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Export Audio Mixdown
The Export Audio Mixdown dialog
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Path Options
• 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 Name 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 “Use Project Audio Folder” option to save the mixdown file in the
project’s Audio folder.
About the File Format section
In the File Format section, you can select the file format for your mixdown files and
make additional settings that are different for each file type.
RELATED LINKS
The available file formats on page 556
About the Audio Engine Output section
The Audio Engine Output section contains all the settings related to the output of
the Cubase audio engine. The following options are available:
Sample Rate (uncompressed file formats only)
This setting determines the frequency range of the exported audio – the lower
the sample rate, the lower the highest audible frequency in the audio. In most
cases, you should select the sample rate set for the project, since a lower
sample rate will degrade the audio quality (mainly reducing the high frequency
content) and a higher sample rate will only increase the file size, without
adding to audio quality. Also consider the future usage of the file: If you plan
to import the file into another application, for example, you should select a
sample rate supported by that application.
If you are making a mixdown for CD burning, you should select 44.100 kHz,
since this is the sample rate used on audio CDs.
Bit Depth (uncompressed file formats only)
Allows you to select 8, 16, 24 bit or 32 bit (float) files. If the file is an
“intermediate mixdown” that you plan to re-import and continue working on in
Cubase, we recommend that you select the 32
bit (float) option.
32 bit (float) is a very high resolution (the same resolution as used internally
for audio processing in Cubase), and the audio files will be twice the size of
16
bit files.