Instruction Manual

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Import Audio dialog
Dialog Reference
• Duration—Type the length you want the hairpin to last.
See also:
Adding Hairpin Symbols
Import Audio dialog
The File-Import Audio command opens the Import Audio dialog. Use this
command to import any of the following kinds of audio into your project:
• Wave (extension .wav)
• Apple AIFF (extensions .
AIF and .AIFF)
• MPEG (extensions .
MPEG, .MPG, .MP2, and .MP3)
• Windows Media (extensions .
ASF, .WM, .WMA, .WMV)
• Next/Sun (extensions .
AU, .SND)
• All Files
The sampling rate for a project is set based on your default sampling rate. If
the sampling rate from the wave file does not match the sampling rate in
your project, then it will be converted to the current project’s sampling rate.
The Import Audio dialog has the following controls:
• Look In field—use this field to navigate to the folder that contains the
audio file you want to import.
• File name window—just below the Look In field, this window displays
the contents of the folder that’s listed in the Look In field. In this window,
you can click the name of the file you want to import to select it. You can
select more than one file by holding down the Ctrl key while you click.
• File Name field—this field displays the name of the audio file that you
have selected to import.
• Files of Type field—use this field to choose what kind of file you want to
display in the File name window.
• Bit Depth—this field lets you choose what bit depth you want the
imported audio to be converted to. If you don’t want any conversion,
choose the Original option, which is the default. This option imports
audio at whatever bit depth the imported audio is currently using.
• Copy Audio to Project Folder checkbox—if you check this option,
SONAR makes a new copy of the imported audio file in the project’s
folder.