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Export Audio Mixdown
• Activate the option “Use Project Audio Folder” to specify a
path. This saves the mixdown file in the Project Audio folder.
5. Select a file format with the File Format pop-up menu.
6. Select the bus or channel you want to mix down with
the Outputs pop-up menu in the “Audio Engine Output”
section.
This lists all output busses and channels in the active project.
7. Activate the Split Channels option if you want to ex-
port all channels as mono files, or “Mono Export” if you
want to export all channels as a single mono file.
8. Make additional settings for the file to be created.
This includes selecting sample rate, bit depth, etc. The available options
depend on the selected file format – see “The available file formats” on
page 415.
9. If you want to automatically import the resulting audio
file back into Cubase, activate the checkboxes in the “Im-
port into project” section.
If you activate the “Pool” checkbox, a clip referring to the file will appear
in the Pool. Activating the “Audio Track” checkbox as well, will create an
audio event that plays the clip, and place it on a new audio track, starting
at the left locator.
Ö The Import options are only available if you have se-
lected an uncompressed file format.
10. If you activate Real-Time Export, the export will happen
in real time, i.e. the process will take the same time as reg-
ular playback.
Some VST plug-ins require this in order to have enough time to update
correctly during the mixdown – consult the plug-in manufacturers if un-
certain.
• Cubase only: When Real-Time Export is activated, the
exported audio will be played back via the Control Room.
The fader below the Real-Time Export checkbox allows you to adjust the
Control Room volume. Note that if the Control Room is deactivated, the
Audition Volume slider will not be available.
11. If you activate Update Display, the meters will be up-
dated during the export process.
This allows you to check for clipping, for example.
12. Click Export.
A dialog with a progress bar is displayed while the audio file
is created. If you change your mind during the file creation,
you can click the Abort button to abort the operation.
• If the option “Close dialog after export” is activated, the
dialog will be closed, otherwise it will be left open.
• If you have activated any of the “Import into project” op-
tions, the file will be imported back into the project.
When playing back the re-imported file in Cubase, remember to mute the
original tracks so that you really hear the correct file.
About the Import options dialog
When you activate any of the options in the Import sec-
tion, the Import Options dialog will open. For a detailed
description of the options in this dialog see “Import Me-
dium…” on page 279.
The available file formats
The following pages describe the different export file for-
mats, as well as their options and settings.
• AIFF files (see “AIFF files” on page 415).
• AIFC files (see “AIFC files” on page 416).
• Wave files (see “Wave files” on page 416).
• Wave 64 files (Cubase only, see “Wave64 files (Cubase
only)” on page 417).
• Broadcast Wave files (see “Broadcast Wave files” on page
417).
• MP3 files (Cubase only, see “MPEG 1 Layer 3 files (Cubase
only)” on page 417).
• Ogg Vorbis files (see “Ogg Vorbis files” on page 418).
• Windows Media Audio Pro files (Windows only, see “Win-
dows Media Audio Pro files (Windows only)” on page 418).
AIFF files
AIFF stands for Audio Interchange File Format, a standard
defined by Apple Inc. AIFF files have the extension “.aif”
and are used on most computer platforms.
For AIFF files the following options are available:
Option Description
File Name
(File Location
section)
In this field you can enter a name for the mixdown file.
Path
(File Location
section)
Here you can specify a path where you want the mix-
down to be saved.
Use Project
Audio Folder
(File Location
section)
If you activate this option, the mixdown file is saved in
the Project Audio folder, as opposed to the specified
path.
File Format pop-
up menu (File
Format section)
From this pop-up menu you can select the file format
for the export, in this case “AIFF File”.