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When you add an audio file to your project, Motion converts it to its own internal format.
This allows you to use audio files with different formats, sample rates, and bit depths in
the same project. When you export your project, the audio is exported according to the
current audio settings in the Export dialog.
Previewing an Audio File
You can listen to, or preview, an audio file in the File Browser before adding it to a project.
To preview an audio file
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In the File Browser, select an audio file.
If “Play items automatically on a single click” in the General pane of Motion Preferences
is selected, the file begins to play.
If the file does not play, move the pointer over the preview area and click the Play button
over the image thumbnail. While the file is playing, you can click the Play button again
to pause playback or click the Mute button to mute/unmute the sound.
Adding an Audio File
To work with audio in Motion, you start by adding an audio file to the project.
To add an audio file to a project
Do one of the following:
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Drag an audio file from the File Browser or the Finder into the Layers list, Timeline, Canvas,
Audio Timeline, or Audio list.
The audio file is added to the project and appears in the Audio Timeline, Audio list,
mini-Timeline, and Media list.
Note: To display the Audio Timeline, click the Show/Hide Audio Timeline button in the
lower-right corner of the Motion project window.
Click to display audio
tracks in the Timeline.
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In the Audio list, click the Add button (+), locate the file you want to add in the Import
Files dialog, then click Import.
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