M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 266)

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File Timebase and Elastic Audio
Analysis Icons
DigiBase browsers provide three icons to indi-
cate whether a file has Elastic Audio analysis and
the file’s timebase.
Elastic Audio Analysis Icon Indicates that the file
has Elastic Audio analysis data.
Sample-Based File Icon Indicates that the file is
sample-based. The file’s duration is displayed in
minutes and seconds.
Tick-Based File Icon Indicates that the file is
tick-based. The file’s duration is displayed in
Bars|Beats and the file’s native tempo is dis-
played in the tempo column.
Previewing Audio in DigiBase
Audio files can be previewed in DigiBase brows-
ers. Previewing follows the master Audition
path as selected in the Output pane of the
I/O Setup (see “Audition Paths” on page 75).
The base level for previewing is determined by
the Master Fader (or Auxiliary Input) level as-
signed to the Audition path. You can also adjust
the Preview Volume in the browser.
Interleaved Files
When previewed in DigiBase, interleaved audio
files with more than two channels are summed
to mono for auditioning.
Multi-Mono Files
Multi-mono files must be previewed one file at a
time.
Split Stereo Files Preview Together
When selecting one of a pair of Split Stereo files,
such as “Drums.L” and “Drums.R,” both files
preview together. To preview only the selected
channel of a split stereo pair, press the Shift key
and start preview.
Elastic Audio and Timebase icons in DigiBase browsers
Tick-based Sample-based
file icon
Elastic Audio
Analysis icon
file icon
Some Pro Tools operations can cause tem-
porary interruptions in DigiBase audition-
ing.
MIDI files can be previewed from the ses-
sion Region List, but not from DigiBase
browsers. See “Previewing Regions in the Re-
gion List” on page 217.