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I'm having trouble importing audio files [Solved]
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:33 am
by Dan Worley
I'm just checking before I do a clean install of DP. Is anyone else having trouble importing audio files with DP 8.06 or 8.07 and Yosemite 10.10.1?
It's now taking up to five minutes to import a 3-minute file. This happens whether I drag it in or use the menus. I checked the preferences and they're the same as I've always had them. I've imported thousands of files without trouble before updating to Yosemite. I was hoping 8.07 would fix the problem, but it hasn't. It fixed other things, though.
Importing does eventually work, but it takes forever. I hope a clean install of DP fixes this and that it's not something more serious. There's no way I can work like this.
Thanks.
Re: I'm having trouble importing audio files
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:47 am
by mikehalloran
Are these files you've created or ones you got from somewhere else?
Re: I'm having trouble importing audio files
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:11 am
by MIDI Life Crisis
Could it be converting format, sample and bit rates? That can slow things down considerable.
Re: I'm having trouble importing audio files
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:51 am
by mikehalloran
MIDI Life Crisis wrote:Could it be converting format, sample and bit rates? That can slow things down considerable.
My thought, too. If so, converting in something like QT 7.6.6 first is faster.
Same with files from other sources. I often get files that won't load at all. Stripping and rebuilding the headers in QT 7 has saved me too many times.
Re: I'm having trouble importing audio files
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:13 pm
by Dan Worley
These are files I've recorded on the road or at the house on the MBP, I then copied them to Dropbox. At the studio, I move them to an audio drive and then import them into their various projects. I've never had any trouble doing this before.
I just found and fixed the problem, but I don't know exactly why it's a problem. The files' preferences have to be set to "read & write" for Staff and Everyone, not just Me the owner. Hmm? Anyway, I changed them all to "read & write" and the imports are fast once more. Yay!
Thanks for your thoughts!
Re: I'm having trouble importing audio files
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:41 pm
by Tritonemusic
Interesting, Dan. I'd expect them to either work, or not work (regarding the permissions thing). But for them to just take longer...haven't seen that one before.
Re: I'm having trouble importing audio files
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:03 pm
by Dan Worley
Tritonemusic wrote:Interesting, Dan. I'd expect them to either work, or not work (regarding the permissions thing). But for them to just take longer...haven't seen that one before.
Yeah, it's strange and I don't understand it either, but I'm relieved there was a simple solution because it was keeping me from getting things done.