Import Music to ProTools

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Importing Music or Audio from a Compact Disc

1. Insert the CD

- Insert your audio CD into the Apple workstation.
- In the Pro Tools menu bar at the top of the screen, go to File => Import => Audio.
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- Your audio CD will be visible in the left pane. If not already selected, click on it in order to view and select a track from the disc.

2. Listen to the tracks

- To listen to tracks before importing, click on any track listed in the top portion of the window and it will appear under Regions in Current File.
- Click on the Play and Stop buttons to hear your selection.


Note: Ensure that the computer channel is turned on through the mixing board in order to hear the track preview.
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3. Converting the tracks

- When you have chosen the track that you would like to import, click on Convert/Copy, to the right of the box previewing the track. Choosing any other option will cause you to lose the track in your move from desktop to server.
- Click Done.
- A window will pop up asking you to Choose a destination folder.
- By default, Pro Tools will select the Audio Files folder of your current Pro Tools session. Leave it this way and click Choose.

4. Placing the audio

- Pro Tools will then ask where you would like the imported audio to be placed in your session.
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- For nearly all of our purposes New Track and Session Start will work as your import options.
- The song selected from the CD will then be imported to a new stereo track at the beginning of your session.
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Importing Audio from the KDHX Music Library

1. Connect to the Production server

Sometimes it is easier to select music from the KDHX music bed database on the KDHX Production Server than to attempt choosing from thousands of CDs. In order to import any of these types of audio files, we must first establish a connection with the production server.

- On the Finder toolbar at the top of the screen, click Go => Connect to Server.
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- Select the production server IP and click Connect.
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Note: After clicking Connect you should see a new icon on the desktop labeled Production.

2. Importing in ProTools

Now that you are connected, you can begin the importing process in your Pro Tools Session.

Just like with a CD, you must click File => Import => Audio at the top of the Pro Tools screen when you are ready.

- The same file import method will be used to import, just like with a CD.
- On the left pane of the window under Shared, select the Production drive.
- Click on Music Beds.

You should now have access to any music that has been pre-approved and uploaded to the server.


3. Convert and save

Use the preview process to select an appropriate song for your piece.

- Click Convert.
- Click Done.
- A box will pop up asking you to Choose a destination folder.
- By default, Pro Tools will select the Audio Files folder of your current Pro Tools session. Leave it this way and click Choose.

NOTE: When listening to the final mix of voice and music together, listen using the computer monitors through the board rather than through headphones.