Previewing Audio in DigiBase

Audio files can be previewed in DigiBase browsers. Previewing follows the master Audition path as selected in the Output pane of the I/O Setup (see Audition Paths). The base level for previewing is determined by the Master Fader (or Auxiliary Input) level assigned to the Audition path. You can also adjust the Preview Volume in the DigiBase browser.

To preview an audio file in a DigiBase browser:

1 Select an audio file in a browser Items List. Make sure the DigiBase browser is the foreground (active) window.

2 Do one of the following:

Click the Waveform Preview button (the speaker icon to the left of the waveform display). Click again to stop auditioning.

If Spacebar Toggles File Preview is selected in the Browser menu, press the Spacebar. Press the Spacebar again to stop auditioning.

Press Control+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac) to start and stop previewing.

Press the Esc key to stop previewing.

If the Auto-Preview option is enabled, previewing starts as soon as the file is selected in a DigiBase browser.

To audition from a specific location within the file:

Click in the waveform display at the location.

 

Auditioning an audio file

Interleaved Files

When previewed in DigiBase, interleaved audio files with more than two channels are summed to mono for auditioning.

Multi-Mono Files

Multi-mono files must be previewed one file at a time.

Split Stereo Files Preview Together

When selecting one of a pair of Split Stereo files, such as “Drums.L” and “Drums.R,” both files preview together. To preview only the selected channel of a split stereo pair, press the Shift key and start preview.

Some Pro Tools operations can cause temporary interruptions in DigiBase auditioning.

MIDI files can be previewed from the session Clip List, but not from DigiBase browsers. See Previewing Clips in the Clip List.