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Export Audio Mixdown
7. In the Audio Engine Output section, specify whether
you want to export all subchannels of a multi-channel bus
as separate mono files (Split Channels), downmix all sub
-
channels to one mono file (Mono Downmix), or export only
the left and right channels of a multi-channel bus to a ste-
reo file (L/R Channels).
For details about the settings relating to the audio engine, see “About the
Audio Engine Output section” on page 488.
8. Activate Realtime Export if you want the export to hap-
pen in realtime (see “About the Audio Engine Output sec-
tion” on page 488).
9. If you want to automatically import the resulting audio
files back into Cubase, activate any of the checkboxes in
the “Import into Project” section.
For details about the available options, see “About the Import into Project
section” on page 488.
10. If you activate Update Display, the meters will be up-
dated during the export process.
This allows you to check for clipping, for example.
11. Click Export.
A dialog with a progress bar is displayed while the audio files are being
created. To cancel the operation, you can click the Abort button.
• Cubase only: During the realtime export of a single
channel, the Audition Volume fader is displayed in the
progress dialog (see
“About the Audio Engine Output
section” on page 488). It allows you to adjust the Control
Room volume.
Note that this fader is only available if the Control Room is activated.
• If the “Close Window after Export” option is activated,
the dialog will be closed automatically.
• If you have activated any of the options in the “Import
into Project” section, the mixdown files will be imported
back into the same or a new project.
When playing back the reimported file in the same Cubase project, mute
the original tracks so that you only hear the mixdown.
The Export Audio Mixdown dialog
Below you will find detailed descriptions of the different
sections of the dialog and the corresponding functions.
About the Channel Selection section
The Channel Selection section shows all output and au-
dio-related channels available in the project. These chan-
nels are organized in a hierarchical structure that allows
you to easily identify and select the channels you want to
export. The different channel types are listed below each
other, with channels of the same type being grouped in a
node (e.
g. instrument tracks).
• You can activate/deactivate channels by clicking on the
checkboxes in front of the channel names.
• Cubase only: If Channel Batch Export is activated, you
can also activate/deactivate all channels of the same type
by clicking on the checkbox in front of the channel type
entry.
• Cubase only: If Channel Batch Export is activated, you
can select/deselect several channels in one go using the
[Shift] and/or [Ctrl]/[Command] modifiers and then click-
ing on any of the checkboxes for the highlighted channels.
Note that this toggles the activation status of a channel, i. e. all selected
channels that were previously activated will be deactivated and vice versa.
If your project contains a large number of channels, it
might get difficult to find the desired channels in the
Channel Selection section.
• To simplify the process of selecting several channels,
you can filter the display. Simply type in the desired text
(e.
g. “voc” to show all tracks containing vocals) in the Fil-
ter field below the tree view.
About the File Location section
In the File Location section you can specify a name and a
path for the exported files. Furthermore, you can define the
naming scheme for the exported files.
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If you set the export range in such a way that the ef-
fects applied to a preceding event (e. g. reverb) reach
into the next, these will be heard in the mixdown (even
though the event itself is not included). If you do not
want this, you need to mute the first event before ex
-
porting.