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6
In the REX Auto-Crossfades dialog, select the
shapes you want for crossfades, and click
OK
.
7
Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
Importing Multichannel Audio
Files from a Field Recorder
Pro Tools lets you use any of its import methods
to import monophonic and polyphonic audio
files recorded by a field recorder. When you im-
port these types of files, they must be converted
to an audio format compatible with Pro Tools.
Importing Monophonic Audio Files
A monophonic audio file contains one mono
channel and relevant metadata from a single
multichannel recording.
When you import monophonic audio files that
were recorded simultaneously, they are con-
verted to multichannel regions and displayed
together in the Region List. Any metadata is also
imported with the files.
Importing Polyphonic Audio Files
A polyphonic audio file contains multiple mono
channels and relevant metadata recorded simul-
taneously in a multichannel recording.
When imported into Pro Tools, a polyphonic
audio file is divided into individual monopho-
nic audio files written to disk—one file for each
channel. Regions for each channel appear in the
playlist, and a multichannel region appears in
the Region List with the channels expandable
underneath. Any metadata is also imported with
the files.
Exporting Audio
Pro Tools supports exporting audio regions as
audio files, exporting left and right audio files as
stereo interleaved files, and exporting region in-
formation.
You can also export audio from Pro Tools by
bouncing or consolidating audio tracks. For
more information, see “Bounce to Disk” on
page 962 and “Consolidate Command” on
page 506.
Exporting a Region as a New Audio
File
You can export regions as audio files with the
Export Regions as Files
command. Use this
command if you intend to use a region in other
sessions (or other audio applications) without
using its parent source file.
This command also provides a way to convert
regions to a different audio format, sample rate,
or bit depth.
To export regions as new audio files:
1
In the Region List, select the regions you want
to export.
2
From the Region List menu, choose Export Re-
gions as Files
.
Depending on your edits or tempo changes
after importing REX files, the fades can be
deleted and you will have to recreate them
manually.
For more information on importing files
from a field recorder, refer to the Field
Recorder Workflow Guide.
Warped regions (Elastic Audio) will be ex-
ported unwarped at their original duration.