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# Importing and Soft-Importing Audio Files

You can import or soft-import one or more audio files to the current clip library using the Import Audio menu.

The native audio sample rate for all Smoke projects is 48 kHz. Audio at a different sample rate that you import is automatically resampled to 48 kHz. Audio files that are soft-imported must be 48kHz.

To import an audio file:

1. Open the clip library to which you want to import the audio file and click Import Audio.

   The Import Audio menu appears.

   (a) File Format box(b) File Attributes area(c) Clip Properties area

2. From the Audio File Format box, select either the file extension of the file that you want to import, or Auto to automatically detect the file type. See the description of the File Format box in About the Import Media Menu Options for information about the Auto option.

   If you selected a file extension, the file browser displays audio files in the current directory with that file extension.

   NoteTo browse the contents of a CD-ROM, type /CDROM in the Directory Name field.
3. Browse to the directory containing the audio files that you want to import, and then select the files.

   If you select a single file, the audio file information appears below the browser.

4. If you are importing Broadcast Wave audio files, from the Wave TC box, select Broadcast Wave TC.
5. Enable Soft-Import if you want to import a reference to the media, but do not want to store the media on the Autodesk storage.

   Changes to the media will update automatically. You do not have to re-soft-import the media.

6. Enter the clip properties for the imported audio files. See About the Import Media Menu Options.
   NoteCertain options are disabled if you choose to soft-import the media.
7. Click Load.

   When the import is finished, audio clips appear in the current clip library as black proxies. Soft-imported audio clips are labelled with the file type in the lower-right corner.

   NoteIf the Waveforms Enabled and Build on Input/Import options are enabled in the Audio Preferences menu, waveforms are built during the import.

To import music from a CD:

1. Insert a CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the clip library to which you want to import the audio file and click Import Audio.
3. To detect the CD-ROM drive, enable CD ROM in the Import Audio File menu.
4. From the File Format box, select AIFF, WAV, or MP3.
5. Browse to the CD-ROM drive, and select the tracks that you want to load.

   The songs on the CD may be listed numerically, such as track1.aiff, track2.aiff, etc.

6. Click Load.

   The selected audio tracks are imported.