With the release of Pro Tools 2022.9 there is the usual list of bugfixes. Here is the complete list.
Alerts
⚠️ Attention Windows Users - Before attempting to update to Pro Tools 2022.9, please make sure your installed Avid Link is updated to version 2022.9. If you are running Avid Link 2022.7 or 2022.7.1, trying to update to Pro Tools 2022.9 will fail during the installation. ⚠️
⚠️ There is a known issue in macOS Big Sur that can prevent the HD Driver kernel from loading. ⚠️
This is resolved in Monterey 12.3, which is qualified for Pro Tools 21.12 and higher with Avid Plugins 2022.2
Please see Avid HD Driver Installation on macOS for more information
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)