Appendix B
Grabbing Tracks Directly from an Audio CD
Prior to Media Composer v10, Symphony v3 and Xpress v4, it was not possible to import audio tracks directly into a bin. Below is the import procedure for these earlier versions.
Mac Systems
- Hide Avid if it is running (option-click on the desktop).
- Insert the audio CD into the computer.
- Find the Apple Quicktime Movieplayer application (if it isn’t in the Apple menu or doesn’t appear as an alias on the desktop, type
+F and type ‘Movieplayer’ in the search field). - Launch Movieplayer and choose ‘Open’ from the File menu.
- Navigate to the desktop and open the desired track from the CD.
- Click ‘Convert’ ...
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