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Adding Browser objects to your project
To show audio/MIDI content
Click the Browse Media button .
To import an audio or MIDI file
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Navigate to the folder that contains the file you want to import.
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Do one of the following:
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To insert into an existing track as a new clip. Double-click the file to add it to the selected track at the current Now time, or drag the file to the desired location.
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Note: A new track is created if the file type is not compatible with the selected track.
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To insert into a new track. Drag the file to en empty space in the Track view, below the last track.
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To insert into a cell in the Matrix view. Make sure the Matrix view is visible, then drag the file to the desired Matrix cell.
Valid destinations for audio files
You can drag audio files to the following locations:
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Audio track
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Audio clip
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MIDI track
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MIDI clip
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Audio clip inspector
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Empty Track view
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Empty Console view
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Instrument track
Valid destinations for MIDI files
You can drag MIDI files to the following locations:
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Audio track
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Audio clip
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MIDI track
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MIDI clip
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MIDI clip inspector
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Empty Track view
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Empty Console view
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Instrument track
To export audio or MIDI clips
Drag the clip(s) to the desired location in the Media Browser.
By default, audio clips are exported with the following settings:
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Format: Wave
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Bit depth: same as original clip.
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Sample rate: same as current project.
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Dithering: off
If you want to specify various options when exporting audio, you can use the File > Export > Audio command instead.
To import a track template
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Navigate to the folder that contains the track template you want to import.
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Do one of the following:
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To add tracks to the end. Drag the track template to an empty space below the last track, or double-click the track template.
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To replace an existing track. Drag the track template onto the track you want to replace.
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Note: If the target track and dropped track template are different track types, the target track will be changed to match the track template.
Valid destinations for track templates
You can drag track templates to the following locations:
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Audio track
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Audio clip
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MIDI track
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MIDI clip
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Audio track inspector
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MIDI track inspector
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Audio track FX Rack
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MIDI Track FX Rack
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Audio Console strip
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Audio Console FX Rack
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MIDI Console strip
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MIDI Console FX Rack
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Empty Track view
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Empty Console view
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Instrument track
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Instrument track inspector
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Instrument Console strip
To import a project template
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Navigate to the folder that contains the project template you want to import.
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Do one of the following:
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To add tracks at the end of the current project. Drag the project template to the Track view.
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To open the template as a new project. Double-click the project template.
To open or import a project file
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Navigate to the folder that contains the project you want to import tracks from.
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Do one of the following:
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To open a project. Double-click the desired cwp/cwb/wrk/bun file.
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To import the project into existing tracks. Drag the desired cwp/cwb/wrk/bun file into an existing track.
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To import the project as new tracks. Drag the desired cwp/cwb/wrk/bun file to an empty space in the Track view, below the last track.
To import a video file
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Navigate to the folder that contains the video file you want to import.
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Do one of the following:
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Drag the video file to the Video Thumbnail pane or anywhere in the Track view.
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Double-click the video file.
To assign a track/bus icon
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Navigate to the folder that contains the icon you want to import.
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Drag the icon to the desired track/bus in the Track view.
To preview audio content
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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On the Browser menu, select Auto-Preview.
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On the Browser menu, point to Audio Preview Bus, then select the bus you want to preview audio through.
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Navigate to the folder that contains the audio content you want to preview, then click the file you want to preview.
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Note: Auto-Preview is enabled by default. If you disable Auto-Preview, you must click the Play button each time you want to preview the selected audio file.
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Tip: To preview an audio file as a Groove Clip, hold down the ALT key and click the file. To preview all selected files as Groove Clips, hold down the ALT and click the Play button .
The Play button changes to a Stop button during preview.
To specify the max preview duration
The default max Media Browser preview duration is 5 minutes (300,000 milliseconds). You can specify the max preview duration with the MaxPreviewMsec variable in Aud.ini.
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Go to Edit > Preferences > Audio - Configuration File.
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Under Configuration Settings, click Edit Config File.
The Aud.ini file opens in the default Windows text editor.
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In Aud.ini, add a new entry called MaxPreviewMsec in the [Wave] section, and set its value to the max desired preview duration (in milliseconds). For example:
[Wave]
MaxPreviewMsec=60000
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Save Aud.ini and close the Windows text editor.
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Click Reload Config Settings to reload the current audio configuration settings from Aud.ini.
To preview MIDI content
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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On the Browser menu, select Auto-Preview.
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On the Browser menu, point to Synth Preview Output, then select the soft synth you want to preview MIDI through.
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Note: If there are no synths in the project, go to Insert > Soft Synths and insert the desired soft synth.
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Navigate to the folder that contains the MIDI content you want to preview, then click the file you want to preview.
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Note 1: Auto-Preview is enabled by default. If you disable Auto-Preview, you must click the Play button each time you want to preview the selected audio file.
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Note 2: MIDI Groove Clips loop indefinitely, but standard MIDI files play only once and do not repeat.
The Play button changes to a Stop button during preview.
To rename media files in the Media Browser
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Do one of the following:
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Click the click the file you want to rename and press F2.
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Right-click the file you want to rename, and choose Rename on the pop-up menu.
To delete media files in the Media Browser
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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Do one of the following:
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Right-click the file you want to delete, and choose Delete on the pop-up menu.
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Select the file you want to delete, and press the DELETE key.
To enable/disable Auto-Preview
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In the Browser, click the Browse Media button .
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On the Browser menu, click Auto-Preview.
 
See:
Using the Media Browser
Using the Plug-in Browser
Using the Notes Browser
Using the Synth Rack
Using Content Location presets
Keyboard navigation
Browser
 
See also:
To load an FX Chain preset
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