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Export Audio Mixdown
• When the mp3 format is selected and you click the Ex-
port button, a window opens showing you how many trial
encodings you have left. You can upgrade to an unlimited
mp3 export function by clicking the “Go to Online Shop”
button in the dialog.
This will take you to Steinberg’s online shop where you can purchase the
upgrade. Note that a working internet connection is required.
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:
AIFC files
AIFC stands for Audio Interchange File Format Com-
pressed, a standard defined by Apple Inc. These files sup-
port compression ratios as high as 6:1 and contain tags in
the header. AIFC files have the extension “.aifc” and are
used on most computer platforms.
AIFC files support the same options as AIFF files.
Wave files
Wave files have the extension “.wav” and are the most
common file format on the PC platform.
Wave files support the same options as AIFF files and
have one additional option:
• Don’t Use Wave Extensible Format
The Wave Extensible format contains additional metadata, such as the
speaker configuration. It is an extension to the normal Wave format that
some applications may not be able to handle.
If you get problems using the Wave file in another application, activate
this option and re-export.
Wave 64 files
Wave 64 is a proprietary format developed by Sonic
Foundry Inc. In terms of audio quality, Wave 64 files are
identical to standard Wave files, but in the file headers
Wave 64 files use 64-bit values for addressing where
Wave files use 32-bit values. The consequence of this is
that Wave 64 files can be considerably larger than standard
Wave files. Wave 64 is therefore a good file format choice
for really long recordings (file sizes over 2
GB). Wave 64
files have the extension “.w64”.
Wave 64 files support the same options as AIFF files.
Broadcast Wave files
Concerning audio, Broadcast Wave files are the same as
regular Wave or Wave 64 files, but with additional meta
data. To create a Broadcast Wave file, select either Wave
or Wave 64 as the file format and activate the Insert Broad
-
cast Wave Chunk option. Click Edit if you wish to edit the
chunk information, otherwise the defaults as specified in the
Preferences dialog (Record–Audio–Broadcast Wave
page) will be used. Broadcast Wave files have the exten
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sion “.wav”.
Broadcast Wave files support the same options as regular
Wave files.
Option Description
Insert Broad-
cast Wave
Chunk
This allows you to include information about the date
and time of creation, a timecode position (allowing you
to insert exported audio at the correct position in other
projects, etc.) along with author, description and refer
-
ence text strings in the exported file.
Some applications may not be able to handle files with
embedded info – if you get problems using the file in an
-
other application, deactivate the option and re-export.
Edit button By clicking this button, the “Broadcast Wave Chunk” di-
alog opens, where you can enter additional information
that will be embedded in the exported files. Note that in
the Preferences dialog (Record–Audio–Broadcast
Wave page) you can enter default text strings for author,
description and reference that will automatically be dis
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played in the “Broadcast Wave Chunk” dialog.
Insert iXML
Chunk
This allows you to include additional project-related
metadata (e.
g. project name, author and project frame
rate) in the exported file.
Some applications may not be able to handle files with
embedded info – if you get problems using the file in an
-
other application, deactivate the option and re-export.
Note: In the Project Setup dialog you will find the fields
Author and Company that you can use to include the
corresponding data in the iXML chunk. These fields are
also available in the Preferences dialog (General–Per
-
sonalization page).
Insert Tempo
Definition
This option is only available if “Insert iXML Chunk” is ac-
tivated. When “Insert Tempo Definition” is activated,
tempo information from the tempo track or the Definition
tab of the Sample Editor is included in the iXML chunk
of exported files. This is useful if you want to use the
files in other projects where they need to adapt to the
project tempo.