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Importing Audio Files Using the
Pro Tools Application Icon or Alias
Audio files can be imported into a session using
the Pro Tools application icon or alias.
To import audio files into a session, using the
Pro Tools application icon or alias:
1
Open or create a new session.
2
From Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, locate
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.
3
Drag the audio files onto the Pro Tools appli-
cation icon or alias.
Importing Audio Files with Drag &
Drop
You can drag and drop audio files from a
DigiBase browser, Windows Explorer or Mac
Finder to the Timeline, a track, the Track List, or
the Region List.
To import audio into the Region List:
1
Select audio files in a DigiBase browser, or
Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2
Drag the files onto the Region List of the cur-
rent session.
To import audio into an existing track:
1
Select audio files in a DigiBase browser, or
Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2
Drag the files onto an existing track in the Edit
window of the current session.
To import audio into new tracks:
1
Select audio files in a DigiBase browser, or
Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2
Do one of the following:
• Shift-click 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.
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.
For more information on using DigiBase
browsers, see Chapter 11, “DigiBase.”
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 “Task Window” on page 204.