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Many sessions will require the use of existing material, 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 + loops and riffs from files stored on the system can be the basis for a new session, or a way to deepen and improve one that is already underway.
Importing audio and MIDI data into the session is done with the - Add Existing Media dialog, accessed by the - Session > Import menu. + Add Existing Media dialog, accessed either by the + Session > Import menu or, if any tracks have + already been added, by right-clicking on the canvas of the Editor + window and choosing Insert Existing Media.
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 + stop buttons allows to scrub around, a fader on the right side allows to control the playback volume.
- Auditionning MIDI files requires a MIDI instrument to be chosen in the + Auditioning MIDI files requires a MIDI instrument to be chosen in the Instrument dropdown list.
@@ -55,15 +62,15 @@Through the Add files… option, imported files can be inserted in the session:
-as new tracks | automatically creates new tracks and import the files in it |
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to region list | adds the files to the region list, from where then can be manually dragged into a track |
as new tape tracks | adds the files as Tape tracks. |
The Insert at option chooses where in time the file will be imported, amongst:
- +one track/region per file | Creates a multi channel track for each imported file |
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one track/region per channel | Creates only mono channels, as many as there are channels in the imported files |
sequence files | If multiple files are imported, they can be sequenced into a single track in the order of selection |
The Conversion quality drop-down controls the quality of the resampling process, if the sampling rate of the source file differs from the session rate.
- Finally, and most importantly, the the files can be linked or copied to the session + There are three MIDI-specific options as well. First off, you can set a track + naming scheme: +
+by track number | will automatically assign every track a name that consists of the imported file name and a track number |
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by track name | will |
by instrument name | will |
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+ You can also optionally import a tempo map from a MIDI file. + The Use MIDI Tempo Map (if defined) option appears + when a MIDI file is selected in the file selection dialog. +
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+ The last MIDI-specific option is Import MIDI Markers + (if any). If those are present in a MIDI file, they will be rendered + right above MIDI clips on the canvas. Editing the MIDI markers is currently + unavailable. +
+ + ++ Finally, and most importantly, the files can be linked or copied to the session with the Copy files to session checkbox. Please read Copying versus Linking for details.