User guide

Chapter 29 Project and File Interchange 665
Exporting Regions
The File > Export menu also features several Export functions for regions and tracks.
These allow you to render audio or software instrument tracks with all active effects
and automation data (except volume and pan) into a new audio file.
Note: Rendering with no volume and pan automation is generally desirable, as the
export functions are most commonly used to transfer your tracks or regions to an
external application for processing, mixing, or editing.
To export an audio or software instrument region as an audio file:
1 Select the region in the Arrange area.
2 Choose the File > Export > Region as Audio File command in the Arrange area.
3 Choose the desired options by clicking on the pop-up menus in the Save Region As
dialog.
4 Use the file selector to browse to, and choose the target folder for the new audio files.
You may also create a new folder, by clicking the New Folder button.
5 Enter a name for the new audio file. The Hide Extension checkbox hides or shows file
extensions (wav, aif, and so on) in the Save As: field.
6 Click the “Add resulting files to Audio Bin” checkbox if you want to add the file(s) to the
Audio Bin, following the save.
7 Click the Save button.
Exporting Tracks as Audio Files
It is also possible to export one or more tracks (all audio or software instrument regions
on one or more tracks) to a new audio file, or several audio files—one for each Arrange
track.
To export all audio or software instrument regions on a track to a new audio file:
1 Click on the desired track name.
2 Choose File > Export Track as Audio File.
3 Provide a name and destination, and make other choices in the Save As dialog, then
click Save.
To export all audio or software instrument tracks to several new audio files:
1 Choose File Export All Tracks as Audio Files. No track selection is required.
2 Make your choices in the Save As dialog, and click Save.
Exported audio files are named after the source track(s), so if track 1 is called “Drums,”
track 2 “Bass,” track 3 “Guitar,” and so on, the resulting files will be named accordingly.