DigiDesign Pro Tools, Reference Manual

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Chapter 12: Importing and Exporting Session Data 239
Pro Tools provides several ways to import Re-
gion Groups into an open session:
• “Importing Region Groups with Pro Tools
Menu Commands” on page 239
• “Importing Region Groups with Drag &
Drop” on page 239
Importing Region Groups with
Pro Tools Menu Commands
To import a region group with Pro Tools menu
commands:
1
Choose File > Import > Region Groups and se-
lect the region group you want to import.
2
In the Region Group Import Options dialog,
choose where the region group will go:
New Track
Creates a new track where the region
group will be imported.
Region List
Imports the region group into the
Region List, where it will be where it will be
available to place into tracks.
3
If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported group in the track:
Session Start
Places the group at the start of the
session.
Song Start
Aligns the beginning of the group to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the group to
the edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection
in the timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the group to a precise location based on
any of the Time Scales.
4
Select any of the following import options:
Import Tempo Map from Region Group File When
selected, replaces the session tempo map with
the tempo map of the region group. This option
is only available when importing the region
group to the Session Start.
5
Click OK.
Importing Region Groups with
Drag & Drop
You can drag and drop Region Groups from a
DigiBase browser or from Windows Explorer or
the Mac Finder to the Timeline, a track, the
Track List, or the Region List.
To import Region Groups into the Region List:
1
Select one or more Region Groups in a Digi-
Base browser, Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2
Drag the files onto the Region List of the cur-
rent session.
To import Region Groups into an existing track:
1
Select one or more Region Groups in a
DigiBase browser or from Windows Explorer or
Mac Finder.
2
Drag the files onto an existing track in the Edit
window of the current session.
Region Group Import Options dialog