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FLAC le

This is an open source format that reduces the size of audio les by 50 % to 60 %,

compared to regular Wave les. The le extension is .ac.

MPEG 1 Layer 3 le

This is a family of standards used for encoding audio-visual information, such as

movies, video, and music in a digital compressed format.

Cubase can read MPEG Layer

2 and MPEG Layer 3. MP3 les are highly compressed les that still provide good audio

quality. The le extension is .mp3.

Ogg Vorbis le

This is an open source, patent-free audio encoding and streaming technology. The Ogg

Vorbis encoder uses variable bit rate encoding. It offers small, compressed audio les

of comparatively high audio quality. The le extension is.ogg.

Windows Media Audio le (Windows only)

This is an audio le format dened by Microsoft Inc. WMA les can be decreased in

size, with no loss of audio quality. The

le extension is.wma.

Importing Audio CD Tracks

You can import audio from audio CDs into Cubase projects.

PROCEDURE

1. Select File> Import> Audio CD to import CD tracks into the Project window.

2. Activate every audio le that you want to import in the Copy column.

3. Optional: Set a Default Name and a Destination Folder for the imported audio les.

4. Click the Copy button to create a local copy of the audio les or sections.

5. Click OK.

RESULT

The copied audio les are imported into the Project window and inserted into new tracks at the

project cursor position. By default, imported audio CD tracks are saved as wave les (Windows)

or AIFF

les (macOS), in the Audio folder of the current project.

New audio clips are created and added to the Pool.

NOTE

You can also import audio les to the Pool without importing them into the Project window.