Specifications
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Automatic Fades for Imported REX Files
If the Import REX Files as Clip Groups option is en-
abled in the Processing Preferences page,
Pro Tools can automatically apply real-time cross-
fades to the clips or “slices” in imported REX for-
mat files.
To apply real-time crossfades to REX files:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Pro-
cessing
tab.
2 Enable the Import REX Files as Clip Groups op-
tion.
3 Enable the Automatically Create Fades option.
4 In the Preferences dialog, click the Editing tab.
5 Under Default Fade Settings, click REX.
6 In the REX Auto-Crossfades dialog, select the
shapes you want for crossfades, and click
OK.
7 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
Importing Multichannel Audio
Files from a Field Recorder
Pro Tools lets you use any of its import methods to
import monophonic and polyphonic audio files re-
corded by a field recorder. When you import these
types of files, they must be converted to an audio
format compatible with Pro Tools.
Importing Monophonic Audio
Files
A monophonic audio file contains one mono chan-
nel and relevant metadata from a single multichan-
nel recording.
When you import monophonic audio files that
were recorded simultaneously, they are converted
to multichannel clips and displayed together in the
Clip List. Any metadata is also imported with the
files.
Importing Polyphonic Audio
Files
A polyphonic audio file contains multiple mono
channels and relevant metadata recorded simulta-
neously in a multichannel recording.
When imported into Pro Tools, a polyphonic audio
file is divided into individual monophonic audio
files written to disk—one file for each channel.
Clips for each channel appear in the playlist, and a
multichannel clip appears in the Clip List with the
channels expandable underneath. Any metadata is
also imported with the files.
Depending on your edits or tempo changes
after importing REX files, fades can be
deleted and you will have to recreate them
manually.
For more information on importing files from
a field recorder, see Chapter 50, “Working
with Field Recorders in Pro Tools.”