Reference Guide

320 Recording
Importing music and sound
Broadcast Wave files
Broadcast Wave files are wave files with some additional information stored in them. Broadcast
Wave files have the following information:
• Description. A brief description of the contents of the Broadcast wave. Limited to 256
characters.
• Originator. The author of the Broadcast wave. This information is taken from the Author field in
the “File Info dialog” on page 1736.
• Originator Reference. A unique reference identifier created by SONAR.
• Origination Date. The date the file was created.
• Origination Time. The time the file was created.
• Time Reference. The SMPTE time stamp for the beginning of broadcast wave.
To import a Broadcast Wave file:
1. If you want SONAR to import Broadcast Wave files always at their timestamped location, go to
Edit > Preferences > File - Audio Data and select the Always Import Broadcast Waves At
Their Timestamp check box. Otherwise, set the Now Time and current track to indicate where
the audio should be placed.
2. Choose File > Import > Audio to display the Open dialog box.
3. Choose the audio file you want to import. SONAR displays information about the file at the
bottom of the dialog box.
4. Click Play to listen to the audio file before importing.
5. If the new file is stereo, check the Stereo Split option if you want to insert the file into two
separate tracks.
6. Click Open.
If the Always Import Broadcast Waves At Their Timestamp option is selected in Edit >
Preferences > File - Audio Data, the imported Broadcast Wave file appears at its timestamp on the
selected track. Otherwise, the file appears at the Now Time on the selected track.
Note: When importing Broadcast Wave files, you can hold down the SHIFT key to temporarily
toggle the behavior of the Always Import Broadcast Waves At Their Timestamp global
option.