Backing up session to more than one location is of course essential, the accepted wisdom is that backing up to three locations one of which is off-site is the sensible minimum. While backups happen during production, archiving fulfils a slightly different role, future-proofing access to your sessions regardless of access to any particular plug-ins or even DAW.
The commit feature of Pro Tools is invaluable for “baking in” plug-in processing while leaving access to the plug-ins if required. Find out how best to use Commit for archiving sessions for your own or someone else’s benefit.
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Julian Rodgers is Editor of Production Expert. He has a background in live sound and has been a Pro Tools user since 2001. He lives by the sea in West Cornwall where he plays piano, bass and guitar equally badly and is an avid collector of microphones and opinions about all things audio.