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6 Do one of the following:
• Import the REX files you want by drag and
drop from a DigiBase browser
• Import the REX files you want by drag and
drop from the Desktop.
•Use the Import Audio command (see “Im-
porting Audio Files and Regions Using the
Import Audio Command” on page 329).
Automatic Fades for Imported REX Files
If the Import REX Files as Region Groups option is
enabled in the Processing Preferences page,
Pro Tools can automatically apply real-time
crossfades to the regions or “slices” in imported
REX format 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 Region Groups
option.
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 recorded by a field recorder. When you im-
port 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
channel and relevant metadata from a single
multichannel recording.
When you import monophonic audio files that
were recorded simultaneously, they are con-
verted to multichannel regions and displayed
together in the Region 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 simul-
taneously in a multichannel recording.
When imported into Pro Tools, a polyphonic
audio file is divided into individual mono-
phonic audio files written to disk—one file for
each channel. Regions for each channel appear
in the playlist, and a multichannel region ap-
pears in the Region List with the channels ex-
pandable underneath. Any metadata is also im-
ported with the files.
Depending on your edits or tempo changes
after importing REX files, the fades can be
deleted and you will have to recreate them
manually.
For more information on importing files
from a field recorder, see Chapter 52,
“Working with Field Recorders in
Pro Tools.”