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Export Audio Mixdown
Wave64 files (Cubase only)
Wave64 is a proprietary format developed by Sonic
Foundry Inc. In terms of audio quality, Wave64 files are
identical to standard wave files, but in the file headers
Wave64 files use 64-bit values for addressing where wave
files use 32-bit values. The consequence of this is that
Wave64 files can be considerably larger than standard
Wave files. Wave64 is therefore a good file format choice
for really long recordings (file sizes over 2GB), e.g. live sur-
round recordings. Wave64 files have the extension “.w64”.
Wave64 files support the same options as AIFF files.
Broadcast Wave files
Concerning audio, Broadcast Wave files are the same as
regular Wave or Wave64 files, but without compression. To
create a Broadcast Wave file, select either Wave or
Wave64 as the file format and activate the Insert Broadcast
Wave Chunk option. Click Edit if you wish to edit the chunk
information, otherwise the defaults as specified in the Pref-
erences (Record–Audio–Broadcast Wave page) will be
used. Broadcast Wave files have the extension “.wav”.
Broadcast Wave files support the same options as AIFF
files.
MPEG 1 Layer 3 files (Cubase only)
MPEG 1 Layer 3 files have the extension “.mp3”. By use of
advanced audio compression algorithms, mp3 files can be
made very small, maintaining good audio quality.
For MPEG 1 Layer 3 files the following options are avail-
able:
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.
Bit Rate fader
(File Format
section)
By moving this fader, you can select a bit rate for the
mp3 file. As a rule, the higher the bit rate, the better the
audio quality and the larger the file. For stereo audio,
128kBit/s is often considered to result in “good” audio
quality.
Sample Rate
pop-up (File
Format section)
In this pop-up menu you can select a Sample Rate for
the mp3 file.
Insert ID3 Tag
option (File
Format section)
This allows you to include ID3 Tag information in the
exported file.
Edit ID3 Tag
button (File
Format section)
When you click this, the ID3 Tag dialog opens, in
which you can enter information about the file. This ad-
ditional information will be embedded as text strings in
the file, and can be displayed by some mp3 playback
applications.
Outputs pop-up
menu (Audio
Engine Output
section)
This menu lists all output busses and channels in the
active project. Simply select the bus or channel you
want to mix down.
Mono Export
(Audio Engine
Output section)
If you activate this option, the exported audio is mixed
down to mono.
Split Channels
(Audio Engine
Output section)
Activate this option if you want to export all channels
as mono files.
Real-Time
Export (Audio
Engine Output
section)
If you activate this option, the export will happen in real
time, i.e. the process will take the same time as regular
playback. Some VST plug-ins require this in order to
have enough time to update correctly during the mix-
down – consult the plug-in manufacturers if uncertain.
Cubase: When Real-Time Export is activated, the ex-
ported audio will be played back via the Control Room.
Update Display
(Audio Engine
Output section)
If you activate this option, the meters will be updated
during the export process. This allows you to check for
clipping, for example.
Audition Volume
fader (Audio
Engine Output
section)
Cubase: The fader below the Real-Time Export check-
box allows you to adjust the Control Room volume.
Note that this fader is available only if the Control
Room is activated.
Close dialog
after export
If this option is activated, the dialog will be closed after
the export, otherwise it will be left open.
Option Description