Can Audition read macOS project files on Windows and vice versa?

[jonathanwylie]

Can I record multitrack audio in Audition CC on a Mac and edit the project file in Auditon CC on a Windows 10 computer? Are the project files cross compatible?

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

They are certainly supposed to be!

[SuiteSpot]

The paths and folders will be different but as long as you retain the session folder structure when moving between Mac and PC you will be fine

[CGelles]

Project files and media files work just fine!

If you have Audition pull your sound files into the "Imported Files" folder, which lives right next door to your project file (.sesx), everything should work just fine. In fact, I'm doing this right now as I switch between a Windows laptop and a MAC Workstation.
We sync them up with Dropbox. But, you could do the same thing on a local network even more easily.

[JAMIE D HUXLEY]

So if I export a session from Windows (with all the sound files) onto an external drive, then open it in Audition on a Mac it will all load up OK? All the media will be in Imported Files?   

[SuiteSpot]

The sesx references media both absolutely and relatively so if Audition can't find the media using the absolute path in the sesx it will then try the relative path.

So if your media comes over in the same file structure ie the folders below the sesx then all should be fine
All that assumes that your media is not scattered all over your drive - if so stick them in a folder ('imported files' or any other name) and Audition will prompt you for the location of the media if it can't find the media using the absolute and relative paths in the sesx

[JAMIE D HUXLEY]

Thank you. Yip, the files were a bit scattered, but when I exported the session onto the drive, it copied them all into the new folder, so they're all consolidated in one place now. So if I need to relink media on the Mac, I'll able to find everything in the same folder. Thanks again!

[CGelles]

Glad it all worked out! I highly recommend using some kind of cloud-synced file sharing system like Dropbox or anything that suits your needs. With a little organization, you can work from anywhere on whatever gear you please.

[SuiteSpot]

I would suggest always saving locally by default and if required send a copy to 'the cloud'