The same is true when you bring in audio via File > Import > Session Data. However, if you import audio from the Import command (File > Import >Audio.), no Tempo matching or Elasticizing will be done, and you'll have to do it by hand after the file's been brought in. Just as in the Workspace window, if you drag and drop to blank space in the Edit window, Pro Tools creates a new Elastic-Audio-enabled track for you if you drag into the Clip List, you'll have to add your own track for the new audio, and enable Elastic Audio on it yourself''but either way, the end result is the same.īy default, this Preference is set to 'REX and ACID Files Only', which means that only files in either of those standard loop formats will be conformed to the Session Tempo, but if you switch to 'All Files', then you can conform. Another Preference in the same pane, 'Elastic Audio > Default Plug-In' determines which Elastic Audio algorithm is used for this''the default is Polyphonic, which works on all kinds of audio (including rhythmic and monophonic tracks). If this option is enabled, it means that when dragging and dropping audio files into a Session, Pro Tools will not only bring in the original file, but also create an Elasticized version (clip) of it, ready to play at the current Session Tempo''you'll see both in the Clips List. This approach works best with loops, but it can be used with any audio, though with caveats (see below).įig 3 The 'Drag and Drop from Desktop Conforms to Session Tempo' preference.

But if you enable the Elastic Audio button (just to the right), then Pro Tools will audition all audio files instead at the current Session Tempo, making it much easier to determine if a particular bit of audio will work well in the session you're about to import it into.īut the really convenient part is that, once you've selected a file to import, you can drag it into the blank area in the Edit window (below the last track), and Pro Tools will create a new track with Elastic Audio (and Ticks mode) already enabled, so the file should be ready to play at the current Tempo, in sync with the Session. Once you've located the audio file(s) you want (let's say, drum beats), you can turn on the Preview button, and as you select different audio files, Pro Tools will play them''as is, at the original tempo. This window is a browser, much the same as the (Mac) Finder, but it makes easier work of auditioning and importing audio files.

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