponentially easier.
There are two different types of folders, Basic and Routing:
The Basic Folder is designed for session organization. Place related tracks into them so that they can be handled as a group.
The Routing Folder is designed to sum the audio of the member tracks. This, in addition to its organizational functionality, makes it a powerful tool for signal processing and mixing. Aux inputs in your existing sessions can be converted into Routing Folders, making it easy to take advantage of their organizational features.
Details:
Solos and mutes on the folder will logically affect their member tracks, simplifying auditioning and mixing.
The Overview view on the folder timeline shows a simplified representation of all the clips on the contained tracks. It provides a bird’s eye view of the contents of each folder, serving as a visual guide for navigating and editing even when the folder is closed.
Edit all member tracks together as a group. Many edit commands are available when you make an edit selection on the folder’s timeline.
Use keyboard shortcuts to move tracks into new folders, open and close them, and extend edit selections to all member tracks with shortcuts.
Modifications keys make it easier to select folder members, and open and close multiple folder combinations.
Save folders and their member tracks as a Track Preset to easily import organized groups of tracks into other sessions.
Folder tracks are designed so that the sound of your session will not change when opened on an older version of Pro Tools.
H.264 Performance Improvement for Files that Contain Filler:
Pro Tools 2019.10 introduced performance improvements for H.264 QuickTime files that did not contain filler. Pro Tools 2020.3 now adds the same performance improvement for CFR (Constant Frame Rate) files that contain filler.
If you are unsure the video file in your session is utilizing these performance improvements, you may enable “Processing State” in the View menu for clips on the timeline, or the Clips List menut for clips in the Clip List. A checkmark icon will be displayed on the clips on the timeline, or next to the clip name in the Clips List.
Export Session Info As Text Indicates Offline Files:
Exporting Session Info As Text will now segregate ‘online’ and ‘offline’ files in the text report. This is helpful for creating a report of missing files and their last known location.
System Usage: Resources:
With Pro Tools and Pro Tools | Ultimate, System Usage now includes a ‘Resources’ view which displays the number of voices used in the session. This section is available for all system types (HDX and non-HDX). On HDX, this section was previously called ‘DSP’.
Pro Tools | MTRX Studio Support:
DigiLink audio interface support for MTRX Studio is provided. For more information on MTRX Studio, go here.
BUG FIXES:
AAF:
Fixed several issues with clip placement and start time when exporting an AAF and changing the exported frame rate (PT-258987/PT-258617)
The session start is now correct when importing a 59.94 fps AAF. (PT-258611)
Clips will now be placed in the correct position on the timeline when importing a 29.97 DF AAF into a 59.94 DF session (PT-259256)
If a SMPTE ID is not found when importing an AAF, Pro Tools will now look to also see if there is a matching Unique ID (PT-259370)
Automation:
Fixed an error when converting Clip Gain to Volume Automation (PT-259017)
Cloud Collaboration:
Fixed an issue where keystrokes were getting dropped in artist chat and sign in window (PT-214241)
Fixed an issue that caused sluggish mouse clicks and keystrokes if the Artist Chat window was visible (PT-251613)
Fixed and issue where moving the location of a Project Cache folder would not allow the currently opened project to be reopened (PT-256746)
Fixed a crash when changing the Project Media Cache folder (PT-256473)
Control Surfaces:
S6 channel automation mode button no longer resets knob automation preview mode (PT-258879)
Core Audio / ASIO:
Fixed an issue in the HD Driver that prevented Core Audio from functioning properly with Media Composer and some 3rd Party applications (PT-256853/MCDEV-12748)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed a crash that may occur when enabling EUCON in peripherals (PT-258318)
Fixed a crash that may occur on macOS when exporting an AAF from a non-HFS+ formatted drive, such as ExFat or StorNext SAN. (PT-247953/PT-258921)
Fixed a crash that could occur with certain OMFI Wav files when importing or navigating to them in the Workspace (PT-258362)
Fixed a Crash when committing up to insert and selecting "deactivate and hide" with certain plug-in (PT-258894)
Fixed a crash that occurred after an UNDO action in the Import Session Dialog if the previously saved session had tracks in Playlists view (PT-255313)
Fixed a crash when toggling I/O setting via a shortcut when creating a new project or session (PT-249606)
Fixed a crash when using Command-I to modify I/O Settings in the Dashboard (PT-257421/PT-247059)
Fixed a crash during session open on Catalina with Waves plug-ins (PT-257689/PT-257686)
Removed a crash caused by using the UNDO command after choosing replace in dialog for multi-assigned tracks (PT-255276)
Fixed a workspace crash when relinking files (PT-256057)
Fixed a crash when importing MXF files with more than 174 characters in the file path on Windows (PT-254835)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
Fixed a crash when opening a session that contains Dolby Send and Return Plug-ins. (PT-256062)
A progress bar is now present when importing larger ADM files (PT-230490)
Editing:
Fixed a crash that occurs when executing TCE Edit to Timeline Selection on Elastic Audio track (PT-258986)
Fixed an issue where shifting a frozen track would causes clip removal after it was unfrozen (PT-258758)
Fixed a bug that enabled creating a duplicate track or playlist name (PT-258483)
Fixed an issue that caused incorrect playlist lane height when switching in and out of playlist view (PT-258352)
Fixed a bug where copy/pasting clips from multichannel tracks to multichannel tracks no longer worked (PT-258191)
Fixed a performance issue that would result in sluggish UI when nudging clips during playback (PT-225179)
Certain Clip List shortcuts once again function on macOS: Cmd+Shift+A (Select All Clips), Cmd+Shift+M (Time Stamp Selected), Cmd+Shift+Y (Export Clip Definition) (PT-260143)
Fixed an issue where nudging clips on grouped tracks would move clips to the wrong track when Layered Editing was enabled (PT-258046)
Fixed a case where the selection duration could be incorrect when setting it from the length field in a 59.94 Drop Frame session (PT-259750)
Moving a crossfade with the grabber tool will no longer leave the selection behind when letting go of the mouse (PT-260254)
Import:
Fixed several issues that may cause 'Invalid Bounds' messages, 'some clips have been adjusted and removed', and crashes with Save Copy In after importing session data. (PT-258188/PT-256155/PT-257459/PT-259110)
AIFF-C audio files can once again be imported (PT-257836)
Import Audio Dialog now allows use of the Ctrl modifier instead of the Cmd modifier for existing key commands on macOS Catalina (PT-257178)
Installer:
The HD Driver uninstaller command once again successfully removes the HD Driver and DigiTest on macOS (PT-257537)
The Pro Tools reference guide is now properly updated to the latest version upon launch of Pro Tools (PT-256167)
Fixed an issue where PACE License Support could not be uninstalled on Windows (XPACE-43)
MIDI:
MIDI notes no longer play indefinitely when editing with up/down arrow keys (PT-258220)
Notes no longer become stuck when duplicating notes after MIDI tab to transient (PT-259707)
The Smart Tool and Grabber Tool cursor is now easier to see when editing MIDI (PT-257726)
Fixed a bug that prevented recording MIDI notes properly in Loop Record mode (PT-257558
Fixed an issue where "Wait for note" wouldn't start recording when it received an event (PT-256741)
Fixed an issue that caused retrospective MIDI to fail (PT-256605)
Fixed an issue with Retrospective MIDI when Default Thru Instrument preference was set to "first selected MIDI track" (PT-259858)
MIDI notes that are still being held when a record pass stops will once again be recorded (PT-259857)
MIDI and Instrument tracks can now designate a target playlist in the track menu (PT-249669)
Plug-ins:
AAE error -7100 no longer occurs when instantiating a native plug-in after changing the sample rate in the Playback Engine (HDX) (PT-258478)
Fixed an issue where Sonarworks and iZotope cannot select HDX hardware via ASIO (PT-250329)
Fixed a notarization issue with iZotope XForm (PT-255119)
Production Management:
Fixed an issue that would cause audio files to appear offline in Cloud UX when checked into Production Management from Pro Tools (PT-254992)
IO Setup:
Mono busses that are mapped to a larger output and have a manual channel designation, such as LFE, will now retain their channel designation when the session is opened on another system (PT-255212)
Satellite Link:
Satellite offset settings no longer incorrectly affect the video engine playback offset (PT-258035)
Auto-save is now synchronized in a satellite environment. Auto-saves are also prevented during FF/Rew operations, preventing missed transport commands (PT-258353)
Track Presets:
Fixed an issue where the Save Track Preset dialog was missing buttons in French or Spanish (PT-257533)
Video:
XAVC-L and AVC Long G media will no longer encounter an error when playing past the end of the clip. (PT-256151)
Audio is now imported when a QuickTime file is imported directly into the Clip List (PT-258303)
Dragging a video file over the edit window will not affect the session frame rate unless the file is actually dropped in and imported (PT-257185)
Fixed an issue where Pro Tools would get stuck with "Waiting for Video Engine to launch..." upon first video import (PT-257269)
Improved performance of H.264 video files that contain 'filler' (PT-257266/PT-256503/PT-254736)
Improved performance of XDCAM HD 50 MXF OP-Atom video files (PT-257215)
A progress bar is once again present when importing audio from a QuickTime file (PT-257163)
Fixed an issue that could result in the wrong portion of video being displayed during loop playback (PT-256238/PT-255963)
Fixed an issue that could cause the video to display offset by a frame when toggling between active video tracks (PT-255201)
Workspace:
Fixed an issue where Pro Tools would not index the workspace (PT-250459)
Fixed an issue where all volumes would be scanned during "Scan audio files for irregularities" if system drive was selected (PT-256890)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed a bug where new tracks dialog had wrong behavior when trying to create more tracks than allowed (PT-258059)
Shift-clicking the in the Tracks List to show/hide tracks will now affect the appropriate tracks (PT-237604)

New in Pro Tools 2019.5 (May 10, 2019)

Enhancements:
Performance Improvements with HDX and HD Native:
Native plug-in use has been optimized based on the number of available core processors
General threading improvements have been made at all buffer sizes
On HDX systems at lower HW Buffer Sizes, significant performance improvements have been made for tracks under any of the following conditions:
Record-enabled Instrument tracks with a virtual instrument plug-in inserted
Record-enabled audio tracks
Input-enabled audio tracks
Native plug-ins on Auxiliary Input tracks
Native plug-ins inserted after a DSP plug-in on Audio, Auxiliary Input, and Instrument tracks
Increased Voice Count:
Pro Tools | Ultimate provides 50% more voices for native-based systems (HD Native, Core Audio, and ASIO) for a total voice count of:
384 voices at 48 kHz
192 voices at 96 kHz
96 voices at 192 kHz
Voice Packs
You can further increase voice count for any native-based system (HD Native, Core Audio, and ASIO) running Pro Tools | Ultimate using Voice Packs.
A single Voice Pack license provides an additional:
128 voices at 48 kHz
64 voices at 96 kHz
32 voices at 192 kHz
Up to three Voice Pack licenses can be used simultaneously to provide a total voice count of:
768 voices at 48 kHz
384 voices at 96 kHz
192 voices at 192 kHz
Voice Packs are available for purchase via Avid Store and Avid Resellers. To ensure that you only purchase as many Voice Packs as your system is capable of handling, use the free 30-day Voice Pack Trial to test performance prior to purchase.
Continuous Playback:
Glitches and interrupts have been removed from most timeline (when in Dynamic Transport) interactions and track interactions. There may still be some short interrupts depending on the scale of the operation (a heavy VI instantiation or the duplication of many tracks for example). The following interactions should now be performable during playback without glitches, interrupts, or loss of sync:
Timeline interactions during playback:
Dynamic Transport on/off
Loop on/off
Link/Unlink edit and play
Select clip
Make timeline selection
Drag timeline selection
Drag timeline selection start/end point
Select half
Select double
Change loop from transport window
Change tempo
Change tempo from transport window
Draw tempo curve
Track interactions:
Add/Remove track
Duplicate track
Make the track active/inactive
Drag track up/down
Set/remove track input
Set/remove track send
Drag track send between slots/tracks
Activate/Deactivate track send
Set/remove track output
Activate/Deactivate track output
Drag insert between slots/tracks
Change input monitoring on track
New Track Window - Name Field:
A name field has been added to each row of the Track>New... window. It allows for quick naming of tracks, upon creation.
The default track name will automatically populate for the respective track type.
Tracks names will increment sequentially if a quantity of more than 1 is used, or if there is another track that shares the same name in the session.
If the name field is empty, tracks will be numerically titled.
Key Commands
Tab
Moves focus from the quantity field to the name field on the right. If it is pressed again, it will move to the quantity field in the next row, and then to the name field in that row, and so on. The Shift modifier can be added to go in reverse.
Opt+Tab (macOS) / Ctrl+Tab (Win OS)
Moves selection directly down in the current column. Either from quantity to quantity, or name to name. The Shift modifier can be added to go in reverse
1024 MIDI Tracks:
Pro Tools will now allow up to 1024 MIDI tracks. This increase is aimed at allowing larger templates for scoring sessions when used in conjunction with Vienna Ensemble Pro (VEP) and other instrument libraries.
Key Command for Edit>Snap to Next/Previous:
A new key command was added for the snap to next and previous edit actions. This allows for quickly moving a selected clip left or right on the timeline, butting it against the next or previous clip.
macOS:
Ctrl+Opt+"," and "."
Win OS:
Start+Alt+"," and "."
Arrow Key MIDI Editing Key Commands Enhancement:
The MIDI editing functions for the arrow key shortcuts, are enabled only when users really need them.
Pro Tools 2018.1 introduced new MIDI editing shortcuts that utilize the arrow keys, which enabled faster editing of MIDI notes. Because these keyboard combinations are shared with various existing commands, the shortcut functionality would switch depending on the data types contained in the edit insertion or selection.
The MIDI editing functionalities are now enabled when the edit insertion or selection is only on tracks that are in Notes or Velocity views.
Please refer to the Pro Tools Shortcuts guide “MIDI Note Editing” section for a list of the key combinations.
Video Settings:
We have changed how we store certain video related preferences in order to improve the user experience.
Video Window
Size, position, and open state are now stored in the user preferences file (Pro Tools Prefs) instead of the session. This means that whenever you make these changes to the video window, it will remain right where you left it, regardless of the session you recieve.
Video Sync Offset
This setting is now saved in your system preferences file (MiscSettings). This means that once the Video Sync Setting is dialed in for one OS user account, it will be shared and persist between all users of the machine. This is because it is a setting that accounts for interactions with the physical environment of the system. It should be true for all users of that machine. It should also be noted that the first time 2019.5 is launched, the setting will be inherited from that user account’s Pro Tools preferences. It will persist in the system preferences from that point on.
Accessibility (Voice Over):
This release provides a wide range of general accessibility improvements for Voice Over users, resulting in an overall better experience. Please see the bug fix list for details.
Changes in accessibility may affect 3rd party macro software and scripts.
If you are using 3rd party software for macros, please check on the manufacturer’s website for compatibility.
If you are utilizing any scripts, you may have to make some modifications.
Bug Fixes:
Accessibility:
VoiceOver now returns to the previously focused item when closing windows or dialogs. (PT-233517/PT-241535)
VoiceOver now announces the track name, without extraneous verbalization, when vertically navigating the Edit Window by moving the edit cursor. (Requires Link Track and Edit Selection to be enabled (PT-243625/PT-246427)
Track number is now announced when navigating tracks, if it is visible in the Pro Tools View Menu settings. (PT-245148)
VO+Shift+m now brings up the right-click menus for inserts, sends and I/O pop-up menus.
Hotspots once again function properly with Voice Over. (PT-228332)
Audio and MIDI pan controls are now accessible in the Edit Window. (PT-205138)
The "Add Row" button is now accessible in the Create New Path window in IO Setup. (PT-248990)
Bounce to QuickTime window items are now accessible. (PT-248986)
Fixed several cases where entering a field to edit the text would report the value entered in a previously edited text field. (PT-248753)
Multiple Edit/Mix Groups can now be enabled via VoiceOver. Previous releases caused other groups to be deactivated when enabling a new group. (PT-245696)
VO+Space will now select the chosen item in the search results list when searching for plug-ins, inputs, or outputs. (PT-243751)
It is now possible to return to the search text entry box after navigating to the results list when searching for plug-ins, inputs, or outputs. (PT-241732)
VoiceOver now correctly announces the text that the user is typing when searching for plug-ins, inputs, or outputs. (PT-241541)
Voice Over will now read the "badge" description in the search results for things like "Track Preset" and "DSP." (PT-241731)
The transport's record button state will now distinguish between record armed and recording. (PT-251267)
Cloud / Collaboration:
Fixed Artist Chat bug related to updated look and feel (PT-247695)
Fixed Artist Chat bug related to overlapping profile images (PT-247694)
Fixed UX issue relating to adding contacts (PT-247693)
Fixed Artist Chat bug related to pop-over windows (PT-247691)
Fixed a minor graphical issue relating to pinned chat (CLLB-643)
Projects will once again open after moving the project cache location from within Pro Tools. (PT-248105)
Commit/Freeze:
Tracks are no longer prevented from being frozen or committed when a video track is present in the session. (PT-236758)
Opt+Clicking (macOS) or Alt+Clicking (WinOS) the freeze button on tracks will no longer result in re-enabling the plug-ins and re-applying the signal to frozen material. (PT-213726)
Control Surfaces:
The dynamics ball is once again present on the S6 MTM's and CDM's. (PT-247757)
Fixed a crash that may occur when adjusting clip gain from an S6 or EuControl surface. (PT-247314)
VCA's will no longer disappear from the Pro Tools | S3 when reopening a session with Pro Tools Software (non-Ultimate). (PT-244830)
The input button the C|24 will now engage when used with Pro Tools Software (non-Ultimate). (PT-244829)
Fixed a crash that may occur when closing a session when a EUCON control surface is connected. (PT-245763)
Fixed an issue that could cause sessions to take longer to close when EUCON control surfaces are attached. (GWSW-10313)
Crashes / Errors:
Fixed a case where launching Pro Tools by opening a session would cause a crash (HDX) (PT-247485)
Fixed a case where audio record could cause a crash (HDX) (PT-240031)
Fixed a case where changing the Hardware Buffer size to 64 in a 96kHz session could cause a crash (Mac, HDX) (PT-241699)
Commiting tracks will no longer cause an Access Violation error message if QuickTime is not installed on a Windows OS. (PT-237555)
Fixed a crash when creating a clip group that included a clip outside of the session bounds. (PT-249362)
Pro Tools will no longer hang when Bouncing to QuickTime without video on the timeline. (PT-248539)
Pro Tools no longer throws AAE errors when filling up the HDX card with specific Hybrid plug-ins (PT-245173)
Fixed a crash when deleting frozen tracks under certain situations (PT-241013)
Fixed crash that resulted from switching playback engine to native (PT-247783)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a plug-in window (PT-243211)
Improved the handling of excessive MIDI data during MIDI recording to prevent crashes. (PT-245192/PT-240907)
Committing or Freezing an empty track with consolidate clips option will no longer hang or crash. (PT-245081)
Fixed a case where importing a video into a session that already has a video track at the end of the tracks list, results in a crash or assert on non Ultimate Pro Tools. (PT-244209)
Fixed a case where using key commands to change some tracks from Waveform to Blocks view resulted in a hang. (PT-248871)
Improved the save time of sessions that contain a large number of clips and clip groups. (PT-248671)
Pro Tools will no longer hang when canceling a relinking/search for missing files task on Windows. (PT-248770)
Fixed an instance of a crash that may occur when Pro Tools is sitting idle. (PT-242885/PT-219822)
Fixed a crash that could occur if an internet connection was lost while using iLok Cloud. (PT-246463)
Fixed an issue where removing a clip group from a session could result in a crash. (PT-249062)
An Assertion error and dialog, "44.1k Sample Rate is not supported" is not longer shown on launch after the Playback Engine device has changed (Mac 10.14) (PT-245026)
Fixed a crash while idle when using HDX hardware. (PT-249931)
Fixed a crash that would occur when overloading the CPU with lower buffer sizes on a host based system. (PT-249812)
Fixed a crash when importing session data to a track who's target playlist is not the active playlist. (PT-245371)
Fixed an error or crash when using clip replacement. (PT-246127)
Fixed an issue where Pro Tools could become unresponsive or crash when editing alternate playlists on a track that contains many playlists. (PT-226101)
Delay Compensation:
Delay Compensation settings can now be successfully imported from sessions saved with Pro Tools 12.6 and later (PT-231161)
Fixed a case where input delay compensation could be inaccurate with HD | Native when using a 1024 buffer with certain plug-ins and disk cache settings. (PT-250518)
Dolby Atmos Workflows:
Object Fold Down Path is now properly delay compensated when RMU or Local Renderer is disconnected (PT-239809)
Enabling the "Object Pan Data" setting in the Import Session Data Window will now automatically enable the "Object Output Assignment" setting when importing an ADM file. These settings are now enabled by default with a fresh set of preferences, and changes to these settings will be remembered for future imports. (PT-248027)
Editing:
Automation breakpoints that exist on the last sample location of the session can now be selected/deleted. (PT-246458)
Fixed AudioSuite processing when in multi-input mode (PT-244050)
Fixed an issue that caused a SWOD when editing clip groups (PT-238790)
Fixed a drag and drop issue that resulted in mono files if dropped during playback (PT-238698)
Fixed a monitoring issue with persisting send on record enabled tracks (PT-244200)
Fixed a Quick Punch/Track Punch issue with Pre-roll on (PT-243182)
Fixed an issue with the playback cursor when punch recording (PT-243119)
Adjusting Clip Gain breakpoints no longer affect unexpected areas. (PT-241688)
Snap to Next with Main Counter set to Bars|Beats and over tempo changes works correctly. (PT-246222)
Dragging an automation breakpoint in Relative Grid mode will now maintain any offset from the grid. (PT-241048)
Fixed an issue where trimming a clip over a fade out would not trim and resize the fade. (PT-238629)
Fixed an assertion when moving a clip after switching to ticks mode on the track. (PT-244874)
Command Focus Mode D and G fade shortcuts now work on clips in alternate playlists (PT-245072)
Committing a track in playlist view will no longer break playlist view for that track. (PT-243912)
Elastic Audio:
Fixed a case where turning off Elastic Audio on a track with playlists would result in a hang or crash. (PT-244980)
Field Recorder:
Linked MXF files will now display field recorder channel names in all applicable places. (PT-229849)
Pro Tools can now read Sound Roll TC iXML metadata from BWF Wav files. (PT-246033)
Import:
Clicking "Cancel" for "This will change the session's frame rate to match the incoming video track" during import session data, will now cancel instead of proceed. (PT-247498)
The "Offset Incoming Tracks By" setting now places media at correct location if the imported AAF has a different TC rate than Session Setup window. (PT-247495)
Muted stereo clips are now respected when received in an AAF from Media Composer. (PT-245357)
Fixed a case where Pro Tools would crash after importing some AAF's and then saving / reopening the session. (PT-244789)
"Offset Incoming Tracks To" setting will no longer place video clips at half the specified offset. (PT-244213)
"Operation Failed" is no longer seen when importing an AAF that contains markers with blank names. (PT-240973)
Erroneous missing files are no longer seen when importing an AAF from Adobe Premiere. (PT-237706)
Opening an AAF as a session will now carry through any session name adjustments made in the Dashboard when "Prompt for Location" is used. (PT-229850)
The "Offset Incoming Tracks To" option in the Import Session Data Window has been renamed "Offset Incoming Tracks By," and the behavior has been cleaned up to consistently match the wording. (PT-247445)
Fixed several cases where importing session data with clips/automation beyond the session bounds would cause a crash. (PT-247071)
Fixed session length error reporting/handling when importing session data with clips beyond the bounds of the session. (PT-245405)
Unintentional anchoring breakpoints will no longer be created when importing session data from a session with a different start time and tracks with static parameters. (PT-243183)
Bouncing and re-importing multi-mono files will no longer add redundant waveform data to the file, unnecessarily increasing the file size of some channels. (PT-247706)
Installer:
The Pro Tools and Pro Tools | First installers will no longer hang for several minutes on macOS Mojave. (PT-247983/PT-243506)
MIDI:
Fixed a bug where Stop on Page Scroll would move display to session start (PT-243154)
Fixed a case where rendered audio clips did not line up with their source MIDI clips after committing track and reopening session. (PT-244175)
Fixed a case where existing MIDI notes were deleted when adding new ones. (PT-243060)
Fixed a case where notes would disappear when dragged over a clip boundary. (PT-240223)
Fixed a case where deleting notes also deleted the entire clip. (PT-240520)
Fixed a case where adjusting velocity caused the MIDI note to disappear. (PT-247839)
In the Real-Time Properties window, up/down keys will now correctly increment or decrement ticks values . (PT-232617)
Improved responsiveness of dragging MIDI notes in a high MIDI track count session. (PT-249156)
Enabling notation display is now faster. (PT-250039)
Event Operations Transpose window parameters no longer unintentionally affect MIDI transpose using arrow keys. (PT-246461)
Improved responsiveness when dragging notes in high track count sessions. (PT-250029)
Improved responsiveness when making a timeline selection in high track count sessions. (PT-249574)
MIDI notes will no longer play at full velocity at the beginning of a loop boundary. (PT-242731)
Performance:
CPU meters now more accurately reflect CPU load (PT-247969/PT-241907/PT-247081/PT-239651)
Fixed various issues which could result in degraded streaming performance and -9171 or -9093 errors (Mac) (PT-241821)
Improved performance when switching between playlist and waveform view. (PT-247978)
Improved performance when editing playlists after switching playlist views. (PT-247976)
Improved performance when editing clips while Dynamic Transport and "Link Timeline & Edit Selection" is enabled. (PT-248498)
Reduced session load time with Waves plug-ins instantiated (PT-246285)
Playlists:
Shift-Left Arrow will correctly toggle playlists unless the Edit selection only contains tracks in notes or velocity views. (PT-244492)
Post (Other):
"Synchronization Delay preference defaults have changed now that their functionality was restored in 2018.10 (PT-241794/PT-248664/PT-247322)
Minimum Sync Delay: 30 frames
Delay before locking to Longitudinal Timecode: 0 frames
Delay before locking to Serial Timecode: 0 frames"
It is now possible to locate beyond 50,000 when entering feet+frames values in the main counter. (PT-220386)
Production Management / Interplay:
Media will no longer go offline after being check-in from Pro Tools and using the "Update Status from Media Indexer" command with Interplay Access versions prior to 2018.11. (PT-245385)
Satellite Link:
The error message "The Video Engine had an unrecoverable error and will now reinitialize" can now be 'OK'd' remotely via one of the satellites by shift+clicking on the offending system's chicklet. (PT-24474)
Fixed an issue where satellites would not playback if one of them is receiving timecode or initiating playback from a 9-pin motion controller while in remote mode. (PT-248684)
Pro Tools Software systems (non-Ultimiate) are no longer prevented from beginning playback when used as a Pro Tools Video Satellite. (PT-247098)
Search:
The search functionality will now properly find mono paths when looking for side-chain inputs. (PT-244877)
The File Menu no longer blinks when the save key command is used while in the search window, falsely indicating that a save had happened. (PT-244581)
Inactive inputs are now properly shown in the search window. (PT-243829)
Text will no longer protrude from the tag with longer names. (PT-243700)
UI:
The Dashboard template selector is now longer to accommodate longer template names. (PT-244809)
Dragging a file into the session will now have a sensible name in the undo queue. (PT-242068)
Fixed an issue with Playback Engine display when adding/removing a device (PT-230500)
Fixed graphic artifacts in the Import Session Data window when in MacOS Mojave Dark Mode. (PT-243627)
Shading for HD MADI and MTRX 32x32 DigiLink Ports in I/O Setup is no longer offset by 16 channels (PT-251200)
Video:
Selecting the next clip using Ctrl+Tab (macOS), or Start+Tab (Win), will now display the starting frame of the clip, rather than the last. (PT-242057)
The 'Enable Hardware During Scrub' preference has been removed and defaulted to 'On.' (PT-227509)
"Output Settings" on a video track is now appropriately greyed out when video hardware is not enabled/connected. (PT-248956)
The video engine project type will no longer use the previous stale setting when importing MXF files with different rate/raster attributes. (PT-240886)
MXF codecs are now properly represented in the Workspace and Clip Info fields. (PT-247852)
Workspace:
Files no longer slightly shrink (benign) when recalculating waveforms. (PT-244016)
Text no longer overlaps when resizing the locations column in the Workspace. (PT-244017)
Miscellaneous:
Added Tandem Trimming key command back to the Pro Tools reference guide, Cmd+Ctrl (macOS) and Ctrl+Start (WinOS). (PT-247422)
Control-1 thru 5 (qwerty) now executes the correct commands (recall zoom or clip effects presets). (PT-236982)
The shortcut Shift+5 once again mutes/unmutes Sends F-J. (PT-224809)
Shift-Option click on a show/hide dot no longer affects the visibility of unselected tracks. (PT-245549)
Fixed an HD driver issue where AvidAudioServer could not be successfully relaunched (Mac) (PT-241715)
Fixed an issue where some sample rates were not available at certain buffer size settings (PT-241835)
A warning now appears when removing a width changing plugin by dragging it to another track (PT-237407)
Waveforms on right channel are now displayed on files exported from CEDAR Cambridge (PT-243755)
Changing the tempo during playback will now properly respect loop boundaries. (PT-240925)
Dragging an X-Form rendered clip to a non-elastic track will once again add the suffix "Xfor-Xfor" to the clip name (PT-245876)
Plug-in manufacturers are now properly listed in alphabetical order in the plug-in menus, as opposed to case and then alphabetically. (PT-240877)
MP3 ID3 information will no longer appear garbled when re-entering the window in a non-English language. (PT-246459)
Captured clips are no longer deleted after renaming and deleting the associated parent clip. (PT-240539)
Changing the active state of a send, from its floating window, once again functions. (PT-243775)
The selected plug-in is once again correctly highlighted/scrolled to when opening the plug-in librarian menu within the floating plug-in window. (PT-245686)
Using the Compact command on a session that contains AIFF files will once again reduce the file size. (PT-248591)
Pro Tools First license now properly activates on first launch (PT-246114)
The S/PDIF outputs of the Fast Track C600 are no longer labeled as Analog in the I/O Setup. (PT-242086)
Customer Support Enhancements:
Zip Recent Logs is now installed with Pro Tools First on Windows OS. (PT-227439)
Pro Tools now carries a “Machine ID” that customer support can use to anonymously look up crash reports when a customer calls in. This Machine ID can be found in the Pro Tools About Box, as well as in the Pro Tools log files. (PT-242617)

New in Pro Tools 2018.12 (Dec 14, 2018)

Enhancements:
Support for Third Party Time Compression/Expansion Plug-ins
Zplane is now available as a possible TC/E option. If the plug-in is installed, it should be featured in the TC/E drop-down menu within the PT prefs.
Destructive Punch Performance Enhancements for NEXIS Workspaces
Destructive Punch preparation and recording processes have been further optimized for increased performance on NEXIS workspaces
Bug Fixes:
Dolby Atmos® Features
Do to all, Do to all selected, and cascade assignments of Object Outputs no longer assigns mono object paths to stereo tracks' object output selector (PT-229847)
Auto-height modes on Stereo panners routed to 7.0.2, 7.1.2, or Object busses no longer fail to apply to both channels when linking is enabled (PT-230495)
ADM files with 31 or fewer total channels no longer fail to recommend using Import Session Data when dragged and dropped to the Edit Window (PT-230304)
Fixed an issue with cascade or do-to-all assignment of Object Mappings in the I/O Setup window that caused the cascade or do-to-all to fail if starting from an already mapped object (PT-230270)
Import Session Data Track Data to Import settings are no longer reset unexpectedly after using Import Session Data to import an ADM file (PT-230088)
Fixed grouping behavior when panning multiple tracks with an Auto-Height mode enabled in the Panner (PT-230062)
Snapping a the pan puck to the rear right speaker on the right channel of a stereo surround panner no longer fails (PT-230547)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed an issue that prevented making multiple output assignments to all tracks or the set of selected tracks by using Shift+Control+Option or Control+Option (Mac) or Shift+Win+Alt or Win+Alt (Win) (PT-230514)
Changing layouts or any other surface data that is stored in the Pro Tools session file from an S6 or EuControl surface now triggers the Save command to appear (PT-230225)
Fixed an issue with Commit that prevented source tracks from being deleted when using the "Delete" option (PT-227682)
Fixed an issue that prevented the "/" key on the numeric keypad from working while the Task Manager window is open (PT-231164)
Fixed a case of graphical slowdown that occurred after activating or deactivating tracks, or entering the I/O setup window in a large session (PT-230031)
Fixed an issue that prevented the Default Format and Path Order from being saved when closing I/O setup window (PT-229668)
Counters in the Edit Window no longer stutter during playback while "Analyzing Audio" tasks are running in Task Manager (PT-230165)
Delay Compensation:
Fixed a delay compensation issue affecting any offline rendering process of Virtual Instruments triggered by separate MIDI tracks (PT-230838)
Fixed an issue that could cause Committed Aux Input tracks to place audio late on the destination track depending on the latency of plug-ins on the source (PT-229504)
Online track bounce is late when delay compensation is used in console mixing workflows (PT-216431)
Fixed an issue with Commit and Freeze that would place resulting audio out of time if any other track in the session had a negative sample offset applied in the Delay Compensation section (PT-216303)
Editing:
Fixed an issue that prevented fades from being shortened with the "f" key or fades dialog (PT-209093)
Using the f key to invoke the Batch Fades command no longer fails to recall the last used Batch Fades settings (PT-226439)
Fixed an issue that prevented creation of clip groups that contained clips with fades while recording (PT-231334)
The object grabber no longer fails to select MIDI clips (PT-231152)
It is no longer impossible to spot a right fade boundary while using the "Requires Command Key" setting for the Smart Tool Fade Adjustment preference (PT-230803)
Fixed an issue that caused AAWS Editor Tools conforming software to stop working with Pro Tools (PT-229059)
Soundbase:
Fixed an issue that could remove values from the Favorite and Rating field of audio files when updating the workspace index (PT-231788)
Fixed an issue that could cause Soundbase attributes such as "Loop" to be removed from WAV headers after performing elastic analysis (PT-230529)
Fixed an issue that could prevent tags in Soundbase from being written to a file (PT-231848)
Import Session Data:
Fixed an issue that caused Import Session Data dialog to be very slow when importing data from a session with a very high track count (PT-221822)
Fixed an issue with manually matching tracks in Import Session Data after dragging dropping a session file to invoke Import Session Data (PT-230570)
Keep Window on Top:
Using the "Keep Window On Top" setting for the MIDI Editor Window no longer prevents Commands Focus mode from working in the Edit Window (PT-230228)
Using the "Keep Window On Top" setting for the MIDI Editor Window no longer prevents closing the window using Command+W (Mac) / Control+W (Win) (PT-230355)
Groups:
Toggling groups using the groups keyboard focus letter no longer fails to enable and disable active group track and clip color (PT-230266)
Fixed a graphical issue that could cause group active state to be misrepresented in the Mix window (PT-229631)
Using Shift+I or Shift+S to enable or disable Input Monitor or Solo on tracks containing the Edit Insertion no longer unexpectedly triggers Mix Group behaviors (PT-228838, PT-226913)
Fixed an issue with VCA tracks where the group color would not appear in the Mix window after assigning the VCA to any group (PT-231205)
Plug-Ins:
Fixed in an issue with EQ III where pressing Command(Mac)/Control(Win) to enter fine adjustment mode failed while in listen mode (Shift+Control(Mac)/Shift+Win(Win)) (AAX-1511)
Fixed an issue with Vari-Fi where creating speed-up effects produced audible artifacts at the end of clips following AudioSuite processing (AAX-1505)
HEAT:
Fixed an issue that caused HEAT to add a DC Offset to signals (AAX-1106)
HEAT processing on a track by track basis is now responsive to the Dynamic Plug-in Processing algorithm (PT-210383)
Fixed an issue that prevented HEAT from being bypassed after switching between Pre and Post (PT-207158)
Import Session Data no longer fails to correctly import the HEAT master on/off state (PT-210239)
Configuration of HEAT controls on the C|24 has been updated to match documentation (PT-205650)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed an issue that could occur when many large sessions are running in a Satellite network that caused very long SWODs when stopping playback (PT-230505)
Fixed a crash that could occur switching a send index to mini-fader view after hiding sends in the mix window (PT-231640)
Fixed a case where using "Recalculate Waveform Overview" could cause a crash if a Clip Group was selected (PT-228107)
Fixed an issue that could cause Commit to hang Pro Tools in some sessions (PT-227681)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a session stored on a NEXIS volume while the "collecting subfolders" task runs in Task Manager (PT-229685)
Making record armed tracks inactive no longer triggers a -7106 error on HDX systems (PT-232284)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the Workspace window (PT-231803)
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the Default MIDI Thru preference or opening a session that had a different setting for this preference stored in it (PT-214616)
Fixed a problem that caused sessions saved with one or more tracks showing Object Toggle automation in the Edit Window to crash when opened in previous versions of Pro Tools (PT-230171)
Fixed an error with certain sessions that could prevent Import Session Data from working correctly, throwing an assertion error instead of completing the Import command (PT-226515)
Fixed a crash related to getting plug-in types and categories that was found regularly on the submitted crash log server (PT-231187)
Fixed a crash related to drawing the warp grid on Windows that appeared regularly on the submitted crash log server (PT-231159)
Fixed an issue where AudioSuite preview may have continued after de-selecting a clip and could lead to a crash (PT-230913)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a session while tracks were activating (PT-230509)

New in Pro Tools 2018.10 (Oct 12, 2018)

Enhancements:
Support for Third Party Time Compression/Expansion Plug-ins:
Zplane is now available as a possible TC/E option. If the plug-in is installed, it should be featured in the TC/E drop-down menu within the PT prefs.
Destructive Punch Performance Enhancements for NEXIS Workspaces:
Destructive Punch preparation and recording processes have been further optimized for increased performance on NEXIS workspaces
Bug Fixes:
Dolby Atmos® Features:
Do to all, Do to all selected, and cascade assignments of Object Outputs no longer assigns mono object paths to stereo tracks' object output selector (PT-229847)
Auto-height modes on Stereo panners routed to 7.0.2, 7.1.2, or Object busses no longer fail to apply to both channels when linking is enabled (PT-230495)
ADM files with 31 or fewer total channels no longer fail to recommend using Import Session Data when dragged and dropped to the Edit Window (PT-230304)
Fixed an issue with cascade or do-to-all assignment of Object Mappings in the I/O Setup window that caused the cascade or do-to-all to fail if starting from an already mapped object (PT-230270)
Import Session Data Track Data to Import settings are no longer reset unexpectedly after using Import Session Data to import an ADM file (PT-230088)
Fixed grouping behavior when panning multiple tracks with an Auto-Height mode enabled in the Panner (PT-230062)
Snapping a the pan puck to the rear right speaker on the right channel of a stereo surround panner no longer fails (PT-230547)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed an issue that prevented making multiple output assignments to all tracks or the set of selected tracks by using Shift+Control+Option or Control+Option (Mac) or Shift+Win+Alt or Win+Alt (Win) (PT-230514)
Changing layouts or any other surface data that is stored in the Pro Tools session file from an S6 or EuControl surface now triggers the Save command to appear (PT-230225)
Fixed an issue with Commit that prevented source tracks from being deleted when using the "Delete" option (PT-227682)
Fixed an issue that prevented the "/" key on the numeric keypad from working while the Task Manager window is open (PT-231164)
Fixed a case of graphical slowdown that occurred after activating or deactivating tracks, or entering the I/O setup window in a large session (PT-230031)
Fixed an issue that prevented the Default Format and Path Order from being saved when closing I/O setup window (PT-229668)
Counters in the Edit Window no longer stutter during playback while "Analyzing Audio" tasks are running in Task Manager (PT-230165)
Delay Compensation:
Fixed a delay compensation issue affecting any offline rendering process of Virtual Instruments triggered by separate MIDI tracks (PT-230838)
Fixed an issue that could cause Committed Aux Input tracks to place audio late on the destination track depending on the latency of plug-ins on the source (PT-229504)
Online track bounce is late when delay compensation is used in console mixing workflows (PT-216431)
Fixed an issue with Commit and Freeze that would place resulting audio out of time if any other track in the session had a negative sample offset applied in the Delay Compensation section (PT-216303)
Editing:
Fixed an issue that prevented fades from being shortened with the "f" key or fades dialog (PT-209093)
Using the f key to invoke the Batch Fades command no longer fails to recall the last used Batch Fades settings (PT-226439)
Fixed an issue that prevented creation of clip groups that contained clips with fades while recording (PT-231334)
The object grabber no longer fails to select MIDI clips (PT-231152)
It is no longer impossible to spot a right fade boundary while using the "Requires Command Key" setting for the Smart Tool Fade Adjustment preference (PT-230803)
Fixed an issue that caused AAWS Editor Tools conforming software to stop working with Pro Tools (PT-229059)
Soundbase:
Fixed an issue that could remove values from the Favorite and Rating field of audio files when updating the workspace index (PT-231788)
Fixed an issue that could cause Soundbase attributes such as "Loop" to be removed from WAV headers after performing elastic analysis (PT-230529)
Fixed an issue that could prevent tags in Soundbase from being written to a file (PT-231848)
Import Session Data:
Fixed an issue that caused Import Session Data dialog to be very slow when importing data from a session with a very high track count (PT-221822)
Fixed an issue with manually matching tracks in Import Session Data after dragging dropping a session file to invoke Import Session Data (PT-230570)
Keep Window on Top:
Using the "Keep Window On Top" setting for the MIDI Editor Window no longer prevents Commands Focus mode from working in the Edit Window (PT-230228)
Using the "Keep Window On Top" setting for the MIDI Editor Window no longer prevents closing the window using Command+W (Mac) / Control+W (Win) (PT-230355)
Groups:
Toggling groups using the groups keyboard focus letter no longer fails to enable and disable active group track and clip color (PT-230266)
Fixed a graphical issue that could cause group active state to be misrepresented in the Mix window (PT-229631)
Using Shift+I or Shift+S to enable or disable Input Monitor or Solo on tracks containing the Edit Insertion no longer unexpectedly triggers Mix Group behaviors (PT-228838, PT-226913)
Fixed an issue with VCA tracks where the group color would not appear in the Mix window after assigning the VCA to any group (PT-231205)
Plug-Ins:
Fixed in an issue with EQ III where pressing Command(Mac)/Control(Win) to enter fine adjustment mode failed while in listen mode (Shift+Control(Mac)/Shift+Win(Win)) (AAX-1511)
Fixed an issue with Vari-Fi where creating speed-up effects produced audible artifacts at the end of clips following AudioSuite processing (AAX-1505)
HEAT:
Fixed an issue that caused HEAT to add a DC Offset to signals (AAX-1106)
HEAT processing on a track by track basis is now responsive to the Dynamic Plug-in Processing algorithm (PT-210383)
Fixed an issue that prevented HEAT from being bypassed after switching between Pre and Post (PT-207158)
Import Session Data no longer fails to correctly import the HEAT master on/off state (PT-210239)
Configuration of HEAT controls on the C|24 has been updated to match documentation (PT-205650)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed an issue that could occur when many large sessions are running in a Satellite network that caused very long SWODs when stopping playback (PT-230505)
Fixed a crash that could occur switching a send index to mini-fader view after hiding sends in the mix window (PT-231640)
Fixed a case where using "Recalculate Waveform Overview" could cause a crash if a Clip Group was selected (PT-228107)
Fixed an issue that could cause Commit to hang Pro Tools in some sessions (PT-227681)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a session stored on a NEXIS volume while the "collecting subfolders" task runs in Task Manager (PT-229685)
Making record armed tracks inactive no longer triggers a -7106 error on HDX systems (PT-232284)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the Workspace window (PT-231803)
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the Default MIDI Thru preference or opening a session that had a different setting for this preference stored in it (PT-214616)
Fixed a problem that caused sessions saved with one or more tracks showing Object Toggle automation in the Edit Window to crash when opened in previous versions of Pro Tools (PT-230171)
Fixed an error with certain sessions that could prevent Import Session Data from working correctly, throwing an assertion error instead of completing the Import command (PT-226515)
Fixed a crash related to getting plug-in types and categories that was found regularly on the submitted crash log server (PT-231187)
Fixed a crash related to drawing the warp grid on Windows that appeared regularly on the submitted crash log server (PT-231159)
Fixed an issue where AudioSuite preview may have continued after de-selecting a clip and could lead to a crash (PT-230913)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a session while tracks were activating (PT-230509)

New in Pro Tools 2018.7 (Aug 1, 2018)

System Requirements and Compatibility with Pro Tools 2018.7 Software:
macOS High Sierra (10.13.3), macOS Sierra (10.12.6), and Mac OS 10.11.6 (El Capitan)
macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 and later is not recommended due to performance issues at lower buffer sizes
Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite is not supported with Pro Tools 2018.1 and later due to graphical artifact issues--Upgrade to a supported OS before installing Pro Tools 2018.7
Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit
Additional Compatibility Articles
Authorization:
Note that there are new Perpetual licenses required for Pro Tools 12.6 and higher, including Pro Tools 2018. Please check your iLok account for newly deposited licenses (starting in mid-Sep 2016) before installing Pro Tools. If you do not see your new licenses please contact Avid CS using the "Access The Support Center" link in your Avid account or the "Contact Support" link on the Contact Audio & Music Support page.
Update to the current version of iLok License Manager before activating licenses to your iLok.
Pro Tools 2018.7 software requires a valid Pro Tools Perpetual or Pro Tools Subscription iLok license to run. This can be a single license or in a bundle.
Pro Tools Ultimate 2018.7 software requires both Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate iLok licenses to run. These can be either Subscription or Perpetual licenses, and are typically in a bundle (named "Pro Tools Ultimate Perpetual" or "Pro Tools Ultimate Subscription").
Pro Tools Ultimate and Pro Tools HD 12.6/later and also require a Pro Tools DigiLink I/O license to use any HD interface. This can be an individual license or can be included in a Pro Tools HD license bundle.
The bonus plug-ins (introduced starting with v12.2 and which used a Pro Tools Plan or Pro Tools HD Plan license) are being phased out in favor of the Avid Complete Plug-In Bundle subscription, which will now be included with all new, renewed, and reinstated Pro Tools Ultimate products
Subscriptions as well as new Pro Tools Software and Pro Tools Ultimate Software/Systems only include licensing for v12, though Reinstatements continue to provide license bundles that include v10/11/12.
Review the licenses on your iLok at ilok.com or in iLok License Manager
See the Support section of ilok.com for assistance with iLok License Manager, your iLok account, etc.
Installation:
Pro Tools 2018.7 is a full installer (not an updater that requires a previous version installed).
Pro Tools 2018.7 uses a single installer for both Pro Tools and Pro Tools Ultimate, only the iLok authorization is different
Virtual Instruments and Effects for Pro Tools are installed by the First AIR Effects Bundle and First AIR Instruments Bundle (formerly a single Creative Collection Installer in PT11). Run these in addition to the Pro Tools installer. (more info)
Pro Tools HDX/HD Native Mac users, be sure to install the matching HD Driver. The HD driver may be found in the Driver Installers folder included in the Pro Tools download, and as a separate download in your product in your Avid Account.
Pro Tools users, please install the latest compatible driver for your Avid interface
See the Pro Tools Software Installation article for complete instructions
Co-Installation:
Pro Tools 2018.7 co-install with Pro Tools 10.x is not supported using macOS; use Pro Tools 12.4 or lower for co-install with Pro Tools 10.x
Pro Tools co-install with Media Composer (details)
Co-install of Pro Tools and Media Composer on Windows does not allow Media Composer to be a Video Satellite (details)
HDX Firmware Update:
Pro Tools 11.2.2 and higher requires a firmware update for HDX cards
Firmware update takes place during Pro Tools launch
The firmware update was tested for backwards compatibility with Pro Tools 10.3.6 and later
Technical Alerts:
DigiTest firmware update process with an HD OMNI doesn't appear to finish, but canceling before the HD OMNI reboots can leave the interface unrecognizable by Pro Tools (blank scribble strips)
See the Windows Read Me for limitations with WASAPI support (added in v12.0)
Click here for Pro Tools 12.x Satellite Link and Video Satellite compatibility updates
Not all Audio Interfaces have been qualified with El Capitan, Sierra, and later macOS versions. Click here for more info.
Downloads:
Owners of Pro Tools on a current Upgrade Plan can download the 2018.7 installer from their Avid account or from the Apps tab in Avid Application Manager
Review the Read Me and other docs before installing or updating Pro Tools for known issues that could impact your workflow
Upgrades from earlier versions of Pro Tools can be purchased from the Avid Store or Avid Reseller
Earlier versions of Pro Tools (back to 12.6) can be downloaded from the Avid Download Center

New in Pro Tools 2018.4 (Apr 10, 2018)

Build sessions on the fly with Track Presets:
Kick time-consuming tasks to the curb. With Track Presets, you can quickly save, catalog, and recall your favorite effects chains, vocal processing, session import criteria, and other track settings—boosting your efficiency—so you can spend more time creating
Capture performances retroactively:
Ever jam along to a song and nail the perfect run before hitting record? With retrospective MIDI recording, Pro Tools goes into “listen” mode even when you’re not recording, so you can retroactively drop those inspired improvisations into a track post performance, without missing a beat.
Take deeper control of your MIDI:
Making music has never been easier. With numerous MIDI improvements and enhancements, you can fix and finesse every note to perfection—from transposing and trimming notes with the arrow keys, to building chords and scores faster than ever before.
Comp together the best takes:
Build a Target Playlist of the best performances—from multiple playlists—right in Waveform view. It’s ideal when working with grouped tracks, making playlist management and viewing no longer a challenge. You can also now cycle through different takes within a clip using the arrow keys for faster review.
Retire your iLok key:
Pro Tools and all Avid audio plug-ins now support iLok Cloud. That means you now have the option of putting your trusty old iLok key to rest and freeing an extra USB port for a MIDI keyboard or audio interface. Or continue using your iLok as before.
Get a better view of your mix:
With new EQ curve graphs on all Mix window channel strips, you can see how your settings and automation are impacting each track in real time—even those with multiple EQs (supported plug-ins only). In addition, pre-fader sends and Automation lane view menu entries are now color-coded, making them easier to distinguish.
Start collaborating more easily:
Got a session that you’re dying to work on with others? Select File > Start Collaboration, and Pro Tools will automatically save your current session, close it, and reopen it as a project in the cloud, with all tracks converted and ready to be shared.
Get easy network licensing—coming soon:
Need Pro Tools for your post facility, broadcast enterprise, or educational institution? You can purchase a multi-seat Pro Tools or Pro Tools | Ultimate Network Site License, which offers many benefits for larger organizations.

New in Pro Tools 12.8.3 (Dec 19, 2017)

Bug Fixes:
UI Errors and Performance:
Fixed several issues with sluggish scrolling in the Edit Window (PT-233793, PT-234302)
It is no longer impossible to put Pro Tools windows into full-screen mode on macOS (PT-224376)
Fixed an issue that caused the System Preferences window to appear blank in some cases when switching to System Preferences from Pro Tools (PT-230592)
Improved performance of rapid zoom level changes using the "r" and "t" command focus shortcuts (PT-236029)
Improved smoothness of continuous timeline scrolling and visible counters during playback (PT-233894)
Improved the speed of showing and hiding tracks (PT-235182)
Fixed an issue that could cause the cursor icon to reflect the wrong edit tool in some cases (PT-234418)
Fixed an issue that could cause the Edit window to turn white (PT-233578)
Fixed an issue that allowed Tracks to be dragged between playlists of a track in Playlists view (PT-236027)
The correct multi-mono linking controls are now displayed in multi-mono plug-in window headers when such a plug-in is instantiated following a mono to stereo format converting plug-in (PT-235434)
Fixed a UI issue that occurred in the Channel Strip plug-in when collapsing or expanding any of its processing tabs (PT-235721)
Fixed a case where the Delay Compensation indicator in the edit window failed to update after turning off Delay Compensation in the options menu (PT-235245)
Video:
Corrected the video sync offset for all non 29.97 based frame rates when using video hardware (UME-1365)
The video window no longer stays on top when toggling between applications on Mac OS (UME-1363)
Fixed a window ordering inconsistency when placing other floating windows on top of the video window on Mac OS (UME-1362)
Sending the wrong reference rate to video hardware will no longer put the video engine into a bad state (UME-1361)
The "Play Start Latency" Preference is now saved with the system, instead of the session (PT-216084)
Importing two videos that are copies of each other will now play (UME-1381)
Fixed an issue where MXF's generated from 3rd parties would display a black video window and no thumbnails (UME-1360)
Existing files are now shown in the Bounce to Disk destination folder on Windows OS's (PT-233125)
Automation:
Fixed an issue that caused steep pan automation to play back incorrectly on tick-based tracks (PT-220728)
Fixed an issue that caused automation to be recorded incorrectly on VCAs that were controlled by other VCAs (PT-212202)
Fixed a crash that could occur while writing VCA automation in large sessions (PT-223713)
Fixed an issue that could cause switching auto-height automation modes for 7.1.2 and Atmos Object panning to fail to add height to the signal (PT-235630)
Workspace and Relinking:
Tags input predictive search and typing to add Tags to audio files is no longer broken (PT-235340)
Fixed some cases when upon session open, Pro Tools could link to the wrong file audio file based only on its name and path (PT-235564, PT-233896)
Fixed an issue with manual relinking where files with duplicate names but differing metadata could appear identically in the "Select Files to Relink" pane of the Relink dialog (PT-234059)
Improved launch time for Pro Tools when the workspace database file is extremely large (PT-233544)
MIDI:
Fixed an issue where cutting or deleting a MIDI clip in clips or blocks view may leave notes behind (PT-235371)
SysEx events are no longer missing from the MIDI Event List (PT-235483)
Fixed an issue where notes in MIDI clips created using the Separate on Grid command may not copy and paste, duplicate, or repeat correctly when edited (PT-230167)
Using the "=" key on the numeric keypad for shortcuts to open the MIDI Editor, Score Editor, and MIDI Event list no longer fails (PT-208307)
Plug-ins and AudioSuite:
AudioSuite processing of clips no longer unexpectedly changes the clip color and mute status (PT-219927)
Fixed an issue where a "No Audio was Selected" error may occur unexpectedly when clicking in the timeline while previewing AudioSuite changes (PT-235176)
The Gain and Normalize AudioSuite plug-in windows now support plug-in settings presets (PT-206061)
Fixed an issue where the Time Adjuster plug-in did not correctly delay compensate for its offset value (AAX-1535)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed an issue where the Quantize to Grid command did not apply on the first execution of the command (PT-236095)
Fixed an issue in sessions with more than 26 groups that could cause groups to lose their color if tracks were deleted (PT-225353)
Low Latency Monitoring no longer fails to work on surround format inputs (PT-207613)
Fixed an issue where exporting to Interplay and setting the Media Destination to Same as Source could export files to the incorrect workspace (PT-233284)
Fixed a crash that was frequently submitted to the crash log server that could occur when closing sessions (PT-235084)
Fixed a crash when expanding matched Field Recorder Channels to new tracks when the Field Recorder Guide Track has a send with Follow Main Pan turned on (PT-226516)
Fixed a crash that could occur when auditioning a playlist in playlist view if it contained a multi-channel clip made up of combined mono clips of different lengths (PT-233140, PT-234253)
Fixed a crash that could occur after importing multiple clip groups (PT-217499)
Silent installation of Pro Tools on macOS no longer fails to generate all directories and files needed (RELENG-2123)

New in Pro Tools 12.8.2 (Oct 19, 2017)

This latest release includes major improvements and new functionality across the Pro Tools family. One of the biggest changes across the lineup—MIDI. Today’s music producers and composers have an expectation of how their tools should enable and inspire creativity, and so the Pro Tools team has listened and implemented much of their feedback in this update of Pro Tools.
With the latest release, we’re bringing a ton of MIDI enhancements such as MIDI Input Display, Pencil Tool enhancements, Record Progress Indication, and much more. All of these new features are going to help drive your creative process, speed up your workflow, and bring your ideas to life faster than ever before.
While improvements are being made on the MIDI front, we’re also bringing VR workflows to Pro Tools | HD. For the first time, you can now work with 1st, 2nd and 3rd order Ambisonics to create an immersive soundtrack for your virtual reality contentーand we’ve teamed up with Facebook to make it easier than ever to get started. With Pro Tools | HD 12.8.2, we’re including the Facebook 360 Spatial Workstation!
We’re also bringing major improvements to Pro Tools | First, our free version of the platform. Users are going to benefit from some major improvements that are hitting the entire lineup of Pro Tools, but just for Pro Tools | First users, you can now open a Pro Tools session as a project using Pro Tools | First. What does this mean exactly? If you have friends or colleagues who use Pro Tools, you can now take their sessions created using Pro Tools or Pro Tools | HD and convert them to a project format in Pro Tools | First. All you need to do is open the session and use the Convert to Project dialog that pops up to save the file as a project in your cloud space—and then you can get to work.
But that’s not all that’s coming to Pro Tools 12.8.2. Pro Tools and Pro Tools | HD will be receiving Batch Rename and Scroll to Track capabilities. For tips and tricks on the new features in Pro Tools, click here. Or for tips and tricks for the new Pro Tools | HD features, including new Dolby Atmos enhancements.

New in Pro Tools 12.8.1 (Aug 25, 2017)

ENHANCEMENTS:
Support for Third Party Time Compression/Expansion Plug-ins:
Zplane is now available as a possible TC/E option. If the plug-in is installed, it should be featured in the TC/E drop-down menu within the PT prefs.
Destructive Punch Performance Enhancements for NEXIS Workspaces:
Destructive Punch preparation and recording processes have been further optimized for increased performance on NEXIS workspaces
BUG FIXES:
Dolby Atmos Features:
Do to all, Do to all selected, and cascade assignments of Object Outputs no longer assigns mono object paths to stereo tracks' object output selector (PT-229847)
Auto-height modes on Stereo panners routed to 7.0.2, 7.1.2, or Object busses no longer fail to apply to both channels when linking is enabled (PT-230495)
ADM files with 31 or fewer total channels no longer fail to recommend using Import Session Data when dragged and dropped to the Edit Window (PT-230304)
Fixed an issue with cascade or do-to-all assignment of Object Mappings in the I/O Setup window that caused the cascade or do-to-all to fail if starting from an already mapped object (PT-230270)
Import Session Data Track Data to Import settings are no longer reset unexpectedly after using Import Session Data to import an ADM file (PT-230088)
Fixed grouping behavior when panning multiple tracks with an Auto-Height mode enabled in the Panner (PT-230062)
Snapping a the pan puck to the rear right speaker on the right channel of a stereo surround panner no longer fails (PT-230547)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed an issue that prevented making multiple output assignments to all tracks or the set of selected tracks by using Shift+Control+Option or Control+Option (Mac) or Shift+Win+Alt or Win+Alt (Win) (PT-230514)
Changing layouts or any other surface data that is stored in the Pro Tools session file from an S6 or EuControl surface now triggers the Save command to appear (PT-230225)
Fixed an issue with Commit that prevented source tracks from being deleted when using the "Delete" option (PT-227682)
Fixed an issue that prevented the "/" key on the numeric keypad from working while the Task Manager window is open (PT-231164)
Fixed a case of graphical slowdown that occurred after activating or deactivating tracks, or entering the I/O setup window in a large session (PT-230031)
Fixed an issue that prevented the Default Format and Path Order from being saved when closing I/O setup window (PT-229668)
Counters in the Edit Window no longer stutter during playback while "Analyzing Audio" tasks are running in Task Manager (PT-230165)
Delay Compensation:
Fixed a delay compensation issue affecting any offline rendering process of Virtual Instruments triggered by separate MIDI tracks (PT-230838)
Fixed an issue that could cause Committed Aux Input tracks to place audio late on the destination track depending on the latency of plug-ins on the source (PT-229504)
Online track bounce is late when delay compensation is used in console mixing workflows (PT-216431)
Fixed an issue with Commit and Freeze that would place resulting audio out of time if any other track in the session had a negative sample offset applied in the Delay Compensation section (PT-216303)
Editing:
Fixed an issue that prevented fades from being shortened with the "f" key or fades dialog (PT-209093)
Using the f key to invoke the Batch Fades command no longer fails to recall the last used Batch Fades settings (PT-226439)
Fixed an issue that prevented creation of clip groups that contained clips with fades while recording (PT-231334)
The object grabber no longer fails to select MIDI clips (PT-231152)
It is no longer impossible to spot a right fade boundary while using the "Requires Command Key" setting for the Smart Tool Fade Adjustment preference (PT-230803)
Fixed an issue that caused AAWS Editor Tools conforming software to stop working with Pro Tools (PT-229059)
Soundbase:
Fixed an issue that could remove values from the Favorite and Rating field of audio files when updating the workspace index (PT-231788)
Fixed an issue that could cause Soundbase attributes such as "Loop" to be removed from WAV headers after performing elastic analysis (PT-230529)
Fixed an issue that could prevent tags in Soundbase from being written to a file (PT-231848)
Import Session Data:
Fixed an issue that caused Import Session Data dialog to be very slow when importing data from a session with a very high track count (PT-221822)
Fixed an issue with manually matching tracks in Import Session Data after dragging dropping a session file to invoke Import Session Data (PT-230570)
Keep Window on Top:
Using the "Keep Window On Top" setting for the MIDI Editor Window no longer prevents Commands Focus mode from working in the Edit Window (PT-230228)
Using the "Keep Window On Top" setting for the MIDI Editor Window no longer prevents closing the window using Command+W (Mac) / Control+W (Win) (PT-230355)
Groups:
Toggling groups using the groups keyboard focus letter no longer fails to enable and disable active group track and clip color (PT-230266)
Fixed a graphical issue that could cause group active state to be misrepresented in the Mix window (PT-229631)
Using Shift+I or Shift+S to enable or disable Input Monitor or Solo on tracks containing the Edit Insertion no longer unexpectedly triggers Mix Group behaviors (PT-228838, PT-226913)
Fixed an issue with VCA tracks where the group color would not appear in the Mix window after assigning the VCA to any group (PT-231205)
Plug-Ins:
Fixed in an issue with EQ III where pressing Command(Mac)/Control(Win) to enter fine adjustment mode failed while in listen mode (Shift+Control(Mac)/Shift+Win(Win)) (AAX-1511)
Fixed an issue with Vari-Fi where creating speed-up effects produced audible artifacts at the end of clips following AudioSuite processing (AAX-1505)
HEAT:
Fixed an issue that caused HEAT to add a DC Offset to signals (AAX-1106)
HEAT processing on a track by track basis is now responsive to the Dynamic Plug-in Processing algorithm (PT-210383)
Fixed an issue that prevented HEAT from being bypassed after switching between Pre and Post (PT-207158)
Import Session Data no longer fails to correctly import the HEAT master on/off state (PT-210239)
Configuration of HEAT controls on the C|24 has been updated to match documentation (PT-205650)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed an issue that could occur when many large sessions are running in a Satellite network that caused very long SWODs when stopping playback (PT-230505)
Fixed a crash that could occur switching a send index to mini-fader view after hiding sends in the mix window (PT-231640)
Fixed a case where using "Recalculate Waveform Overview" could cause a crash if a Clip Group was selected (PT-228107)
Fixed an issue that could cause Commit to hang Pro Tools in some sessions (PT-227681)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a session stored on a NEXIS volume while the "collecting subfolders" task runs in Task Manager (PT-229685)
Making record armed tracks inactive no longer triggers a -7106 error on HDX systems (PT-232284)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the Workspace window (PT-231803)
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the Default MIDI Thru preference or opening a session that had a different setting for this preference stored in it (PT-214616)
Fixed a problem that caused sessions saved with one or more tracks showing Object Toggle automation in the Edit Window to crash when opened in previous versions of Pro Tools (PT-230171)
Fixed an error with certain sessions that could prevent Import Session Data from working correctly, throwing an assertion error instead of completing the Import command (PT-226515)
Fixed a crash related to getting plug-in types and categories that was found regularly on the submitted crash log server (PT-231187)
Fixed a crash related to drawing the warp grid on Windows that appeared regularly on the submitted crash log server (PT-231159)
Fixed an issue where AudioSuite preview may have continued after de-selecting a clip and could lead to a crash (PT-230913)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing a session while tracks were activating (PT-230509)

New in Pro Tools 12.8 (Jun 27, 2017)

ENHANCEMENTS:
Native Dolby Atmos Support - Pro Tools HD Only:
7.1.2 and 7.0.2 Track, Plug-in, and Bus Support
3D Panner with Height Controls for adjusting signal height manually as well as automatically with shaped pan guides. A New “Theater” view for the pan window provides a dimensional, rotating theater perspective panner.
Atmos Renderer Communication and Object panning - connect up to 128 inputs with a total of 118 Objects from Pro Tools directly to a Dolby RMU or to the Dolby Atmos Renderer software
New “Atmos” tab in Setup > Peripherals to manage Renderer connections
Object mapping for busses via I/O Setup - any mono path or stereo pair of mono sub paths can be mapped to Objects found declared on the renderer
Automated Bussing between a track's Object output and Main output
Object Fold-down Bus
Prepare, repurpose, edit, and rough-mix using all of the Object based workflows in Pro Tools but without needing to be actively connected to a renderer - Object routes are automatically folded down to an output of your choice for monitoring until a render is connected
Enhanced Re-recording Workflows
Link and unlink punching of audio and pan automation on recorder systems receiving mastered object audio and metadata
Input monitoring controls on the recorder toggle between sending source metadata or re-recorded metadata to the renderer to achieve true PEC/DIR film mixing workflows with object audio and metadata
Import ADM BWAV files generated from Dolby Atmos Printmaster files using Import Session Data to repurpose archived printmaster content. A complete session including object assignments, track names, and pan metadata can be generated from a single supported WAV file.
Automatically duplicate automation from the Dolby Atmos(tm) Panner Plug-in to Track automation in Pro Tools. Also send track automation from Pro Tools back to the Dolby panner plug-in with simple Edit Menu > Automation commands.
NEXIS and Shared Storage Enhancements:
Support for much higher Track counts streaming from NEXIS systems
Improved session load times
Faster Disk Cache load times
Added Support for Dual 1 GB connections and 10 GB connection when using Nexis with Pro Tools
Local Storage of Session Waveform Overview Cache files with quantity preference in Setup > Preferences > Operation allows for substantial speed-up of session open
Parallel Task Optimizations setting in Setup > Preferences > Processing increases processor threading, network utilization, and file/read write optimizations
More Details may be found at the NEXIS Compatibility Pages
Soundbase and Workspace Enhancements:
Advanced Search and Column criteria usability improvements
List is now alphabetized
When right-clicking on a column the Defaults now appear at top of list
Hold Command (Mac) or Control (Win) to select multiple column criteria within that list
Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Win) and click a column name to hide it
Hold Shift and click a column name to change the sort priority
Ability to set column metadata values for multiple selected files
Editable ISRC column
Loop indicator in Tags popover
Updated Play and Stop buttons in Waveform column
Updated Advanced Search button
Keep Window on Top Preference:
The MIDI Event List, MIDI Editor, Score Editor, and Workspace/Soundbase windows let you independently set them to remain in the foreground even when clicking on and focusing another window (such as the Edit or Mix windows).
Undownloaded Shared Tracks Appear in the Track List:
Shared tracks now appear in the Track List and may be downloaded individually
Turn on and off the automatic pre-downloading of all track data to help control your bandwidth usage in Setup > Preferences > Collaboration or by right clicking on the AUTO mode enabler for the “Download All Shared Tracks” button
Enable and Disable Cloud Backup of Projects:
Turn on and off backup of projects to the cloud to help manage your storage and focus your shared projects to active collaborations
Functionality of Sessions and Projects has been more clearly differentiated in the Dashboard, and sessions are once again the default document type
Smart Tool Fade Adjustment Preference:
Added a preference to Setup > Preferences > Editing > Fades section to determine how the smart tool interacts with fade shapes. The new preference allows the Command key (Mac) or the Control key (Win) to be used as a clutch while hover over a fade to show the real time fade adjustment tool
UNC Path Support:
Pro Tools now supports working from volumes mounted as UNC Paths, specifically tested for ISIS and NEXIS workspace mounted in such a way.
SMPTE ID Support for MXF Files:
Pro Tools now supports linking to MXF files containing a SMPTE ID.
A new column in the workspace displays the ID, if found
Pro Tools | First Update (Learn More about Pro Tools|First):
Track Collaboration features available in Pro Tools First - explore the low cost extra cloud plans or collaborate for free on projects started by Pro Tools Software or HD owners
More Sends and Inserts - maximum of 10
Track Freeze
Layered Editing
Soundbase replaces Workspace
Restored the Tracks List, removed the Clips List
Quick Buttons toolbar pop over for easy access to common windows and features
500MB Loopmasters sample pack included free
BUG FIXES:
MIDI:
Fixed an issue where buffer size changes caused unpredictable delay compensation when recording MIDI and bus-recording audio from a virtual instrument at the same time (PT-211119)
Fixed an issue that prevented correct delay compensation of simultaneous live recording of MIDI and Audio from an external device (PT-216418)
Fixed an issue where H/W Buffer Size changes did not update the MIDI Thru latency for externally connected MIDI devices until closing and re-opening the session (PT-224781)
Fixed a set of MIDI selection issues in which a Time Selection within a MIDI clip may have selected notes that were outside the selection or failed to select notes that were within the selection, leading to unwanted notes in edit or event operations, or notes missing from edit or event operations (PT-221809)
Selected MIDI notes in the MIDI Editor Window or Edit Window timeline no longer fail to nudge when using the "+" and "-" keys on the numeric keypad (PT-209228)
Fixed a set of MIDI selection issues caused by having a Bar|Beat Main Counter and a non-Bar|Beat Grid (PT-227654)
Fixed a case where the Separate Clip command on selections of MIDI clips may erase midi notes that were on grid at certain tempos (PT-223988)
Selections of custom .midnam files in the Path List dialog for a given MIDI or Instrument track no longer fail to restore with a saved session (PT-210412)
Pressing Tab with Tab to Transient turned on no longer moves the insertion to the next MIDI CC event while in Clips view (PT-228450)
Fixed an issue where grid lines could be drawn in the wrong place when zoomed in to the sample level in the MIDI Editor (PT-227403)
Fixed a permanent hang that could occur selecting MIDI clips in very large sessions (PT-221428)
Fixed an issue in the Score Editor that prevented the right click menu from appearing (PT-227387)
VENUELink:
Fixed an error that prevented the Showfile name from appearing in the Dashboard when creating a session with VENUELink active (PT-213288)
Fixed an error that prevented "Create Session From VENUE" from working when VENUE Link was enabled while the VENUE 5.x system inputs were set to Virtual Soundcheck MADI (PT-224719)
Miscellaneous:
Fixed a cause of randomly dropped or muted audio channels of surround stems in large sessions (PT-214440)
Plug-in Automation is no longer compensated differently than other automation on Instrument Tracks, Aux Inputs, or Audio Tracks that are record enabled (PT-212601)
Fixed a graphical issue when using Continuous or Center Playhead scrolling modes that caused the edit window to jump to the beginning of the session when pressing stop during FF or REW (PT-223093)
Pro Tools in Local Mode no longer fails to locate properly when receiving a "Locate/Go To" command while in play (PT-226806)
Fixed an issue that would require users to repeatedly re-authorize the macOS firewall exception for Pro Tools on every launch (PT-220154)
Fixed a graphical issue in Page Scrolling mode that causes the mode to fail after quickly pressing stop and then tab and then play (PT-224730)
Fixed a graphical issue that cased Page Scrolling to stop after zooming in during play (PT-225684)
Fixed an issue that caused audio to pass through the AFL/PFL path unexpectedly during pre and post roll, causing signal to sound doubled (PT-209770)
When Pro Tools was last set to a different sample rate than the default Core Audio setting, quitting Pro Tools no longer causes an audible glitch on multiple HDX card systems (PT-224775)
There is no longer a character limit for the name of a Memory Location (PT-222371)
When opening the Rename dialog, the default selection no longer includes text after the first ".", restoring behavior similar to that of Finder when renaming a file with an extension (PT-214951)
Fixed a session compatibility issue that could cause the order of memory locations to change when opening older sessions in Pro Tools 12 (PT-217409)
Fixed an issue that could cause Stereo tracks to playback in mono if a cip was created by dragging together two mono clips (PT-224184)
Using the Find Clips command no longer slows down Pro Tools ui while filtering the clips list (PT-225807)
Fixed an issue that caused Min:Sec value in the main counter to change to 0.00 when the counter is selected and Hide Ticks & Milliseconds is enabled (PT-222070)
Fixed an issue using the main counter to locate to a bar|beat value where ticks were not overwritten to 000 if the Big Counter is hidden and Hide Ticks & Milliseconds is enabled (PT-221716, PT-216803)
Fixed a graphical issue in the counters that prevented the Sub Counter from updating if some part of the field was selected and the counter type was changed (PT-226531)
Fixed an issue where Mix only and Edit only groups appear inactive after creation when viewed in their "opposite" window (PT-228454)
Fixed an issue that prevented the Default Format and Path Order settings from being saved (PT-211137)
Fixed an issue preventing backward cycling in the New Tracks dialog accessed from a path selector (PT-227651)
Editing:
Holding shift while using the trim tool no longer fails to affect all selected clips (PT-225643)
Fixed an issue where warp marker edits on underlapping clips could clear the overlapping clip unexpectedly (PT-220927)
Fixed an issue that caused "Cut" and "Cut Special > All Automation" to perform very slowly (PT-221292)
Fixed some cases where fade preservation was still occurring when editing with "Preserve Fades When Editing" disabled (PT-221429)
Fixed a case where "Preserve Fades When Editing" failed to preserve fades for edits made with the Object Grabber tool (PT-222323)
Fixed selection errors that could occur when using the Hide Ticks and Milliseconds preference (PT-222887)
Duplication of tracks with Alt Playlists with a mix of names no longer bases all of the playlists in the new track off of the original Active Playlist (PT-228804)
Fixed an assertion error that could occur when moving a clip with automation from a tick-based Audio Track to a sample-based Audio Track (PT-220137)
Fixed an error preventing clip gain changes on mono clips from playing back correctly after those clips were combined into a multi-channel clip on a track of greater width (PT-225417)
When 200 or more clips are object selected, the yellow outline indicating the affected events fails to appear while using the Object Grabber (PT-219795)
Fixed a case where new tracks would fail to be created when Importing Audio in Spot mode while a Clip Search was active (PT-215097)
Fixed an error in Commit that failed to remove the created file when undoing the Commit operation (PT-215663)
Fixed an error in Commit that could cause incorrect names from source tracks to be applied when committing an Aux track (PT-224763)
Timestamp values for committed clips are no longer incorrect when Session Start Time is not 00:00:00;00 (PT-209146)
Edit Selections across track groups that are not involved in a trim clip command are no longer lost following the trim operation (PT-224405)
Fixed an error that caused Copy and Move to New Playlist commands to fail if less than an entire clip was selected (PT-224698)
Extra mouse clicks are no longer required to make multi-selections of clip groups on different tracks (PT-223246)
Fixed a case with Layered Editing enabled that caused an underlapping clip to re-appear unexpectedly after trim operations on overlapped clips (PT-225891)
Fixed an issue where fades of different lengths on individual clips that were combined into a single clip on a multi-channel track failed to fade correctly (PT-225369)
Fixed an issue where clip groups would not retain their original color when overlapping another clip group (PT-215584)
Fixed an issue that caused clips to be placed on the timeline with an unexpected offset when dragging from the workspace while Conform to Session Tempo is enabled and the Song Start Marker is not at the first sample of the session (PT-218065)
Fixed an issue where fades of different lengths on individual clips that were combined into a single clip on a multi-channel track failed to fade correctly (PT-225369)
Fixed a case where a clip could be unexpectedly sent to a new playlist when an abutted clip was nudged back and forth (PT-223972)
The blue visual indication the destination playlist of an overlapped clip no longer fails to appear when trimming one clip to overlap another (PT-222827)
The blue visual indicating the destination playlist of an overlapped clip no longer incorrectly appears in the playlist gutter when overlapping a stereo clip (PT-225692)
A "Basic_string" error no longer occurs when using the mouse to drag up and down the Bars|Beats value in the Big Counter window while Hide Ticks and Milliseconds is enabled (PT-226069)
Nudging underlying MIDI clips on a Frozen track is no longer possible with the Ctrl +/- key command (PT-225275)
Fixed a graphical issue with waveforms in underlapping clips when slipping the overlapping clip above it (PT-211060)
Fixed a graphical error that caused window title bars on Windows to flicker while adjusting volume or pan in the Edit Window (PT-226666)
Video:
Fixed a large subset of cases where the video engine would encounter an unrecoverable error when opening a session or importing a video. (UME-1273)
Fixed an issue where video would freeze and stutter 7-10 minutes into playback when using Avid Mojo DX and playing video files longer than 20 minutes (UME-1335)
The Avid Video Engine now uses less memory while running in Pro Tools (UME-1243, PT-224336)
Fixed a conflict between AVE and Disk Cache that prevented larger disk cache settings from being used on macOS Sierra (PT-227230)
Fixed a cause of unexpected codec errors and video engine timeouts on Windows operating systems (UME-1339)
Fixed an issue that prevented right clicking on the video window (UME-1351)
Fixed an issue that could cause memory usage to be reported inaccurately in the System Usage window (PT-223161)
Control Surfaces:
Fixed an issue affecting all EUCON control surfaces that caused Option/Alt + touching a knob or fader to set send value to -Inf instead of 0dBFS while the "Sends Default to -Inf" preference is enabled (PT-217113)
Fixed an issue preventing the "Restore Previously Shown Tracks" command from working on Artist Transport (PT-229014)
S6: Fixed in issue in Pro Tools preventing the Shelf in/out state on the Sel switch on Frequency knob from updating (PT-224711)
All EuControl surfaces: Pressing the knob top on a send to view or change the current assignment no longer defaults the send level (PT-229375)
Fixed an issue that prevented disabling Eucon in the Peripherals dialog (PT-225192)
Import Session Data:
Fixed an error in Import Session Data that caused Send Output Assignments to fail to import unless Volume Automation is also checked (PT-226705)
Fixed an error in Import Session Data that caused an assertion when importing a Frozen track with the Consolidate From Source Media option selected (PT-224735)
Fixed an error in Import Session Data that caused an assertion when importing over a Frozen track using the Match Tracks option (PT-219845)
Fixed an issue with Import Session Data that caused the Main Counter selection to change when importing tracks (PT-213370)
AAF/OMF:
Fixed an issue that caused AAFs created by Pro Tools on Windows from displaying an "illegal characters" error when opened on Pro Tools on macOS when no illegal characters were used (PT-221932)
Fixed an issue that caused OMF relinking to fail for audio files were in folders other than the session Audio Files folder (PT-202637)
Fixed an issue in Import Session Data of OMF files created by 3rd party applications that could cause the import to fail (PT-223480)
Fixed an issue in Import Session Data for Embedded AAFs that could prevent importing of only a single track (PT-227143)
Fixed an issue in Import Session Data for AAFs containing mixed sample rate media when that could prevent import into a 48kHZ session (PT-227458)
Soundbase and Workspace and File Management:
Fixed an assertion in Workspace when auditioning a multi-mono Field Recorder file (PT-223684)
Fixed a slow down to Pro Tools caused by sorting the Clip List by "File Modification Date" (PT-214664)
Fixed a case where Select and then Clear Unused caused some clips to stop appearing in the Clips List even though they weren't selected or removed from the session (PT-214081)
Fixed an issue that could prevent auditioning audio in the workspace after dragging audio into the Edit Window (PT-228822)
Fixed an issue in Workspace that caused Original Time Stamp value and Sound Roll TC values to change depending on the sample rate of the open session (PT-223124)
Fixed an issue in Workspace that allowed overwriting an existing file without warning by using its exact name when renaming another file (PT-223821)
Fixed an assertion error when closing Pro Tools if an Advanced Search was open while closing Pro Tools (PT-224240)
Double clicking a file in Workspace no longer duplicates it (PT-226115)
Fixed an issue with "Audio Files Conform to Session Tempo" setting that prevented recalling the setting as expected (PT-227806)
Stereo WAV files with an iXML chunk without Tempo Definition no longer import as Mono when dragged and dropped from Workspace (PT-227372)
Fixed a case where Key and Time signature metadata may only be stored in the database and not written to files when expected (PT-223944)
Advanced Search is no longer disabled unexpectedly on the next launch of Pro Tools (PT-224581)
Fixed an issue in Workspace that caused the Time Signature to change from any non 4|4 value after clearing the database file (PT-226651)
Fixed an issue in Soundbase that caused Tag popularity to be sorted from the entire library, not from the popularity in the currently selected directory (PT-226220)
Opening the Tags popover no longer causes the file to appear unselected (PT-224801)
Fixed an issue in Workspace that returned incorrect search results for "None" in Key Signature and Time Signature field (PT-224577)
Fixed an issue in Workspace where a Copy and Relink command could cause certain menu items to be greyed out when right clicking a file (PT-227012)
Fixed a graphical error that could occur when dragging a clip from the workspace browser when automation lanes are visible in the Edit Window (PT-224693)
Entering search criteria in Soundbase no longer fails to close the Tags popover, if open (PT-225887)
Several Keys that were represented as sharp keys are now represented as flat keys instead, according to standard (PT-218215)
Clip Effects, Elastic Audio, Plug-Ins:
Fixed an issue affecting clips on multichannel audio tracks with Elastic Audio and Clip Effects applied, where processing could be incorrectly switched to multi-mono when removing Elastic Audio (PT-226155)
Fixed an issue that prevented Elastic Audio from being used in Rendered Mode after using AudioSuite in Overwrite Files with Entire Selection mode on a multichannel track (PT-224215)
Fixed an audio quality issue when using the Time Compressing or Expanding looped clips with active Clip Effects (PT-217623)
Fixed an issue with Clip Effects where audio could playback momentarily in its unprocessed form when changing parameters during playback. (PT-215573)
Fixed an issue with Clip Effects that required a "mouse up" to trigger initial processing of a clip. Following the first mouse up, clip effects changes would be heard live during any changes. This initial "mouse up" is no longer required and changes will be heard live (PT-216960)
Displaying the Clip Effects while uploading clips breaks the Edit window's UI (PT-220220),
Fixed an issue preventing the BPM display in the Click II Plug-In from displaying tempo values (PT-228096)
Plug-ins:
Latest AIR plug-in updates for the set of AIR plug-ins bundled with Pro Tools fix a set of graphical issues on high resolution displays on Windows systems (PT-216881)
Fixed an issue where users could not insert plug-ins when the User Library is set to a location on a mounted UNC Path for network based storage (PT-211435)
Fixed an issue in Vari-Fi that caused Speed-Up to fail to process audio as expected (PT-216936)
Fixed a memory leak that could occur when deactivating and reactivating tracks with Native plug-ins (PT-210890)
Fixed a UI issue with the automation mode selector showing the wrong state after matching out from Write to Selection with Multi-Mono Plug-ins
Projects and Cloud Collaboration:
Tracks with plug-in automation written no longer incorrectly indicate having track changes to upload after moving the cursor on the timeline (PT-221813, PT-228185)
Tracks shared with a plug-in preset are no longer automatically flagged for upload when the track is downloaded and the preset recalled (PT-215152)
Track uploads are no longer triggered after downloading parameter value changes of some plug-ins (PT-221818)
Fixed an issue that caused track volume levels to be shared at the wrong level in some cases (PT-225263)
Writing automation to a track while uploads are set to Automatic no longer causes ownership to become stuck for the track (PT-227632)
"Abandon Changes" no longer clears clip effects on clips on the track (PT-219861)
Fixed an issue that could prevent successful posting of tracks shared using "Shared as Frozen" (PT-227433)
Fixed an issue with Projects where certain projects failed to download with a "Failed: CopyBundle" of "Failed: Asset upload failed" error (PT-226170)
Projects containing "corrupted" audio files (files without a Unique ID assigned by being opened in Pro Tools) may appear offline and be irretrievable after clearing local cache and re-downloading the Project (PT-227006)
Fixed a set of asset errors that could occur when downloading individual revisions after removing the Local Cache (PT-227569)
Fixed an issue that could prevent immediate download of individual revisions when choosing Restore Revision after removing the local cache (PT-225345, PT-224658)
Fixed an issue in the Revision Notes field that prevented selection viea key commands or mouse drag from scrolling the notes window (PT-207128)
Fixed a graphical issue causing Japanese text and accent marks to appear incorrectly in the Project Notes field for Project Revision History (PT-223851)
Fixed an issue that would cause user cloud storage tooltips to appear in the dashboard after signing out (PT-227345)
Crashes and Errors:
Fixed an issue that could prevent some sessions from opening, requiring Import Session Data instead, with an assertion error (PT-226898, PT-224665)
Fixed a crash that could occur revealing files in Workspace (PT-223260)
Fixed an indefinite hang that could occur when making grabber selections in large sessions (PT-227082)
Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging the Song Start marker to the beginning of the timeline (PT-208456)
Fixed a crash that could occur every second Bounce to Disk operation in some sessions using Elastic Audio (PT-223711)
Fixed a crash that could occur when using "Trim Clip to Selection" if a mono file was placed onto a stereo track (PT-223249)
Fixed a crash that occurred pasting Clip Gain after trimming a clip (PT-215307)
Fixed a crash that could occur trying to open old versions in a Project's Revision History (PT-226841)
Fixed a crash that could occur when trashing I/O settings (PT-226370)
Fixed an indefinite hang that could occur removing clips from the timeline during record (PT-225725)
Fixed a crash auditioning audio in workspace while opening a modal dialog over the workspace (PT-229291, PT-226767)
Fixed a crash that could occur on quit after using certain third party virtual instrument plug-ins (PT-220462, PT-222422, PT-216945)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing all workspace windows (PT-225682)
Fixed a crash that would occur when double clicking the empty space at the bottom of the edit window when the maximum number of Audio tracks had already been created (PT-212431)
Fixed a crash that could occur trimming a tick based audio clip by trimming the left edge of a cross fade or fade out (PT-222790)
Fixed a crash that could occur when overlapping a clip by TCE'ing another clip entirely over with with the "Send Overlapped Clips..." preference enabled (PT-225630)
Fixed a crash that could occur by using certain keyboard shortcuts while Pro Tools was launching (PT-222450)
Fixed a crash that could occur looping a timeline selection that contained a clip where not all channels of the clip were the same length and the clip contained a fade (PT-225715)
Fixed an Access Violation error that occurred undoing a Timebase change on a track created by a Commit operation (PT-219833)
Fixed a crash that could occur when closing Pro Tools while certain sessions were open (PT-215778)
[Win] PT First freezes after changing sample rate in playback engine 44.1k to 48k and 88.2k to 96kHz (FOCR-6)
Fixed an error 6117 that could occur when using a Focusrite audio interface (FOCR-20)
Clarified an error message when using 3rd party audio interfaces that could recommend using buffer sizes that are not available (PT-228826)

New in Pro Tools 12.3.1 (Nov 25, 2015)

Bug Fixes:
Commit:
"Commit Up to This Insert" no longer fails to trigger the Auxiliary Output Stems dialog. Using this feature on a track hosting an assigned multi-output plug-in will now cause all dependent tracks to be committed up to the same insert
A commit operation that would cause the maximum track count to be exceeded no longer crashes Pro Tools - instead the operation is prevented
Broadcast:
Using Pro Tools to change a clip and file name of audio media stored on ISIS and managed by Interplay no longer causes Media Offline in Media Composer
Video Engine:
Video Engine output of all Satellite systems properly return to the play start point when playing a timeline selection from start to end with Insertion Follows Playback disabled
Fixed a case where play start is delayed when the Video Engine is enabled (HD Native)
Eliminated some instances of erroneous missing codec errors when importing video files
Sync points added to video clips are no longer invisible
Audio Engine / Bounce:
Fixed a case where restarting playback while the transport was already running could cause a noise burst
Fixed a case where solos are ignored after running an offline bounce
Fixed a case where signal could bypass a master fader after an offline bounce
Fixed cases where Bounce to Disk of surround outputs would not create an audio file
Miscellaneous Fixes:
Transport Record lock no longer fails to keep the transport record enabled in Destructive Punch record mode
Copy to Send menu is no longer missing in Pro Tools Standard
Memory Locations window no longer fails to show ticks when displaying marker Bar|Beat timeline locations
MIDI offsets entered in the Global MIDI Playback Offset dialog no longer fail to offset MIDI
Custom Disk Allocation settings are now saved with session templates
Mix Groups can be deselected in the Edit Window
Group display options are now saved with the session
When using the "new track…" option to route track output path to a new track, custom names are not overwritten when changing track type
Session names typed into the Create page of the Dashboard will no longer be overwritten when checking "Create From Template"
The "Quantize Clip to Grid" command (Cmd+0, Ctrl+0) no longer fails to be executed when using the numeric keypad "0"
Elastic Audio:
Elastic Audio analysis markers are no longer locked in place in Analysis track view
Grid lines are now shown on tracks set to warp or analysis track views
Crashes and Errors:
Browsing the Project Audio Files folder in the Workspace no longer causes Pro Tools to hang in sessions with many audio files
Fixed a case where Insert Silence would cause Pro Tools to hang
Fixed a case where using the Match Tracks and "Overlay…" playlists options in the Import Session Data window could cause Pro Tools to crash
Fixed a case where Pro Tools would crash when closing a session
Fixed a case where moving a virtual instrument insert with assigned auxiliary output stems could cause Pro Tools to crash
Attempting to move video clips from a locked Video Track with the Object Selector no longer crashes Pro Tools
Localization:
Fixed alignment issues of the Save Session Copy dialog that affected most languages
Improved translations for Import Video dialog, "Preview" processing tooltip, and Plug-in Preset save-as warnings

New in Pro Tools 11.3.1 (Feb 10, 2015)

Fixed issues:
The Pro Tools | HD Native Thunderbolt driver doesn't load properly after upgrading to Mac OS X Yosemite. (PT-200137)
When multiple E3 engines are connected together (as part of a shared input VENUE S3L-X system), and at least one E3 engine in the system is connected to a Pro Tools computer, only one of the available E3 engines may be listed twice in the Playback Engine pop-up menu of the connected computer. (VSW-9462)
Analyze mode in AudioSuite does not work as expected when processing mode is set to “clip-by-clip”. (PTSW-197540)
Pro Tools quits unexpectedly when instantiating the default EQ or dynamic plug-in from a EuControl surface. (EUCON-3494)
Automation lags when delay is induced by plug-ins further in the signal chain. (PTSW-196906)
A Pro Tools Satellite is disconnected from the Satellite network posts a “Pro Tools Cannot Stop Playback” dialog. (PT-200219)
When a large session on a Satllite system receives a play command while attempting to auto-save, Pro Tools reports a “Pro Tools Cannot Stop Playback" message. (PTSW-197689)
If automation data is lost after using the "TCE Edit to Timeline Selection" command, the command cannot be undone to recover the lost automation data. (PT-199196)
Pro Tools quits unexpectedly when recording in QuickPunch mode while banking on an S6 (PT-200272/PTSW-200359)
When using a Video Satellite system, scrubbing in Pro Tools results in an assertion in Media Composer. (PTSW-197583)
Consolidated clips lose embedded rig settings with Eleven Rack. (PTSW-189327)
When stopping DPE recording, the playhead “parks” (rolls back into previous recording). Consequently, when playback is engaged, you hear the last bit of the previous recording. (PTSW-193265)
EQ knobs and buttons on a EUCON control surface do not respond when they are changed from the plug-in GUI in Pro Tools. (PTSW-200325)
Automation is delayed when using a VCA track. (PT-200538)
With more than 90 ISIS workspaces mounted, AVE connections time out. (UME-1126)