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Chapter 7: Preferences 77
Time Compression/Expansion to match an au-
dio region to the length of another region, a
tempo grid, a video scene, or other reference
point.
Default Settings Specifies the default settings
used by the chosen Time Compression/Expan-
sion plug-in.
Import Section
Convert Imported “WAV” Files To AES31/Broad-
castWave
When selected, this option applies to
all newly imported WAV files, making them
compliant with the AES31/EBU Broadcast stan-
dard.
Automatically Copy Files on Import
When se-
lected, all audio files that are imported by drag-
ging and dropping are copied to the current ses-
sion’s Audio Files folder, regardless of whether
the files need to be converted to the current ses-
sion’s file type, bit depth or sample rate. Addi-
tionally, when selected, the Import Session Data
dialog defaults to “Copy from Source Media.”
The Automatically Copy Files on Import prefer-
ence does not affect the Import Audio com-
mand.
Sample Rate Conversion Quality
Lets you select
the default sample rate conversion quality. Sam-
ple rate conversion is used in a variety of
Pro Tools processes including converting and
importing audio files of different formats into a
session, and bouncing and saving tracks to a dif-
ferent sample rate or bit depth. The higher the
quality of sample rate conversion you choose,
the longer Pro Tools will take to process the au-
dio file.
MIDI Preferences
Basics Section
Play MIDI Notes When Editing
When selected,
causes MIDI notes to sound when you insert
them with the Pencil tool or drag them with any
of the Grabber tools.
Use MIDI to Tap Tempo
When selected, you can
tap a MIDI keyboard to enter a new tempo value
into a tempo field.
Display Events as Modified by Real-Time Proper-
ties
When selected, Pro Tools displays the ef-
fects of Real-Time Properties in both the Edit
window and the MIDI Event List.
Use F11 Key for Wait for Note When selected,
pressing the F11 Function key puts MIDI record-
ing in Wait for Note mode.
Automatically Create Click Track in New
Sessions
When enabled, Pro Tools automati-
cally creates a new click track in new sessions.
Default Note On Velocity Sets the default Note
On velocity for MIDI notes inserted in the Edit
window and the MIDI Event List.