How do you import a pro tools project file into audacity?

[DynamoJo1]

My band is going in to record guitar tracks at a recording studio where they use Pro Tools.

We are only recording guitar tracks with pro tools and will later mix them in with other (vocal, acoustic, bass) recordings done at home in audacity.

My question is, how do I import a pro tools session/project file into an existing audacity project in order to layer these tracks in. Do they need to be encoded or somn? I've tried importing other audio file types into audacity such as mp3 and other software proj files with no luck. Shows up as giant wavelengths and plays only white noise.

If anybody has the answer I'd really appreciate it put in plain english for someone who isnt particularly computer literate.

My version is 1.2.6 whether that is important.

Cheers

[kozikowski]

<<<I've tried importing other audio file types into audacity such as mp3 and other software proj files>>>

Audacity does not support anybody else's projects (that I know of), and if you imported a real MP3 file, you would have gotten music, not trash. Everybody thinks "Compressed Sound File" and "MP3" are the same thing. AAC (iTunes), MP4 and other popular compressed music files are a complete mystery to Audacity.

Export each ProTools instrument as a 44100, 16 bit stereo Windows/IBM WAV file and they should open and slide right into Audacity. My personal favorite is the video standard 48000, 16-bit. It gives you a better high end and slides right into a video project and Audacity.

Here are some small test sound files that are real WAV and MP3.

http://www.kozco.com/tech/soundtests.html

Koz

[steve]

ProTools saves WAV files (16 or 24 bit, depending on the settings that you make when you start a new project) within the project folder on the data disk. You can copy those files and import them directly into Audacity.