THE FILE FIELD GUIDE
.sesx

Audition Multitrack Session

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SESX is an Adobe Audition session and contains no audio itself. Retain referenced media and distinguish session saving from audio export.

Main use
Store audio arrangement and mix settings
Data type
Text data
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Opening steps

Choose your environment or purpose to see its steps.

Adobe Audition

Preserve the original and inspect a working copy in a compatible application.

  1. Open an SESX copy in Audition.
  2. Relink missing source files.
  3. Check tracks and routing before playback.
Inspect the received file and its requirements

Establish dependencies and settings before proceeding.

  1. Check the saved Audition version.
  2. Obtain all recordings and media folders.
  3. Check sample rate and effects.

Menu labels and support vary by app, OS and version. Preserve the original before making changes.

Troubleshooting by symptom

  • No audio: check referenced media.
  • Old SES fails: distinguish legacy SES support from SESX.
  • FX differs: compare plug-ins/settings.
  • Partial silence: inspect mute/solo and I/O.

SESX → mix audio / OMF

  1. Use mixdown for finished audio or session interchange for further editing.
  2. Reopen the output and check it against the preservation points in this guide before handoff.

Mixes lack session structure; interchange does not preserve every effect.

Deliver the session and media together

Absolute references can fail elsewhere; test a collected export in a separate folder.

Source for these steps:Adobe · Create, open, or import audio files in Audition / Adobe · Save and export audio files in Audition

Worked example: checks before handoff

Example: deliver session, media and reference mix and test opening and edited sections.

Source for these steps:Adobe · Create, open, or import audio files in Audition / Adobe · Save and export audio files in Audition

Related-format differences

Related-format differences
Format / methodPurpose and preserved information
.sesxStore audio arrangement and mix settings
WAV / OMFAudio payload / editing interchange.
SESX → mix audio / OMFMixes lack session structure; interchange does not preserve every effect.

Handling and security

Check recording privacy and media sharing scope.

Questions and answers

Rename it to MP3?

Export a mixdown.

Too small to be valid?

A non-audio session is naturally small.

Same as a Premiere project?

It is different and requires a supported handoff.

Format facts: name, steward and MIME type
Formal name
Audition Multitrack Session
Steward / specification
Adobe
MIME type
Consult the producer or delivery system. The extension alone does not establish a MIME type.

Primary and official sources