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File handling
Importing audio
6. Click OK to import the copied audio files into the project, or click Cancel to stop
the import and discard the copied files.
• If you import more than one audio file into project tracks, a dialog opens in which
you have to choose whether to insert the tracks on one track or on different ones.
The new track(s) are displayed in the Project window. New audio clips are created
and added to the Pool.
The columns in the “Import from Audio CD” dialog have the following functionality:
By default, complete tracks are selected.
• If you want to copy and import a section of an audio CD track only, select the track
in the list and specify the start and end of the selection to be copied by dragging
the handles in the copy selection ruler.
Ö Note that you can import sections of several audio CD tracks by selecting them in turn
and adjusting the selection. The start and end settings for each track are displayed in
the list.
• You can audition the selected audio CD track by clicking the Play button.
The track will be played back from selection start to selection end (or until you click
the Stop button).
• The Play from left Marker (down arrow) and Play to Right Marker (up arrow)
buttons allow you to audition the start and end of the selection only.
The down arrow button will play a short snippet beginning at the start of the
selection, while the up arrow button will play a snippet starting just before the end
of the selection.
• To open the CD drive, click on the Eject button at the top of the dialog.
Column Description
Copy Activate the checkbox in this column for the track you want to
copy/import. To activate more than one checkbox, click and drag over
the checkboxes (or press [Ctrl]/[Command] or [Shift] and click).
# This is the track number.
CD Track When you import an audio CD track, the file is named according to
this column. The names are pulled automatically from CDDB, if
possible. You can rename a track by clicking in the CD Track column
and typing a new name. You can also apply a generic name to all
audio CD tracks, if no name was available in CDDB.
Length The length of the audio CD track in minutes and seconds.
Size The file size of the audio CD track in MB.
Copy Start You can copy a section of a track if you like. This indicates the start of
the section to be copied in the track. By default, this is set to the start
of the track (0.000) but you can adjust this on the copy selection
ruler, see below.
Copy End Indicates the end of the section to be copied in the track. By default,
this is set to the end of the track but you can adjust this on the copy
selection ruler, see below.
Play
Stop
Play to Right Marker
Start of selection handle End of selection handle
Play from Left Marker