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The Pool
3. After the minimizing is finished, another alert appears,
because the file references in the stored project have be-
come invalid.
Click Save Now to save the updated project or click Later to proceed
with the unsaved project.
Only the audio portions actually used in the project remain
in the corresponding audio file(s) in the Pool Record folder.
Prepare Archive
The “Prepare Archive” option on the Media menu is useful
if you want to archive a project. For detailed information
about the Prepare Archive feature, see
“Prepare Archive”
on page 52.
Importing and exporting Pool files
(Cubase
only)
You can import or export a Pool as a separate file (file ex-
tension “.npl”), by using the “Import Pool” and “Export
Pool” options on the Media or context menu.
When you import a Pool file, the file references in it are
“added” to the current Pool.
Ö Since the audio and video files are only referenced but
not saved in the Pool file, the Pool import is only useful if
you have access to all referenced files (which preferably
have the same file paths as when the Pool was saved).
You can also save and open libraries. These are stand-
alone Pool files that are not associated with a project.
Working with libraries (Cubase only)
You can use libraries to store sound effects, loops, video
clips, etc., and transfer media from a library into a project
by using drag and drop. The following library functions are
available on the File menu:
New Library
Creates a new library. Just as when creating new projects,
you will be asked to specify a project folder for the new li
-
brary (in which media files will be stored). The library ap-
pears as a separate Pool window in Cubase.
Open Library
Opens a file dialog for opening a saved library file.
Save Library
Opens a file dialog for saving the library file (file extension
“.npl”).
Convert Files
Selecting the “Convert Files” option on the Media or con-
text menu opens the Convert Options dialog which oper-
ates on selected files. Use the pop-up menus to specify
which audio file attributes you want to keep and which you
want to convert. The available settings are:
• Sample Rate
Keep as is, or convert to a sample rate between 8.000 and 96.000 kHz.
• Sample Width
Keep the sample width (resolution) as is, or convert to 16 Bit, 24 Bit or
32 Bit Float.
• Channels
Keep as is, or convert the file to Mono or Stereo Interleaved.
• File Format
Keep as is, or convert to Wave, AIFF, Wave 64, or Broadcast Wave for-
mat.
Options
When you convert a file, you can use the Options pop-up
menu to set one of the following options regarding what to
do with the new file:
Option Description
New Files Creates a copy of the file in the audio folder and converts this
new file according to the chosen attributes. The new file is
added to the Pool, but all clip references will still point to the
original, unconverted file.