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-title: Import Dialog
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-<img class="right" src="/images/import-window.png" alt="The import window">
-
-<p>
- Many sessions will require the use of <dfn>existing material</dfn>,
- whether it consists of audio and/or MIDI data. Using existing samples,
- loops and riffs from files stored on your system can be the basis for
- a new session, or a way to deepen and improve one that is already
- underway.
-</p>
-<p>
- Importing audio and MIDI data into the session is done with the
- <dfn>Add Existing Media</dfn> dialog, accessed by the <kbd class="menu">
- Session > Import</kbd> menu.
-</p>
-
-<h2>The Soundfile Information Box</h2>
-<p>
- This box will display information about the currently selected file:
-</p>
-<ul>
- <li>number of channels,</li>
- <li>sample rate,</li>
- <li>file format,</li>
- <li>length,</li>
- <li>embedded timestamp (applies to some professional formats such as
- Broadcast WAVE), and</li>
- <li><a href="/adding-pre-existing-material/searching-for-files-using-tags/">tags</a> (attached metadata to help categorize files in a library).</li>
-</ul>
-<p>
- If the sample rate differs from the current session rate, it is displayed
- in red, which indicates that the file must be resampled before
- importing.
-</p>
-<p>
- Resampling is controlled by the <kbd class="menu">Conversion quality</kbd>
- option described below.
-</p>
-<p>
-
-</p>
-
-<h2>Auditioner</h2>
-<p>
- Files can be auditioned before importing. The slider under the play and
- stop buttons allows you to scrub around, a fader on the right side allows
- to control the playback volume.
-</p>
-<p>
- Auditionning MIDI files requires a MIDI instrument to be chosen in the <kbd class="menu">
- Instrument</kbd> dropdown list.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Importing options</h2>
-<p>
- Through the <kbd class="menu">Add files...</kbd> option, imported files can be inserted in the session:
-</p>
-<dl>
- <dt>as new tracks</dt><dd>automatically creates new tracks and import the files in it</dd>
- <dt>to region list</dt><dd>adds the files to the <a href="/ardours-interface/editor-lists/region-list/">region list</a>, from where then can be manually dragged into a track</dd>
- <dt>as new tape tracks</dt><dd>adds the files as <a href="/working-with-tracks/track-types/">Tape tracks.</a></dd>
-</dl>
-<p>
- The <kbd class="menu">Insert at</kbd> option chooses where in time the file will be imported, amongst:
-</p>
-</ul>
- <li>the <dfn>file timestamp</dfn> (if available, zero by default)</li>
- <li>at the <a href="/ardours-interface/the-edit-point-control/"><dfn>edit point</dfn></a></li>
- <li>at the <dfn>playhead</dfn></li>
- <li>at the <dfn>session start</dfn>.</li>
-</ul>
-<p>
- The Channel <kbd class="menu">Mapping</kbd> option is only available for
- multi-channel files (i.e. all but mono ones). It is either
-</p>
-<dl>
- <dt>one track/region per file</dt><dd>Creates a multi channel track for each imported file</dd>
- <dt>one track/region per channel</dt><dd>Creates only mono channels, as many as there are channels in the imported files</dd>
- <dt>sequence files</dt><dd>If multiple files are imported, they can be sequenced into a single track in the order of selection</dd>
-</dl>
-<p>
- The <kbd class="menu">Conversion quality</kbd> drop-down controls the
- quality of the resampling process, if the sampling rate of the source file
- differs from the session rate.
-</p>
-<p>
- Finally, and most importantly, the the files can be linked or copied to the session
- with the <kbd class="option">Copy files to session</kbd> checkbox. Please read
- <a href="/adding-pre-existing-material/copying-versus-linking/">Copying
- versus Linking</a> for details.
-</p>
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