Specifications

Chapter 16: DigiBase 309
Previewing Audio in DigiBase
Audio files can be previewed in DigiBase brows-
ers. Previewing follows the master Audition path
as selected in the Output pane of the I/O Setup (see
“Audition Paths” on page 97). The base level for
previewing is determined by the Master Fader (or
Auxiliary Input) level assigned to the Audition
path. You can also adjust the Preview Volume in
the DigiBase browser.
To preview an audio file in a DigiBase browser:
1 Select an audio file in a browser Items List.
Make sure the DigiBase browser is the fore-
ground (active) window.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the Waveform Preview button (the speaker
icon to the left of the waveform display). Click
again to stop auditioning.
• If
Spacebar Toggles File Preview is selected in
the Browser menu, press the Spacebar. Press the
Spacebar again to stop auditioning.
• Press Control+P (Windows) or
Command+P (Mac) to start and stop
previewing.
• Press the Esc key to stop previewing.
To audition from a specific location within the file:
 Click in the waveform display at the location.
Interleaved Files
When previewed in DigiBase, interleaved audio
files with more than two channels are summed to
mono for auditioning.
Multi-Mono Files
Multi-mono files must be previewed one file at a
time.
Split Stereo Files Preview Together
When selecting one of a pair of Split Stereo files,
such as “Drums.L” and “Drums.R,” both files pre-
view together. To preview only the selected chan-
nel of a split stereo pair, press the Shift key and
start preview.
If the Auto-Preview option is enabled,
previewing starts as soon as the file is
selected in a DigiBase browser.
Auditioning an audio file
Some Pro Tools operations can cause
temporary interruptions in DigiBase
auditioning.
MIDI files can be previewed from the
session Clip List, but not from DigiBase
browsers. See “Previewing Clips in the
Clip List” on page 279.