User Manual

Importing Audio Files from a Music CD

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3. Click the format buttons to select one of the following audio track formats for each pair of

source channels:

You must map source audio channels in mono or stereo pairs. For example, you cannot map

A1 to a mono track and A2 and A3 to a stereo track. Instead, map A1 and A2 to mono tracks,

and A3 and A4 to a stereo track. If the source media does not have an audio channel on A2,

the Avid editing application ignores the channel.

4. Click OK to close the Set Multichannel Audio dialog box, and then click OK to close the

Import Settings dialog box.

The Track Formats column in the bin Text view displays the format for all multichannel

audio tracks in a master clip.

Importing Audio Files from a Music CD

To import audio files from a music CD:

1. Follow the procedure in “Importing Media Files” on page 285.

2. In step 10, select Files of Type > Audio (Windows) or Show > Audio Documents

(Macintosh).

3. In step 16, navigate to the music CD and select the track or tracks you want to import.

(Macintosh) If you encounter an error, copy the audio files to your desktop and import them from

there.

4. Finish the procedure.

Your track or tracks appear in the bin you opened in the procedure.

Button Track Format

Mono

Stereo

5.1 Surround Sound

7.1 Surround Sound