Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 884)

884 Chapter 13 Working With Audio
3 Choose an import option from the Audio pop-up menu (located at the bottom of the
Import Files dialog), then click Import.
The file is imported with your chosen option.
Adding a Multi-Channel Audio File
In the same manner as importing multi-track QuickTime movie files, you can import a
multi-channel audio file as a single track, or as individual tracks for each channel. Using
the Import button (in the Preview area) results in the multi-channel file being imported
as a single track. To maintain individual audio tracks for each channel, you need to use
the drop menu or the File > Import command.
Important: Because Soundtrack Pro does not support multi-channel audio files (it does
support multi-track QuickTime files), you cannot open a multi-channel file in
Soundtrack Pro from Motion. For more information on modifying audio tracks in
Soundtrack Pro, see “
Using Soundtrack
Pro With Motion
” on page 897.
Note: Although you can import a multi-channel audio file into Motion, when you
export your project, all channels are treated equally and mixed into a single track on
export.
To import a multi-channel audio file using the drop menu:
1 Drag the file from the File Browser or the Finder and hold the file over the Canvas.
A drop menu appears.
2 Do one of the following:
• To import the audio file as a single track, select Mix To Stereo, then release the mouse
button.
The file appears in the Audio tab as a single audio track.
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