Specifications

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Selection Aligns the beginning of the file to the
edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection in the
Timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you spot
the file to a precise location based on any of the
Time Scales.
4 Select any of the following Import options:
Import Tempo Map From MIDI File When
selected, overwrites any existing tempo and meter
map with tempo and meter information read from
the MIDI file.
Import Key Signature From MIDI File When
selected, overwrites any existing key signatures
with key signature information read from the MIDI
file.
Remove Existing Instrument Tracks When
selected, deletes any existing Instrument tracks.
Selecting this option does not remove any current
MIDI tracks. All existing MIDI clips will be left in
the Clip List.
Remove Existing MIDI Tracks When selected, de-
letes any existing MIDI tracks. Enabling this op-
tion does not remove any current Instrument
tracks. All existing MIDI clips will be left in the
Clip List.
Remove Existing MIDI Clips When selected,
deletes existing MIDI clips (all data on all MIDI
and Instrument tracks) but leaves existing MIDI
and Instrument tracks in place.
5 Click OK.
The MIDI file will be imported according to the
settings in the Import MIDI Settings dialog.
6 In the Mix window, click the MIDI Output
selector for each new track and assign a MIDI
instrument and channel.
Importing MIDI Files with Drag
and Drop
You can drag and drop MIDI files from a DigiBase
browser, Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder to the
Timeline, a track, the Track List, or the Clip List.
To import MIDI into the Clip List:
1 Select MIDI files in a DigiBase browser, or
Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder.
2 Drag the files onto the Clip List of the current
session.
To import MIDI into an existing track:
1 Select MIDI files in a DigiBase browser, Win-
dows Explorer, or Mac Finder.
2 Drag the files onto an existing track in the Edit
window of the current session.
To import MIDI into new tracks:
1 Select MIDI files in a DigiBase browser, Win-
dows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2 Do one of the following:
• From the DigiBase browser, Shift-drag the files
anywhere in the Edit window of the current ses-
sion.
• Drag the files to the Timeline of the current ses-
sion.
• Drag the files to the Track List.
If the Standard MIDI File contains markers,
they are only imported if the current session
does not contain any markers.
For more information on using DigiBase
browsers, see “DigiBase” on page 285.