User`s guide

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To import audio into the Audio Regions List:
1 Choose Import Audio from the Audio Re-
gions List pop-up menu.
2 In the Import Audio dialog (see Figure 4),
locate the audio files you want to import.
Sound Designer II and AIFF files for the cur-
rent folder are displayed in the file list on
the left.
3 Select audio files from the file list on the
left and click Add to place them in the im-
port list on the right.
4 Select regions from the regions list in the
center and click Add to place them in the
import list. Regions for the currently se-
lected audio file (on the left) are displayed
in the center.
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 and appear in the Au-
dio Regions List. Interleaved stereo files are
imported and saved as two mono files.
Convert and Import Audio Command
(Macintosh)
To import audio files that don’t match the
session’s file type, bit depth, or sample rate,
use the Convert and Import Audio com-
mand. This command is also useful if you
want to work with a copy of an audio file or
region.
Supported file types that can be converted
include: WAV, AIFF, Sound Designer II,
and snd (Macintosh system sound re-
source). In addition, stereo interleaved files
can be converted to separate left and right
mono files.
The quality of sample rate conversion used
by Pro Tools is determined by the Prefer-
ence for Conversion Quality. For details,
see “Conversion Quality” on page 126.
✽ For Pro Tools III systems, you can use the
Convert and Import Audio command to audi-
tion, convert, and import files on hard drives
that are not attached to the Disk I/O card.
To convert and import audio into a session:
1 Choose Convert and Import Audio from
the Audio Regions List pop-up menu.
Import Audio command (Macintosh)
Convert and Import Audio command (Macintosh)