Instruction Manual

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Backing Up Projects with Digital Audio
Audio File Management
To Backup Projects Using Per-Project Audio Folders
Use this procedure to create a backup of a project that has its own project
folder.
1. Open the project you want to backup.
2. Select File-Project Audio Files.
The Project Files dialog appears.
3. In the Project Files dialog, check the Path column to make sure that
every audio file is stored in the project’s audio folder. If any files are
stored in folders other than the project’s audio folder, you should use
the Consolidate Project Audio command to move all audio to the
project’s audio folder.
4. Close the Project Files dialog once you have confirmed that all audio
files are in the project’s audio folder.
5. Close the project.
6. Using Windows Explorer, copy the project folder and its contents,
including the project’s audio folder, to its backup location (CD-R, CD-
Consolidate Project Audio
If your project references audio from multiple
folders, for example you have a library of loops
that you share between several projects, you can
gather all the audio for your project into a single
folder using the Consolidate Project Audio
command. The Consolidate Project Audio
command copies every audio file your project
references into a backup folder beneath the
projects audio data folder. Creating a copy of all
your project’s audio may take a lot of disk space.
Allows you to
create a complete
backup of all
project audio even
if the audio is in
multiple locations.
Creates a new
folder which you
can move or
delete without fear
of losing the
original audio files.
Bundle Files
A bundle file is a single file that contains all the
information—except video—used in a project. A
bundle file includes everything that is stored in a
normal project file, plus all the digital audio that is
used in the project.
Creates a single
file for ease of
portability.
Backup Method… Advantages
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