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Importing Interleaved Files
When using the Import Audio command, inter-
leaved stereo files are automatically imported to
stereo tracks.
Split stereo (dual mono) audio files can be auto-
matically imported to stereo tracks. Split stereo
audio files must have the channel identifiers
“.L” and “.R” in their names (for example,
file-
name .L and filename .R), and the files must be the
same length. In Windows, or in Mac/PC Com-
patibility mode, these files will have a 3-letter
file extension appended after the “.L” or “.R”
channel identifier.
Pro Tools also lets you import multichannel in-
terleaved files of any supported file type.
Import Options and
Preferences
Pro Tools provides several options and prefer-
ences that affect audio import. Configure
Pro Tools to match your most common work-
flows. For example, if you frequently work by
importing REX files for loop-based composition,
you can configure Pro Tools to always import
REX files to conform to tempo and create new
tick-based Elastic Audio tracks.
Convert Imported “WAV” Files To AES31/Broad-
castWave
When selected, this option applies to
all newly imported WAV files, making them
compliant with the AES31/EBU Broadcast
standard.
Automatically Copy Files on Import
When se-
lected, all audio files that are imported by drag-
ging and dropping are copied to the current ses-
sion’s Audio Files folder, regardless of whether
the files need to be converted to the current ses-
sion’s file type, bit depth, or sample rate. Addi-
tionally, when selected, the Import Session Data
dialog defaults to
Copy from Source Media
. The
Automatically Copy Files on Import
preference does
not affect the
Import Audio
command.
Import REX Files as Region Groups
When se-
lected, REX flies are imported as region groups,
all the underlying slices are imported as individ-
ual regions contained within the region group.
When this option is not selected, importing REX
files into a session converts them to the session’s
audio file format, the individual slices are con-
solidated, and the slice information is used for
Elastic Audio analysis. These files remain tick-
based after import and conversion.
Automatically Create Fades When selected,
crossfades are applied automatically to the
sliced regions within region groups created by
importing REX files. If the
Import REX Files as Re-
gion Groups
option is not selected, the
Automati-
cally Create Fades option does not apply.
To change the default fade settings for REX files,
click the REX button in the Default Fade Settings
section on the Editing Preferences page (see
“Fades Editing Preference” on page 280).
Import options in the Processing Preferences page