ProStationAudio Menus: Region


Import... Use this menu to create a new region by importing an audio file.

  • Select this item and the application promts you with the Import Requester and automatically opens a file requester.
  • Select an audio file.
  • If the file is correctly recognized the application displays pertinent informations in the Import Requester.

    Informations available include:
    • Path: file path
    • Creation Date: creation date (doesn't handle time zones)
    • FileType: file type such as AIFF, WAV, ...
    • Size: file size
    • Duration: sample duration in hh:mm:ss:ff format
    • Clock: sample rate
    • Bits: bits per sample
    • Format: samplepoint format
    • Channels: audio channels (mono, stereo)

  • If you change your mind and want to access another file click on the gadget labelled with a question mark to reopen the filerequester.
  • When a file is correctly recognized you have to options:
    • Import (gadget)
      Click on this gadget to have the file copied into your project's directory. This is great to build self-contained projects that you can easily backup and/or move to another machine.
    • Link (gadget)
      Click on this gadget to let the application access the file directly at its original location. This saves disk space but makes handling the project more complex.

      For performace reasons, if the file is not structured in the most efficient way for the application, you are limited to the Import option.
  • After you have successfully imported or linked an audiofile, the application creates a new region extending over the whole sample. Such a region is called a root-region (as opposed to user-defined sub-regions). You can find the new region in the region list. Its name is the same as the imported file.


The first time you access a file, the application has to perform additional computations to build a so-called ALSF file (AudioLabs Support File). This file caches graphic waveforms and other relevant information to dramatically speed up further accesses.

The application transparently handles ALSF, including associating them with the corresponding audio files and updating the informations when the corresponding audio files change.

To sum up, this process needs a bit of extra time the first time you access an audio file but later acts as a great timesaver.
Information... Use this menu to obtain informations on the selected region.

  • Select a region in the region list.
  • Select the Information... menu item.
Create Use this menu to create two new regions by splitting the region associated to the selected object at the cursor position. The object itself is not splitted.

  • Select an object in the timeline.
  • Place the cursor over the selected object.
  • Select the Create menu item.
  • Check the region list to find the two new regions. The names of the two regions are built by appending a suffix to the name of the original region.
Remove Use this menu to remove the selected region from the region list.

  • Select a region in the region list.
  • Select the Remove menu item.


If you remove a root-region the applications promts you with a requester asking if you want to remove all the associated sub-regions too. If you continue you're also asked ifyou want to remove the associated audio file from your HD.
Rename... Use this menu to rename the selected region.

  • Select a region in the region list.
  • Select the Rename menu item and the application prompts you with a string requester.
  • Enter a new name for the region.
Clear RegionList Use this menu to remove every region from the region list