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From Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, locate
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the audio files you want to import.
Audio files must be in WAV, SD II, or AIFF/AIFC
format in order to be dropped into Pro Tools.
Audio files will be converted if they are not of
the correct bit depth or number of channels.
They will be converted to mono files of the de-
fault audio file format, with the session's bit
depth and sample rate.
Drag the audio files onto the Pro Tools appli-
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cation icon or alias.
Importing Audio Files and Regions
with Drag & Drop
You can drag and drop audio files or regions
from a DigiBase browser or from Windows Ex-
plorer or Mac Finder to the Timeline, a track, the
Track List, or the Region List.
To import audio into the Region List:
Select audio files in a DigiBase browser, Win-
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dows Explorer or Mac Finder.
Drag the files onto the Region List of the cur-
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rent session.
To import audio into an existing track:
Select audio files in a DigiBase browser, Win-
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dows Explorer or Mac Finder.
Drag the files onto an existing track in the Edit
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window of the current session.
To import audio into new tracks:
Select audio files in a DigiBase browser, Win-
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dows Explorer or Mac Finder.
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Do one of the following:
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• Shift-drag the files and drag them any-
where in the Edit window of the current
session.
• Drag the files onto any empty space in the
Edit window of the current session.
• Drag the files to the Track List.
For more information on using DigiBase
browsers, refer to the DigiBase Guide.
Importing Audio from Audio CDs
Pro Tools lets you import tracks from audio CDs
using the same methods that you use to import
audio files, as follows
• Drag and drop CD audio from the CD
folder.
• Drag and drop files from DigiBase Browser.
• Use the Import Audio command.
Importing CD audio with either drag and
drop method lets you continue working in
the session foreground (such as in the Mix
or Edit window), while the Task Manager
(Window > Task Manager) works in the
background (importing and converting the
audio until the import is completed).
For more information on the Task Manager,
see the DigiBase Guide.
Since the transfer is made in the digital domain,
there is no signal loss.
The sample rate for audio CDs is 44.1 kHz.
Therefore, if your session's sample rate is set to
48 kHz or higher, Pro Tools will convert the
sample rate for the imported audio. Before im-
porting CD audio, set the Conversion Quality
preference accordingly. See "Conversion Qual-
ity" on page 139 for details.