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Nicolas35374938xxhm
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February 10, 2024
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Would like to get info regarding .SES + .SESX formats

  • February 10, 2024
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Hi everyone !

first time poster here but long long long time Audition user ... in fact ... I am a user since COOL EDIT ... then witnessed the COOL EDIT 2 improvements ... and finally I also witness the transition to AUDITION and I used to use this program a lot !! ... promoting it worlwide during my DJ/Producer era 😉

During those first few years there were also quite a lot of changes and one of the big one was affecting the multi-track : The move from .SES files to .SESX files which are multitrack format and which trigger multiple files to get imported in your multitrack view. So there was a software released called SES2SESX to help people automigrate their .SES sessions into .SESX but this software never really worked well for me ... there were errors all over ... anyway my set of 3 QUESTIONS is :

- Do Adobe Audition in 2024 support .SES format ??
- Does it support/use .SESX format ?? for multitrack sessions ?
- Is there an efficient software to convert our old sessions to a new one ??

I am sure there are some foundation people here who exactly know which format I am talking about when I talk about .SES

Please help me dig back into my old instrumentals and mixes ! 😉

    Correct answer Pariah Burke

    Hi!

     

    - Do Adobe Audition in 2024 support .SES format ??

     

    I don't believe so.


    - Does it support/use .SESX format ?? for multitrack sessions ?

     

    Yes. Ever since CS6 Adobe Auditionhas used .SESX for multitrack sessions.


    - Is there an efficient software to convert our old sessions to a new one ??

     

    The best one is still ses2sesx. It will convert the old files, but because many of the FX changed between CS5 and CS6, many track and clip FX don't survive the conversion. You could try installing the latest version of ses2sesx from the Adobe Exchange: https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/2920/ses2sesx

    2 replies

    SuiteSpot
    SuiteSpot
    Inspiring
    February 15, 2024

    I am the author of ses2sesx and while it was written over 13 years ago you can still PM me if you have a particular issue

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      flavio_4592
      Participant
      March 11, 2025

      Hi! I have had cool edit for a long time. I had problems with my PC and installed audition. However, I can't open the .ses files. I need to convert them to .sesx. Can you help me?

      SuiteSpot
      SuiteSpot
      Inspiring
      March 12, 2025

      As mentioned in @Pariah Burke 's post ses2sesx is still the best solution

      Pariah Burke
      Community Expert
      Pariah BurkeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      February 12, 2024

      Hi!

       

      - Do Adobe Audition in 2024 support .SES format ??

       

      I don't believe so.


      - Does it support/use .SESX format ?? for multitrack sessions ?

       

      Yes. Ever since CS6 Adobe Auditionhas used .SESX for multitrack sessions.


      - Is there an efficient software to convert our old sessions to a new one ??

       

      The best one is still ses2sesx. It will convert the old files, but because many of the FX changed between CS5 and CS6, many track and clip FX don't survive the conversion. You could try installing the latest version of ses2sesx from the Adobe Exchange: https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/2920/ses2sesx

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