On Import Audio Files Settings
You can set up standard settings that are performed automatically each time you import audio files.
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When you import audio files and Use Settings is activated in the On Import Audio Files section of the Preferences dialog (EditingâAudio page), the settings are used for importing audio.
- Copy File to Working Directory/Copy Files to Working Directory
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Copies the audio file to the Audio folder of the project, and has the clip refer to the copy.
Deactivate this option to have the clip refer to the original file in the original location. In this case, it is marked as external in the Pool.
- Convert to Project/Convert and Copy to Project If Needed
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Converts the imported file if the sample rate or the bit depth differ from the settings in the Project Setup dialog.
- Split Channels/Split multi-channel files
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Splits stereo or multichannel audio files into a corresponding number of mono files, one for each channel, and copies the imported files to the Audio folder of the project.
Inserts the split files into the project and into the Pool as separate mono tracks.
The Split File Name Format pop-up menu allows you to specify how the split files are named. This allows for compatibility with other products when exchanging audio files.