Update docs for the Add Existing Media dialog

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<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/import-window.png" alt="The import window">
<img src="/images/import-window.png" alt="The import window" width="50%">
<figcaption>
The import window.
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</p>
<p>
Importing audio and MIDI data into the session is done with the
<dfn>Add Existing Media</dfn> dialog, accessed by the <kbd class="menu">
Session &gt; Import</kbd> menu.
<dfn>Add Existing Media</dfn> dialog, accessed either by the
<kbd class="menu"> Session &gt; Import</kbd> menu or, if any tracks have
already been added, by right-clicking on the canvas of the <dfn>Editor</dfn>
window and choosing <kbd class="menu">Insert Existing Media</kbd>.
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<h2>The Soundfile Information Box</h2>
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quality of the resampling process, if the sampling rate of the source file
differs from the session rate.
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<p>
There are three MIDI-specific options as well. First off, you can set a track
naming scheme:
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<table class="dl">
<tr><th>by track number</th><td>will automatically assign every track a name that consists of the imported file name and a track number</td></tr>
<tr><th>by track name</th><td>will</td></tr>
<tr><th>by instrument name</th><td>will</a></td></tr>
</table>
<p>
<p>
You can also optionally import a tempo map from a MIDI file.
The <kbd class="menu">Use MIDI Tempo Map (if defined)</kbd> option appears
when a MIDI file is selected in the file selection dialog.
<p>
<p>
The last MIDI-specific option is <kbd class="menu">Import MIDI Markers
(if any)</kbd>. If those are present in a MIDI file, they will be rendered
right above MIDI clips on the canvas. Editing the MIDI markers is currently
unavailable.
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<figure class="right">
<img src="/images/imported-midi-markers.png" alt="MIDI markers imported from a .mid file" width="75%">
<figcaption>
MIDI markers imported from a .mid file
</figcaption>
</figure>
</p>
<p>
Finally, and most importantly, the files can be linked or copied to the session
with the <kbd class="option">Copy files to session</kbd> checkbox. Please read

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