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Copy File to Project Folder/Copy All Files to Project Folder

Copies the audio le to the Audio folder of the project and causes the clip refer to the

copy.

Deactivate this option if you want the clip to refer to the original le in the original

location. In this case, it is marked as

“external” in the Pool.

Convert to Project Settings/Convert to Project Settings and Copy to Project Folder If

Needed

Converts the imported le if the sample rate or the bit depth differ from the settings

in the

Project Setup dialog. For single le import, you can choose which properties are

converted.

Importing Audio Files

You can import uncompressed audio and compressed audio in several formats.

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Import> Audio File.

2. In the le dialog that opens, locate and select the audio le, and click Open.

3. Make your changes in the Import Options dialog.

NOTE

If Use Settings is activated in the Preferences dialog (Editing—Audio page), the

corresponding import settings are used.

RESULT

In the Project window, an event referencing the audio le is inserted into the selected track at

the project cursor position. If no track was selected, a new track is created.

A new audio clip is created and added to the Pool.

If you chose a compressed audio le other than FLAC, Cubase copies the original compressed le

and converts it to wave format (Windows) or AIFF format (macOS).

NOTE

The resulting Wave/AIFF le is signicantly larger than the original compressed le.

The imported le is placed in the Audio folder of the project.