Reference Guide

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Preparing Audio for Distribution
Mixing
• Mono. All exported tracks and clips are mixed down to a mono file or files.
• Split Mono. All exported tracks and clips are mixed down to separate mono files.
• Multichannel. All exported tracks are mixed down to a multichannel WMA file or files.
11.Choose the sample rate that you want your exported file to be.
12.Select the bit depth that you want the exported file to use. If your source file is 16 and you export
to 24, you get more precision for any audio effects in the mix (and a larger file). If your source file
is 24 and you export to 16, you lose some sound definition, but you get some of it back if the
Dithering option is on in the Audio Options dialog box (see “Dithering” on page 679 for more
information).
13.In the Mix Enables field, choose the elements you want to include in the mixdown. If you want to
exclude muted tracks and/or include only soloed tracks, make sure Track Mute/Solo is checked.
14.If you want to save the settings you created in the Export Audio dialog, type a name for them in
the Preset window and then click the floppy disk icon that’s next to the window.
15.Click Export.
The Windows Media Format Encode Options dialog appears.
16.Select options and click OK.
The audio is compacted and exported to a file or files with the extension .wma.
To Export a Project in MP3 Format
1. Set all volume, pan, effects, and automation settings just as you want them.
2. If you only want to mix down parts of tracks, select those clips now.
3. If you are using effects on the tracks and want to mix the effects down at this time, select the
whole length of the longest track or clip plus an extra measure for the reverb or effects “tail.”
4. Choose File > Export > Audio to open the Export Audio dialog box.
5. Select a destination folder using the Look In field.
6. Enter a file name.
7. Choose MP3 from the Files of type drop-down list.
8. In the Source Category field, select one of the following options:
Note 1: If you have patched a synth into a track or bus, make sure you check Track FX to
include synths that are patched into tracks, and check Bus Returns to include synths that are
patched into buses.
Note 2: If you don’t check Track Automation. any initial volume and pan settings in an exported
track are ignored and the track’s audio data will be exported at the level that exists in the track,
with pan set to center. If you don’t check Clip Automation, any trim settings are ignored during
export. If you don’t check Master Automation, any volume and balance settings at the main outs
are ignored.