Instruction Manual

282 Recording
Importing Music and Sound
4. Make sure that Events in Tracks is checked. If you don’t want to import
tempo changes, meter/key changes, or markers, uncheck those
options. Click OK.
5. Open the target project, or click in the Track view for that project.
6. Set the Now time and current track to indicate where the material
should be placed.
7. Choose Edit-Paste to display the Paste dialog box.
8. Check Paste to One Track if you want all material imported into the
current track (not recommended if you’re importing both MIDI and audio
data).
9. Click OK.
SONAR imports the material and displays it in the Track view.
Importing OMF Projects
With OMFI (Open Media Framework Interchange) support & Broadcast
WAVE support SONAR lets you collaborate and exchange project files with
users of other programs and platforms. Support for OMFI and Broadcast
Wave files provides cross-platform compatibility with OMFI host
applications such as Pro Tools, Avid and Logic systems. SONAR also
exports projects as OMF files that you can open in Pro Tools and other
audio software.
SONAR now allows you to select sample rate and bit depth during OMF
import.
A few general guidelines for preparing OMF files for import into SONAR:
• OMF version 2 is preferred.
• AIFC can take slightly longer to open, as the data must be converted to
WAVE on read, so WAVE is the best choice.
• If exporting from Avid Xpress DV, select "embed" (not "link") when
exporting the OMF file, and don't include any video.
OMF Explained
The OMF format, or OMFI (Open Media Framework Interchange, means
the same as OMF), is a file format that can be read by many professional-
level audio programs. OMF files contain two basic types of information:
• Audio and/or video files, referred to as media
• Information needed to put the media data in sequence—known as the
Composition