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Pro Tools Reference Guide120
▲ Pro Tools does not store waveform overview
data with AIFF files, so it must be recalculated
every time the session is opened. To avoid
this, convert AIFF files to SDII format (see
“Convert and Import Audio Command” on
page 121 for details).
To import files in other formats or bit
depths, or to work with a copy of the
source file, use the Import & Convert com-
mand in the Audio Regions List pop-up
menu. For details, see “Convert and Import
Audio Command” on page 121.
To import an audio file or region into a new
track:
1 Choose File > Import Audio/Track.
2 In the Import Audio dialog, locate the
audio files you want to import.
All Sound Designer II and AIFF files for the
current folder are displayed in the file list
on the left. Click on a file to view its at-
tributes in the lower left.
The center list displays the regions associ-
ated with the currently selected audio file.
One region name reflects the original audio
file, or the “whole-file region.” Importing
this region loads the entire source file into
the session.
3 To audition a selected file or region be-
fore you import it, use the Play and Stop
buttons.
Adjust playback volume with the vertical
slider. To navigate to a particular location
in the file, click in the counter display.
Clicking left moves toward the beginning,
clicking right moves toward the end.
4 To place a file or region in the import list
on the right, select it and click Add, or dou-
ble-click the file or region.
In the import list, audio files are distin-
guished from regions by their icons.
5 To remove a file or region from the im-
port list on the right, select it and click Re-
move, or double-click the file or region.
6 Once the audio files and regions have
been added to the import list, click Done.
Each of the files and regions from the im-
port list are imported into their own audio
track, and also appear as regions in the Au-
dio Regions List.
If you import stereo interleaved files, they
are imported as separate mono (L and R)
files and saved to the session’s “Audio
Files” folder.
Figure 4. Import Audio dialog (Macintosh)
Icons for audio files (left) and regions (right)