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To import items into the Region List:
1
Select audio, video, MIDI, region group, REX,
or ACID files in a browser.
2
Drag the selected item onto the Region List.
To import items into an existing track:
1
Select an item in a browser.
2
Drag the selected file onto an existing, com-
patible track at the desired location. The file is
imported and placed where it was dropped.
To import items as new tracks:
1
Select items in a browser.
2
Do any of the following:
• Shift-drag items and drop anywhere in the
Edit window.
• Drop items to the Track List.
• Drop items on to empty space in the Edit
window, below or between tracks.
To import and spot audio into a track:
1
Enable Spot mode.
2
Select an audio file in a DigiBase browser.
3
Drag the items onto a Track playlist in the
Pro Tools Timeline. The Spot dialog appears.
4
Enter the appropriate time code location
(where you want to spot the imported item).
To import and spot an audio file by its Waveform:
1
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) in an item Waveform display at the ap-
proximate reference point you want to use for
placement in a track.
2
While continuing to press Control (Win-
dows), or Command (Mac), drag the waveform
onto an existing audio track (the source audio
file and the destination audio track must have
the same number of channels).
Snapping to Head and Tail
To import and snap to head:
■
Start-drag (Windows) or Control-drag (Mac)
an item onto a track.
To snap to head and copy the item to the session
Audio files folder:
■
Alt-Start-drag (Windows) or Option-Control-
drag (Mac) an item onto a track.
To snap to tail:
■
Control-Start-drag (Windows) or Command-
Control-drag (Mac) an item onto a track.
To snap to tail and copy the item to the session
Audio Files folder:
■
Control-Alt-Start-drag (Windows) or Com-
mand-Option-Control-drag (Mac) an item onto
a track.
Auto Spot mode is not supported when im-
porting from DigiBase browsers. Import to
the Region List first, then drag from there to
utilize Auto Spot mode. See the Pro Tools
Reference Guide for more information.