M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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In the import list, audio files are distinguished
from regions by their icons.

3

To preview a selected file or region before you

import it, click the Play and Stop buttons in the
Import Audio dialog.

Adjust the preview volume with the vertical
slider. To navigate to a particular location in the
file, use the horizontal slider under the Play and
Stop buttons.

The audition output path defaults to channels
1–2. For Pro Tools systems with more than 2
channels of output, the audition path can be
changed in the I/O Setup (see “Audition Paths”
on page 75).

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Do any of the following:

• To place a file or region in the Import list,

select the file and click Add or Convert.

• To import all files and regions in the cur-

rent directory, click Add All or Convert All.

• To remove a file or region from the Import

list, select it and click Remove.

• To remove all files and regions, click Re-

move All

.

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When you have added all audio files and re-

gions to the Import list, you can apply sample
rate conversion by doing the following:

• Enable Apply SRC.

• Specify the Source Sample Rate either by

typing a number, or by selecting a sample
rate from the pop-up menu.

• Select the sample rate conversion quality

from the Quality pop-up menu. This setting
overrides the Sample Rate Conversion Qual-
ity

setting in the Processing Preferences

page.

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Click Done.

7

If you are copying or converting files, choose

a location for the new files. Choose a folder on a
valid audio drive, such as the Audio Files folder
for the current session.

8

In the Audio Import Options dialog, select

where the imported files will go in the session:

File and Region icons in the Import Audio dialog

On Mac, Sound Resource files must have
the “.SFIL” extension to be imported by
Pro Tools.

The Preview Volume control in the Import
Audio dialog also affects the preview volume
when auditioning regions in the Region List.

Audio File icon

Audio Region icon

Pro Tools lets you add files to a session that
are at a different sample rate than your
session. In the comments field of the Import
Audio dialog, a warning is posted that these
files will play back at the wrong speed and
pitch if they are not converted.

Audio Import Options dialog

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