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Export Audio Mixdown
Introduction
The Export Audio Mixdown function in Cubase AI allows
you to mix down audio from the program to a file on your
hard disk.
You always mix down an output channel. For example, if
you have set up a stereo mix with tracks routed to a stereo
output bus, mixing down that output bus would give you a
mixdown file containing the whole mix.
Please note the following:
• The Export Audio Mixdown function mixes down the
area between the left and right locators.
• When you mix down, you get what you hear – mutes,
mixer settings and insert effects are taken into account.
Note though that you will only include the sound of the channel you se-
lect for mixdown.
• MIDI tracks are not included in the mixdown!
To make a complete mixdown containing both MIDI and audio, you first
need to record all your MIDI music onto audio tracks (by connecting the
outputs of your MIDI instruments to your audio inputs and recording, as
with any other sound source).
Mixing down to audio files
1. Set up the left and right locators to encompass the
section you want to mix down.
2. Set up your tracks so that they play back the way you
want.
This includes muting unwanted tracks or parts, making manual mixer set-
tings and/or activating the R (Read) automation buttons for some or all
mixer channels.
3. Pull down the File menu and select “Audio Mixdown…”
from the Export submenu.
The Export Audio Mixdown dialog appears.
The available settings and options differ depending on the
selected file format (see “The available file formats” on
page 228).
4. In the Channel Selection section to the left, select the
channel you want to mix down. The list contains all output
channels available in the project (see “About the Channel
Selection section” on page 228).
5. In the File Location section at the top you can specify
a name and path for the mixdown file.
To the right of the File Name and the Path fields you will
find two pop-up menus with a number of options:
Naming Options pop-up menu:
• Select “Set to Project Name” to use the project name
for the export file.
• Activate the “Auto Update Name” option (so that a
checkmark is displayed before it) to add a number to the
specified file name every time you click the Export button.
Path Options pop-up menu:
• Select “Choose…” to open a dialog in which you can
browse for a path and enter a file name.
The file name will automatically be shown in the File Name/Prefix field.
• Select an entry from the Recent Paths section to reuse
a path specified for a previous export.
This section is only shown after an export has been completed. With the
“Clear Recent Paths” option you can delete all entries from the Recent
Paths section.
• Activate the option “Use Project Audio Folder” to save
the mixdown file in the project’s Audio folder.
6. Choose an entry from the File Format pop-up menu.
7. Activate the Split Channels option if you want to export
the two channels of a stereo bus as separate mono files.
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 228.
9. If you want to automatically import the resulting audio
file back into Cubase AI, activate any of the checkboxes in
the “Import 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 au-
dio event that plays the clip, and place it on a new audio track, starting at
the left locator.