Reference Guide

Dialog Reference

Audio Mixdown Options dialog

• Rise (msecec). The time it takes for an RMS meter to register a 20dB rise in signal.

• Fall (msecec). The time it takes for an RMS meter to register a 20dB fall in signal.

• Peak

• Rise (msecec). The time it takes for a Peak meter to register a 20dB rise in signal.

• Fall (msecec). The time it takes for a Peak meter to register a 20dB fall in signal.

Here are the default values for the various settings:

• Refresh Rate = 40 msec

• Peak Hold – Decay Rate = 50 msec

• Peak Hold – Hold Time = 750 msec

• RMS Rise = 300 msec

• RMS Fall = 300 msec

• Peak Rise = 0 msec

• Peak Fall = 1000 msec

Segmented Meters

The Track View and Console View check boxes let you display the meters in segmented fashion in

the respective views.

For more information, see Metering.

Audio Mixdown Options dialog

Clicking the Mixdown Options button in the Export Video dialog opens the Audio Mixdown

Options dialog. This dialog lets you control the characteristics of the audio file you export when you

export a video from SONAR.

This dialog has the following fields:

• Preset. You can name and save a preset which includes the source bus and all mix enable

selections.

• Channel Format. Choose Mono, Stereo, or Multichannel.

• Sample Rate. Choose the sample rate that you want your exported audio to use.

• Bit Depth. Choose the bit depth that you want your exported audio to use.

• Dithering. Choose between five available types of dithering.

• Source Bus(es). Choose the bus or sound card driver you want to use to export your audio file.

• Mix Enables. Choose all the different audio components you want to include in your exported

audio file. You usually include everything. If you include either Track FX or Bus FX, it’s a good

idea to add an extra measure to the end of your project to contain any reverb tails that your effects

produce. Checking Fast Bounce causes the audio export process to go as fast as possible, as

opposed to exporting in real-time. The Audible bounce option is only available when in real-time