Operation Manual

EXPORTING AUDIO
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About this chapter
This chapter describes the various techniques you can use to export audio from Reason.
Importing audio to Reason devices
When loading WAV or AIFF samples or REX (ReCycle) files into the samplers, the drum machine devices or the loop
player, Reason supports files of a large number of sample rates and resolutions. You can use files of different for-
mats in the same device - one drum sound can be an 8-bit sample, the next a 16-bit or 24-bit sample, etc.
Exporting audio
You can export audio from Reason in some different ways. You can choose a variety of sample rates for the exported
audio, and also various audio file formats and resolutions.
Exporting Songs or parts of Songs
There are two ways of exporting the mix of all active sequencer tracks in a song:
• The “Export Song as Audio File...” on the File menu allows you to save the mix from the start of the song to the
End Position Marker.
• The “Export Loop as Audio File...” on the File menu allows you to save the mix from the Left Locator to the
Right Locator.
! When you export a song or a Loop, the signals for the exported audio file are taken from Outputs 1 and 2 of the
Hardware Interface device. Any other used outputs on the Hardware Interface will be disregarded.
Proceed as follows to export the mix of an entire song, or a loop section of a song:
1. Make sure the End Position Marker is placed where you want the song to end or, if you want to export a Loop,
make sure the Left and Right Locators are placed around the Loop you want to export.
! Make sure you place the End Marker (when exporting a Song) or Right Locator (when exporting a Loop) so that
any sustaining sounds are allowed to decay to silence. Otherwise, there will be an abrupt “cut” in the end of
the exported audio file. This is probably not what you want.
2. Select “Export Song as Audio File...” or “Export Loop as Audio File...” from the File menu.
The “Export Song as Audio File” or “Export Loop as Audio File” dialog appears.
3. Choose location, File Name and File Format (AIFF or WAV) for the exported audio file at the bottom of the di-
alog and click “Save”:
Choose a file name and select file format
4. Select “Sample Rate”, “Bit Depth” (resolution) and “Dither” in the “Export Audio Settings” dialog and click
“OK”:
If you are exporting at 16-bit Bit Depth you will have the option of applying Dither. Dither means that a type of
noise is added to the digital signal to improve low level sound quality when exporting high resolution audio at a
lower bit depth. Reason features a new, and very sophisticated, dithering algorithm with noise shaping.