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Mixing
Preparing audio for distribution
Preparing audio for distribution
The File > Export Audio command exports your project as a new file or files that you can burn to a
CD, or distribute via the Web or email. In addition, SONAR Producer allows you to export surround-
encoded files (see “Exporting surround mixes” on page 924). The following export formats are
supported:
Format Definition
Wave (surround files in
Wave format are supported
by SONAR Producer only)
The standard digital audio format used under Windows for burning CDs, with a
file extension of .wav.
Sony Wave64 The Sony Wave64 file format is similar to the RIFF format, but is a true 64-bit file
format designed to overcome the size limitations of the RIFF format.
Windows Media Advanced
Streaming Format (includes
Windows Media Pro;
surround files are
supported by SONAR
Producer only)
Compressed digital audio for streaming over the Internet, with the file extension
.wma.
MP3 Highly compressed digital audio designed for quick downloads via the Internet,
with the file extension .mp3. The MP3 encoder that comes with SONAR is a trial
version which will time-out. The full version is available for download at
www.cakewalk.com.
Apple AIFF Audio Interchange File Format, co-developed by Apple Inc., is most commonly
used on Apple Macintosh computer systems. The file extension is .aif.
NeXT/Sun Au is the standard audio file format used by Sun, Unix and Java. The audio in au
files can be 8-bit or 16-bit PCM or compressed with the µLaw, alaw or G729
codecs. The file extension is .au.
FLAC FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, which is somewhat similar to MP3,
but lossless. Audio in a FLAC file is compressed without any loss in quality.The
file extension is .flac.
Sound Designer II Sound Designer II is the native format of DigiDesign’s Sound Designer pro audio
software and is also used natively by Macromedia DECK II and many
applications. SD2 files be mono or interleaved stereo and the file extension is
.sd2.
Core Audio Format Core Audio Format is a new 64-bit audio format supported natively in Mac OS X,
and is also used by QuickTime 7. Audio in Core Audio Format files can be
uncompressed PCM or compressed (such as AAC). The file extension is .caf.
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