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export operation to create audio tracks in the
Tracks window that correspond with each pass that
you’re exporting — or it can create a single track
with a bounced mix of the passes you’re exporting.
☛ Exporting is not the only way to permanently
save your POLAR session work. See “Saving and
loading POLAR sessions” on page 295.
POLAR Export Options
To control what happens when you export, click
the options button to open the Export Options
dialog.
Figure 31-4: The export options.
Channels: You can choose Mono, Stereo, or Best
Fit. Best Fit means that the export command will
make the best choice (mono or stereo) based on
the material being exported.
Import: This is where you choose what the export
operation does with the audio. If you choose Do
not import, it will simply create audio files on your
hard drive. If you choose Add to Soundbites
Window, the audio files will be added to the bottom
of the Soundbites window list. If you choose Add to
tracks named “Polar”, then tracks will be created in
the Tracks window with the newly created
soundbites accurately placed in them. The Create
individual bites for each pass option determines
whether you get a separate track for each pass or
simply a single soundbite that is a mix of all the
passes being exported.
File name: Type in the name for the audio files
being created. If multiple audio files are being
created, they will all have the name typed in this
field, followed by a numbered suffix. For example,
if you type “Polar Audio” in the File Name field, the
various audio files will be named “Polar Audio-1”,
“Polar Audio-2”, and so on.
Create individual bites for each pass: When this
option is unchecked, exporting will collapse all of
the passes being exported into one audio file, either
mono or stereo, depending on what you chose for
the Channels setting above.
When this option is checked, exporting will create
a separate audio file for each pass. If you’re adding
them to the Tracks window, too, a separate track
will be created for each pass.
Use volume and pan settings: When this option is
checked, each pass is written to disk with the
volume and pan settings currently shown in the
pass list. If you want to “get exactly what you hear”,
check this box. If you want to export each pass
exactly as it was recorded, with no alterations due
to POLAR mixing, uncheck this option.
Only export selected passes: Select passes by
Command/Ctrl-clicking their waveform in the
pass list at the bottom of the POLAR window.
Destination folder: Choose where you want the
newly created audio files to be placed on your hard
drive.
SAVING AND LOADING POLAR SESSIONS
In addition to exporting, the POLAR window also
has the ability to save your POLAR session as its
own POLAR document on your hard drive. This
lets you reopen the session at any time and restore