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To the left of each track is a tick/cross icon. When a track is ticked, it will be included in the import.
Tracks that are not ticked will not be imported. You can toggle whether a track is queued for recording
by clicking the track name.
CD drive: Use this option to select the CD drive that you wish to import audio tracks from.
Select all: Use this option to queue all audio tracks for importing.
Select none: This button unticks all tracks, thus removing them from the import list.
Volume: Use this slider to adjust the preview level.
Stop: Stop preview playback.
Start recording: When this button is clicked, all queued tracks will be imported into Tracktion. They are
automatically added to the project and imported audio folder.
8.6 : The Export Button Options
The export button (Fig. 8.6.1) provides options for exporting an
edit, or sections of it, as audio or MIDI les. In addition, the export
button allows you to export the edit as an archive for easy transfer-
ral to another machine, or to a backup archive.
When the export button is clicked, a pop-up menu is shown. This
pop-up menu contains the following options:
Create an audio le: This option allows you to export your edit, or
specied sections/tracks, as an audio le. Exporting audio les is
detailed in Section Two of this chapter.
Create an MP3/Ogg le: This option allows you to export your
edit, or specied sections/tracks, as a compressed audio le.
Tracktion can export audio using both MP3 and OGG “lossy” com-
pression formats. If you want to export as MP3, you will need to
download the LAME codec. If the codec is not installed on your computer, Tracktion will provide you
with the option to download and install it. Exporting audio les is detailed in Section Two of this chapter.
Create a MIDI le: This option allows you to export your edit, or specied sections/tracks as a MIDI le.
Exporting MIDI les is detailed in Section Three of this chapter.
Create an archive of this edit: You can export the current edit as a project archive. In essence this is
the same as exporting an entire project, but the resultant archive will contain only the edit, and material
relevant to it, rather than all edits and all associated materials. Generally speaking, edit archives make
more sense when sharing work with collaborators, as they are likely to produce smaller, more portable,
archive les. Export project and edit archives is discussed in Section One of this chapter.
Figure 8.6.1