Reference Guide

1698 Dialog box reference

Audio Mixdown Options dialog

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

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

when you export a video from SONAR.

This dialog box 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

bounce mode (when Fast Bounce is unchecked). When Audible bounce is unchecked, no audio

output will be heard during the bounce process. When in real-time bounce mode (Fast Bounce

unchecked) and Audible bounce is enabled, you can hear the output of the mixdown.

Note: Depending on the gainstages used in the project and the mixdown options selected–such

as bouncing with source category assigned to Tracks, or with mute/solo or automation disabled

in the bounce settings or while freezing tracks–the output may be louder or softer than during

normal playback. Please be sure to turn down the master output level before using real-time

audible bounce under these scenarios to avoid the possibility of speaker damage.