M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 300)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 282
To import and spot files into a track:
1 Enable Spot mode.
2 Select the files you want to import in a Digi-
Base browser, or Windows Explorer, or Mac
Finder.
3 Drag the files onto an existing, compatible
track. The Spot dialog appears.
4 Enter the appropriate time code location
(where you want to spot the imported file).
5 Click OK.
To import and spot an audio file by its Waveform in
DigiBase browsers:
1 In a DigiBase browser, Control-click (Win-
dows) or Command-click (Mac) the file’s Wave-
form display at the approximate reference point
you want to use for placement in a track.
2 While continuing to press Control (Win-
dows), or Command (Mac), drag the waveform
onto an existing audio track (the source audio
file and the destination audio track must have
the same number of channels).
Snapping to Head and Tail
You can drag and drop files to tracks and have
them snap to the head or the tail of the current
Edit selection or insertion point. When snap-
ping to head, the beginning of the imported file
snaps to the beginning of the Edit selection.
When snapping to tail, the end of the imported
file snaps to the beginning of the Edit selection.
To import and snap to head:
„ Start-drag (Windows) or Control-drag (Mac) a
file onto a track.
To snap to head and copy the file to the session
Audio files folder:
„ Alt-Start-drag (Windows) or Option-Control-
drag (Mac) a file onto a track.
To snap to tail:
„ Control-Start-drag (Windows) or Command-
Control-drag (Mac) a file onto a track.
To snap to tail and copy the file to the session
Audio Files folder:
„ Control-Alt-Start-drag (Windows) or Com-
mand-Option-Control-drag (Mac) a file onto a
track.
Elastic Audio on Import
When importing any audio file by drag and
drop to an Elastic Audio-enabled track, the au-
dio file is imported and analyzed (if not already
analyzed). If the imported audio file is tick-
based, it is conformed to tempo using the track’s
Elastic Audio plug-in. If it is a sample-based au-
dio file, such as a single drum hit or short sound
effect, it maintains its original duration. Longer
audio files with no detectable tempo also remain
sample-based.
You can also import audio by drag and drop to
create new tick-based Elastic Audio-enabled
tracks.
When importing tick-based audio by drag and
drop from DigiBase browsers to the Track List or
empty space in the Edit window, Pro Tools cre-
ates a new tick-based, Elastic Audio-enabled
track using the default Elastic Audio plug-in se-
lected in the Processing Preferences page (see
“Elastic Audio Options” on page 279).
If you are importing an audio file by drag and
drop from Windows Explorer or Mac Finder to
the Track List or to empty space in the Edit win-
dow, files are imported as sample-based or as