User Manual

IMPORTING AND EXPORTING AUDIO
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About this chapter
This chapter describes the various techniques you can use to import and export audio to and from Record.
Importing audio
Audio formats, sample rates and tempo matching
The Record sequencer supports import of mono and stereo WAV and AIFF files with different sample rates and res-
olutions. Record also supports import of REX (ReCycle rcy, rex and rx2) files. You can import several audio files at the
same time, with each audio file ending up on a separate Audio Track in the sequencer - or on separate Comp Rows
in a selected Audio Clip. You can import files of different formats on the same Audio Track - or even in the same Au-
dio Clip. One audio file could be an 8-bit mono file sampled at 22.05 kHz, the next a 24-bit stereo file sampled at 192
kHz, etc. Record automatically converts sample rates and resolution with preserved audio quality. If the imported au-
dio file includes tempo data, Record automatically matches (stretches) the audio file to fit the current Song Tempo,
without affecting the pitch.
• if the imported audio files’ sample rates differ from the current audio hardware sample rate, Record will auto-
matically sample rate convert.
This will first be done with a real-time algorithm, allowing for immediate playback. In the background, a high-quality
sample rate conversion is performed. This is indicated by the CALC indicator on the transport panel. When done,
Record will automatically switch to playing back the high-quality version and the CALC indicator will go out.
The CALC indicator shows a progress bar when Record performs high-quality stretching of audio
About tempo matching imported audio
If you have imported audio to the sequencer, you could manually tempo match (stretch) audio clips in a couple of
ways:
• By using the Scale Tempo “tool” to manually stretch the audio clips, see “Tempo scaling Clips”.
• By using the Scale Tempo function in the Tool Window, see “Scale Tempo”.