User Guide

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Importing Audio
Pro Tools LE lets you import existing audio files
from disk, as well as import tracks from an audio
CD (Macintosh only), into the Regions List or
directly to new tracks. This is very useful if you
are working with sample libraries or you have
audio files you’ve already recorded to disk that
you want to use in a new session.
To import audio files or regions from disk:
■ Use File > Import Audio to Track to import
files and regions to separate audio tracks (they
will also appear as regions in the Audio Regions
List).
– or –
Use Import Audio from the Audio Regions List
to import files and regions to only the Audio Re-
gions List.
To import a CD audio track (Macintosh Only):
1 Insert the audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2 Choose Movie > Import Audio From Other
Movie.
3 Locate and select the audio track to be im-
ported, then click Convert.
4 When the Save dialog appears, click the Op-
tions button.
5 In the Options dialog, select the sample rate,
bit resolution, and stereo format.
6 To audition a selected file or region before you
import it, use the Play and Stop buttons.
7 At the bottom of the Options dialog, set the
range of the audio track to be imported by ad-
justing the Start and End times, then click OK.
8 Specify the destination folder for the selected
converted audio file and click Save. Pro Tools
imports the CD audio track as a QuickTime
movie and writes it to your hard drive.
9 When the Track Import window appears, click
OK, then select a destination for the Pro Tools
audio files.
Pro Tools converts the audio track to your ses-
sion’s sample rate and bit resolution and im-
ports the selected audio tracks into the Audio
Regions List. From there you can drag the re-
gions to existing tracks.
Selected audio region on a track and in the Regions List
Selected Region
in a track and in the Regions List
Use File > Import Audio to Track to import
an audio file into a new track. Pro Tools LE
also lets you import tracks from other
Pro Tools sessions using File > Import
Tracks.