DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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To import ACID and REX flies as sample-based
regions:
1
Choose
Setup > Preferences
and click the Pro-
cessing tab.
2
Disable the Import REX Files as Region Groups
option.
3
Select
No Files
as the
Drag and Drop from Desk-
top Conforms to Session Tempo
preference.
4
Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
5
When importing by drag and drop from Digi-
Base browsers, make sure that the
Audio Files
Conform to Session Tempo
option is disabled.
6
Import the ACID and REX files you want by
drag and drop from a DigiBase browser or the
Desktop, or using the
Import Audio
command
(see “Importing Audio Files and Regions Using
the Import Audio Command” on page 283).
To import ACID and REX files as tick-based Elastic
Audio regions:
1
Choose
Setup > Preferences
and click the Pro-
cessing tab.
2
Disable the Import REX Files as Region Groups
option.
3
Select
REX and ACID Files Only
or
All Files
as the
Drag and Drop from Desktop Conforms to Session
Tempo preference.
4
Click
OK
to close the Preferences dialog.
5
Do one of the following:
• Import the REX files you want by drag and
drop from a DigiBase browser
• Import the REX files you want by drag and
drop from the Desktop.
• Use the Import Audio command (see “Im-
porting Audio Files and Regions Using the
Import Audio Command” on page 283).
To import REX files as tick-based region groups:
1
Choose
Setup > Preferences
and click the Pro-
cessing tab.
2
Select the Import REX Files as Region Groups op-
tion.
3
To apply real-time crossfades to the files, en-
able the
Automatically Create Fades
option (see
“Automatic Fades for Imported REX Files” on
page 286).
4
Select
REX and ACID Files Only
or
All Files
as the
Drag and Drop from Desktop Conforms to Session
Tempo preference.
5
Click
OK
to close the Preferences dialog.
6
Do one of the following:
• Import the REX files you want by drag and
drop from a DigiBase browser
• Import the REX files you want by drag and
drop from the Desktop.
• Use the
Import Audio
command (see “Im-
porting Audio Files and Regions Using the
Import Audio Command” on page 283).
Automatic Fades for Imported REX Files
If the Import REX Files as Region Groups option is
enabled in the Processing Preferences page,
Pro Tools can automatically apply real-time
crossfades to the regions or “slices” in imported
REX format files.
To apply real-time crossfades to REX files:
1
Choose
Setup > Preferences
and click the Pro-
cessing tab.
2
Enable the Import REX Files as Region Groups
option.
3
Enable the
Automatically Create Fades
option.
4
In the Preferences dialog, click the Editing tab.
5
Under Default Fade Settings, click
REX
.