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How to convert Studio One to Pro Tools

Updated October 2026

Studio One — renamed Fender Studio Pro in version 8 — saves a song as a .song file in a song folder with its audio in Media/; Pro Tools uses .ptx files. Neither opens the other’s format. Doseedo converts the song itself: upload the .song, download a native Pro Tools .ptx session with the arrangement rebuilt.

Why there's no built-in way

Fender (formerly PreSonus) and Avid share no project format. Pro Tools can’t open a .song, and Studio One has no Pro Tools export. Studio One 6.5 and later can export a .dawproject — the open DAWproject format — but Pro Tools doesn’t read DAWproject either (see which DAWs do). So the usual fallback is bouncing stems, which flattens the song. A native conversion keeps it editable.

How the conversion works

Doseedo reads the .song natively — no export step in Studio One — and rebuilds it as a native Pro Tools .ptx session. Zip the whole song folder (the .song with its Media/) so the audio travels; a bare .song converts the arrangement, MIDI and mixer, but its audio stays behind on your disk. Songs from Studio One 3 through Fender Studio Pro 8 read the same way. Converting to Pro Tools, the download is the whole session folder — a "<name> Pro Tools" folder holding the .ptx and its Audio Files/ — zipped, so it opens with the audio in place.

What carries over — and what doesn't

Studio One → Pro Tools carries the arrangement, honestly scoped. What arrives editable: tracks with their names, volume, pan and mute; audio events with their files traveling in the song folder; MIDI notes; the tempo and time-signature maps — every change; markers; and sends.

Third-party effects arrive as the same plugin with their saved settings when the plugin is installed on the Pro Tools machine. Studio One’s built-in effects and instruments arrive by name only, and the report lists each one. Automation isn’t promised on this pair yet. Nothing is silently dropped — every conversion comes with a report of what changed.

Do I need Studio One or Pro Tools installed?

Not to convert. The conversion runs on the song file itself. You need Pro Tools to open the result.

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Same job, any name

Whether you'd say Studio One to Pro Tools converter, convert .song to .ptx (song to ptx), Studio One file to Pro Tools file, open a Studio One project in Pro Tools, import a Studio One song into Pro Tools, export Studio One to Pro Tools, or move, transfer or migrate a project from Studio One to Pro Tools — it is the conversion this guide walks through, and the Studio One to Pro Tools converter does it free, online, with nothing to install. Also searched as: convert studio one to pro tools · song to ptx · song to ptx converter · convert song file to ptx · studio one project to pro tools session · studio one file to pro tools file · open song in pro tools · import studio one project into pro tools.

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• Convert Pro Tools to Studio One (the other way)
• Studio One to Pro Tools converter (the tool)
• What is a .song file
• Open a .song without Studio One
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FAQ

Can you convert a Studio One song to Pro Tools?

Yes. Upload a .song to Doseedo and download a native Pro Tools .ptx session. What arrives editable: tracks with their names, volume, pan and mute; audio events with their files traveling in the song folder; MIDI notes; the tempo and time-signature maps — every change; markers; and sends.

Does Studio One export to Pro Tools?

Not in a form Pro Tools reads. Studio One 6.5+ can export a .dawproject, but Pro Tools doesn’t import DAWproject, and it can’t open a .song. The real routes are bouncing stems (which flattens the song) or a native converter that rebuilds it — that’s what Doseedo does.

Do plugins carry over from Studio One to Pro Tools?

Third-party effects arrive as the same plugin with their saved settings when the plugin is installed on the Pro Tools machine. Studio One’s built-in effects and instruments arrive by name only, and the report lists each one. Nothing is faked: whatever doesn’t cross the Studio One–Pro Tools boundary is named in the conversion report.

Do I need Studio One installed to convert a .song?

No. The conversion works on the song itself — you only need Pro Tools to open the converted result.