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The Pool
Ö It is also possible to use the commands on the Import
submenu of the File menu to import audio or video files
into the Pool.
When you select a file in the Import Medium dialog and
click Open, the Import Options dialog opens.
It contains the following options:
• Copy File to Working Directory
Activate this if you want a copy of the file to be made in the Audio folder
of the project, and have the clip refer to this copy. If the option is off, the
clip will refer to the original file in the original location (and will thus be
marked as “external” in the Pool – see
“About the Status column sym-
bols” on page 197).
• Convert to Project section
Here you can choose to convert the sample rate (if the sample rate is dif-
ferent than the one set for the project) or the sample size, i. e. resolution
(if the sample size is lower than the record format used in the project).
The options are only available if necessary. Note that if you are importing
several audio files at once, the Import Options dialog will instead contain
a “Convert and Copy to Project if needed” checkbox. When this is acti
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vated, the imported files will be converted only if the sample rate is differ-
ent or the sample size is lower than the project’s.
• Please, don’t ask again
If this is activated, files will always be imported according to the settings
you have made, without this dialog appearing. This can be reset in the
Preferences dialog (Editing–Audio page).
Ö You can always convert files later by using the Convert
Files (see
“Convert Files” on page 205) or Conform Files
(see “Conform Files” on page 205) options.
About the Import Audio CD dialog
You can import tracks (or sections of tracks) from an au-
dio CD directly into the Pool by using the “Import Audio
CD…” function on the Media menu. This opens a dialog in
which you can specify which tracks are copied from the
CD, converted to audio files and added to the Pool.
For details about the Import from Audio CD dialog, see
“Importing audio CD tracks” on page 329.
Exporting regions as audio files
If you have created regions within an audio clip (see “Work-
ing with regions” on page 183), these can be exported as
separate audio files. To create a new audio file from a re-
gion, proceed as follows:
1. In the Pool, select the region you wish to export.
2. On the Audio menu, select “Bounce Selection”.
A browser dialog opens.
3. Select the folder in which you want the new file to be
created.
A new audio file is created in the specified folder. The file will have the
name of the region and will automatically be added to the Pool.
Ö If you have two clips that refer to the same audio file
(different “versions” of clips, e.
g. created with the “Convert
to Real Copy” function), you can use the Bounce Selection
function to create a new, separate file for the copied clip.
Select the clip, select Bounce Selection, and enter a loca
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tion and name for the new file.
Changing the Pool Record folder
All audio clips that you record in the project will end up in
the Pool Record folder. The Pool Record folder is indicated
by the text “Record” in the Status column and by a red dot
on the folder itself.
By default, this is the main Audio folder. However, you can
create a new Audio subfolder at any time and designate
this as your Pool Record folder:
1. Select the Audio folder or any audio clip.
You cannot designate the Video folder (or any of its subfolders) as the
Pool Record folder.