Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 1011)

Chapter 23 Audio 1011
Audio files added to a project are converted to a Motion-specific internal format, allowing you
to use audio files with different formats, sample rates, and bit depths in the same project. When
you export your project, the audio is exported according to the current audio settings in the
Export dialog.
Note: You can change the default exported audio sample rate via the Audio MIDI Setup
application in OS X. To do so, quit Motion, then in the Finder choose Go > Utilities and open the
Audio MIDI Setup application. In the Output pane, specify a new sample rate. When you reopen
Motion, the chosen sample rate appears in the Motion Export dialog.
Preview audio files
You can listen to, or preview, an audio file in the File Browser before adding it to a project.
Preview an audio file
m In the File Browser, select an audio file.
If “Play items automatically on a single click” in the General pane of Motion Preferences is
selected, the file begins to play. If the file does not play, move the pointer over the preview area
and click the Play button over the image thumbnail. While the file is playing, you can click the
Play button again to pause playback or click the Mute button to mute/unmute the sound.
Add an audio file
To work with audio in Motion, you start by adding an audio file to the project.
Add an audio file to a project
Do one of the following:
m Drag an audio file from the File Browser or the Finder into the Layers list, Timeline, Canvas, Audio
Timeline, or Audio list.
The audio file is added to the project and appears in the Audio Timeline, Audio list, mini-
Timeline, and Media list.
Note: To display the Audio Timeline, click the Show/Hide Audio Timeline button in the lower-
right corner of the Motion project window.
Click to display audio
tracks in the Timeline.
m In the Audio list, click the Add button (+), locate the audio file you want to add in the Import
Files dialog, then click Import.
m With the Audio list active, choose File > Import (or press Command-I), locate the audio file you
want to add in the Import Files dialog, then click Import.
m Control-click in the Audio list, choose Import Audio from the shortcut menu, locate the audio file
you want to add in the Import Files dialog, then click Import.
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