# How to keep Original Timestamp when commiting ARA AAP in Pro Tools

**URL:** <https://forum.soundradix.com/t/how-to-keep-original-timestamp-when-commiting-ara-aap-in-pro-tools/2710>\
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**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/how-to-keep-original-timestamp-when-commiting-ara-aap-in-pro-tools/2710 "2026-09-25T16:25:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcuendet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jcuendet](https://forum.soundradix.com/u/jcuendet)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/how-to-keep-original-timestamp-when-commiting-ara-aap-in-pro-tools/2710/1 "2026-09-25T16:25:43Z")

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Is there a way to retain the Original TC of clips when rendering/committing ARA ?

I’ve been using AAP Audiosuite for years using the clip by clip mode in order to keep metadata including original TC so that I can always recover the non aligned version of a clip using the Field Recorder match feature.

I’m trying to see if ARA could be a more flexible way to align mics but loosing the Source TC when rendering makes it useless for my workflow.

Or maybe it’s a Pro tools issue?

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**Author:** ![Oran](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.soundradix.com/oran/32/195_2.png) [@Oran](https://forum.soundradix.com/u/Oran)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/how-to-keep-original-timestamp-when-commiting-ara-aap-in-pro-tools/2710/2 "2026-09-25T16:42:03Z")

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Hi @jcuendet,

Thanks for reaching out.

This is currently expected behavior with how Pro Tools handles committing any ARA plug-in.

We’ve requested that Avid preserve timestamps upon committing, but we don’t have an ETA on when or if this capability will be implemented on their end.

Best,  
Oran