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-as of [26 SEPTEMBER 2026]-
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*REFERENCE GUIDE* —>
-CHAPTER 22-
(IMPORTING/EXPORTING SESSION DATA)
*PAGES 461 – 522*
*62 PAGES LONG*
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*YOU CAN IMPORT [MULTIPLE FILES] AT ONCE IF THEY ARE IN THE SAME [FOLDER]* —>
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*MODUS OPERANDI* –>
*BEST METHOD*
*open ‘finder window’*
[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [SPACE BAR]
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*navigate to your ‘soundclouds folder’* –>
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*move the ‘finder window’ to ‘left half’ of ‘screen’* –>
[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [LEFT ARROW]
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*open pro tools ‘edit window’* –>
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*move to ‘right half’ of ‘screen’* –>
[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [RIGHT ARROW]
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*drag/drop ‘audio files’ in the center timeline to create new tracks*
(or drag them into your right ‘clips list’ panel)
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*NOTE* –>
(as of ‘3 december 2021’)
*YOU CANNOT DRAG/DROP AUDIO FILES FROM FINDER TO ‘PRO TOOLS’ USING ‘GOOGLE DRIVE FOR DESKTOP’ VIRTUAL DRIVE*
(you have to copy them to your local drive first)
(you CAN use ‘google drive’ to store ‘pro tools files’)
(as of ’22 august 2022′)
*now you can drag ‘audio files’ from ‘google drive for desktop’ virtual drives*
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*IMPORTING AUDIO*
*top menu bar* –>
*file* –> *import*
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*to import [MIDI]* –>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ i ]-
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*to import * –>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [i]
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“CLIP GROUPS”
*“saved clip groups” are stored here by default* –>
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*’VENUE CHANNEL NAMES’ AS ‘TRACK NAMES’*
(greyed out default)
(for ‘live recordings’)
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(locate desired audio file and click ‘open’)
*’PRO TOOLS FIRST’ DOES NOT HAVE AN ‘AUDIO IMPORT OPTIONS’ MENU*
(no ‘clip list’)
(meaning all imports are added as ‘new track’)
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*you can directly drag files from ‘finder’ into ‘pro tools’ windows* with a split screen**
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*you can drag a file into the ‘timeline panel’*
(either drop onto a track)
(which will either ‘insert’ or ‘over-write’)
(…or drop into ’empty space’ at the bottom)
(which will create a new ‘track’)
(you can also drag the files from ‘finder’ to your right ‘clip list panel’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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