Hi Peter, Yes, it is possible but you have to use something like Keyboard Maestro or QuicKeys to accomplish this. You'd need to mouse down on the clip and relocate the mouse pointer to the timeline. Since there are no visible elements within the timeline itself, you'd have to create a macro to position the pointer in an appropriate position within the open window, presumably the center of the window while the track to which the file is being dragged is sized to fit the majority of the timeline height. All of this is doable but, for the trouble, it's essentially easier to import to a new track., in my opinion.
Slau On Apr 26, 2016, at 6:40 AM, Peter Bosher <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Slau, that makes sense, but it is actually possible to drag clips from > the clip list on to the time line with VO? > > Best, > > Peter > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Slau Halatyn > Sent: 25 April 2016 16:59 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Importing audio files > > Hi Peter, > > To avoid the challenge of dragging clips from the Clips list to the timeline, > when you go through the process of selecting tracks to import, choose the > radio button that specifies "new track" as the destination rather than the > clips list. This will place the selected file into a newly-created track. You > can further specify whether you'd like the file to be placed at the start of > the session or the current location or you can spot it and define the > location, etc. Once the files are in the session, you can cut and paste them > onto any track. Hope that helps, > Slau > > On Apr 25, 2016, at 11:52 AM, Peter Bosher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I need to import music and other audio files into sessions, as opposed to >> recording them as new tracks. >> >> So far this seems pretty difficult. I can use file import to get files into >> the clip list, but how do you then put a clip onto the timeline on the >> correct track? >> >> Someone advised me to use the workspace window, but that doesn't seem >> accessible, or certainly not intuitive. >> >> Please can somebody advise on an effective way to bring audio into a session >> and place it where needed? >> >> Best, >> >> Peter >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
