Specifications

Synchronic Plug-in Guide20
Preparing Audio Files for Import
To take full advantage of Synchronic’s rhythmic
editing and playback capabilities, you should
prepare your “loops” before importing them
into Synchronic. You can do this in Pro Tools by
editing a region (loop) on a track in the Edit win-
dow and then consolidating the region. Trim
the region (loop) to an exact bar length. There
should be no gap between the start of the region
and the downbeat, and no additional audio at
the end of the region. Once you have defined
your loop as a region, consolidate the region
(Edit > Consolidate Selection) and import the re-
sulting audio file into Synchronic.
Importing a Sound
You can import one or more audio files into
Synchronic by using the Import button or drag-
ging and dropping from the Workspace.
Supported Audio Formats
Synchronic supports AIFF, BWF (WAV), and
SD II (Mac only) audio file formats, and 8-, 16-,
and 24-bit mono or stereo audio files. Any com-
bination of supported bit rates and audio file
formats can be imported and played back at the
same time. All audio files are converted to 32-bit
floating point (RTAS native format) on import.
However, Synchronic does not convert the sam-
ple rate of files on import. For example, if you
Sound module, Edit mode (audio loaded into preset 1) (RTAS shown)
Sound
presets
Performance/Edit
Mode toggle
Slice Detection slider
Interactive Waveform
display (stereo file
loaded and sliced)
Sound Attributes
Import Sound Delete Sound
buttonbutton
Selected
preset
In preparing your loops in the Pro Tools Edit
window, use Tab To Transients to locate
downbeats and use the Separate Region
command (Edit > Separate) to create “loop-
able” regions from longer regions.
For more information about editing regions
in Pro Tools, see the Pro Tools Reference
Guide.