WAV/AIFF IMPORT 67You now have two options you can choose before you proceed.
TO TIMESTAMP [F2/F3]
:
Allows you to have the .wav file automatically placed at its own original
timestamp within the DPS24 project. With Broadcast wavs (.wav or .bwf),
it is possible to store the timestamp information as part of the file. This is
not to be confused with the time of the day it was recorded (i.e. 2.15pm)
but the time/position in the project where it was recorded.
So, for example, if you recorded something in a three minute project
during the middle eight, it would have a timestamp of (say) 00:01:43.
Many (if not most) hard disk recording systems support this feature and
so, when importing files from other systems, the DPS24 can use these
timestamps so that the recordings you are importing are placed in ex-
actly the same place in the DPS24 project as they were in the other system's
project. This feature is ideal for importing project from other systems,
especially when importing multiple .wavs from a multi-track project.
We will look at this later when we discuss IMPORTING MULTITRACK
WA V FILES.
IMPORT NAMES [F4/F5]
:
With this checked (i.e. 'ticked'), the file name will be imported and used
as the name for the track(s) the file is being imported onto.
For example, in the example shown above, tracks 1 and 2 will automati-
cally be named "120bpm loop 1". this can be very useful when importing
material that will form an entire track but please note that if you are
importing several different files onto the same track (for example, im-
porting sound effects one after each other on the same track), the track
name will be that of the most recently imported file.
Once you have made your selection, press OK.
When WAV/AIFF files are imported into a project, they are automatically re-sampled to the
project's sampling rate thus ensuring that they will play at the correct speed within the con-
text of that project.
So, for example, if a 48kHz WA V is imported into a 44.1kHz project, the imported file will be
re-sampled down to 44.1kHz.
If you try to import a file that is at a different sample rate than the current project, you are
prompted the following message and you can respond accordingly:
One or more files are not
at the same sample rate as
project, these files will be
sample rate converted.
Continue?
Once the Import process starts, you will see a progress display as the file is imported to the
selected tracks.
At the end of the process, you will see a confirmation dialog - press OK [F6]
The import is done!
NOTE
: When importing a single file, you can (if you want) press IMPORT [F6] directly without
selecting it with SELECT [F5] first, if tracks are already selected for EDIT.