Drag and Drop
Pro Tools lets you import audio, MIDI, and clip groups by dragging and dropping files from a Workspace browser, Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder to the Pro Tools | First application icon, the project Timeline, a track, or the Clips List.
To import files into the Clips List:
1. Select audio, MIDI, clip group, REX, or ACID files in a Workspace browser, or Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder.
2. Drag the selected files onto the Clips List.
To import files into an existing track:
1. Select the files you want to import in a Workspace browser, or Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2. Drag the selected file to a location on an existing, compatible track. The file is imported and placed where it was dropped.
To import files as new tracks:
1. Select the files you want to import in a Workspace browser, or Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2. Do any of the following:
Shift-drag files and drop anywhere in the Edit window.
Drop files to empty space in the Edit window, below or between tracks.
To import and spot files into a track:
1. Enable Spot mode.
2. Select the files you want to import in a Workspace browser, or Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder.
3. Drag the files onto an existing, compatible track. The Spot dialog appears.
4. Enter the appropriate time location (where you want to spot the imported file).
5. Click OK.
To import and spot an audio file by its Waveform in Workspace browsers:
1. In a Workspace browser, Command-click (Mac) or Control-click (Windows) the file’s Waveform display at the approximate reference point you want to use for placement in a track.
2. While continuing to press Control (Windows), or Command (Mac), drag the waveform onto an existing audio track (the source audio file and the destination audio track must have the same number of channels).