+ 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 + a new session, or a way to deepen and improve one that is already + underway. +
++ You can import audio and MIDI data into your session with the + Add Existing Media dialog. +
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+ This box will display information about the currently selected file: +
++ 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, + which is controlled by the Conversion quality + option described below. +
+ ++ 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 + you to control the playback volume. +
+ ++ You can import files into new, automatically created tracks, to the region + list (from where you can manually drag them into a track), or as new + Tape tracks with the + Add new files as... option. +
++ New files will be inserted at either the file timestamp (if available, + zero by default), at the edit point, at the + playhead, or at the start of the session, as specified in Insert at.... +
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+ The Channel mapping is either "one track/region per
+ file", or "one track/region per channel". The latter splits multichannel
+ source files into mono regions.
+ If you have selected multiple files and are importing them into a track,
+ you can also choose whether to sequence all files into a single track in
+ the order of selection, or to create as many tracks as there are files to
+ import.
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+ 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, you can decide whether to Copy files to session, or to link them. Please read + Copying + versus Linking for details. +
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