Specifications

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Importing Interleaved Files
When using the Import Audio command, inter-
leaved stereo files are automatically imported to
stereo tracks. With Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools
with Complete Production Toolkit, greater-than-
stereo multichannel audio files are automatically
imported to tracks with the corresponding multi-
channel audio file format.
If the
Interleaved option is enabled for the session,
or is enabled on import, interleaved files are im-
ported to the session and remain interleaved files.
If this option is not enabled, interleaved files are
split into multi-mono.
Conversely, split stereo (dual mono) audio files
can be automatically imported to stereo tracks.
Split stereo audio files must have the channel iden-
tifiers “.L” and “.R” in their names (for example,
filename.L and filename.R), and the files must be
the same length. In Windows, or in Mac/PC Com-
patibility mode, these files will have a 3-letter file
extension appended after the “.L” or “.R” channel
identifier.
Importing Files with Drag
and Drop
Pro Tools lets you import audio, MIDI, video, and
session files by dragging and dropping files from a
DigiBase browser, Windows Explorer, or Mac
Finder to the Pro Tools application icon, the ses-
sion Timeline, a track, the Track List, or the Clip
List.
The following figure illustrates some of the
options available to import files using drag and
drop from DigiBase browsers.
To import files into the Clip List:
1 Select audio, video, MIDI, clip group, REX, or
ACID files in a DigiBase browser, or Windows
Explorer, or Mac Finder.
2 Drag the selected files onto the Clip List.
To import files into an existing track:
1 Select the files you want to import in a DigiBase
browser, or Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2 Drag the selected file to a location on an exist-
ing, compatible track. The file is imported and
placed where it was dropped.
To import files as new tracks:
1 Select the files you want to import in a DigiBase
browser, or Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2 Do any of the following:
• Shift-drag files and drop anywhere in the Edit
window.
• Drop files to the Track List.
• Drop files to empty space in the Edit window,
below or between tracks.