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Export Audio Mixdown
The available file formats
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MPEG 1 Layer 3 files
MPEG 1 Layer 3 files have the extension “.mp3”. By use of advanced audio
compression algorithms, MP3 files can be made very small, yet maintaining good
audio quality. In the File Format section, the following options are available for
MPEG
1 Layer 3 files:
Bit Rate fader
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, 128
kBit/s is often considered to result in “good” audio quality.
Sample Rate pop-up menu
On this pop-up menu you can select a Sample Rate for the MP3 file.
High Quality Mode option
When this is activated, the encoder will use a different resampling mode,
which can give better results depending on your settings. In this mode, you
cannot specify the Sample Rate, but only the Bit Rate for the MP3 file.
Insert ID3 Tag option
This allows you to include ID3 Tag information in the exported file.
Edit ID3 Tag button
When you click this, the ID3 Tag dialog opens, in which you can enter
information about the file. This additional information will be embedded as text
strings in the file, and can be displayed by most mp3 playback applications.
Ogg Vorbis files
Ogg Vorbis is an open source, patent-free audio encoding and streaming
technology, offering compressed audio files (extension “.ogg”) of small size, but
with comparatively high audio quality.
In the File Format section you will find only one setting: the Quality fader. The Ogg
Vorbis encoder uses variable bit rate encoding, and the Quality setting determines
between which limits the bit rate will vary. Generally speaking, the higher the Quality
setting, the higher the sound quality but also the larger the files.
Windows Media Audio Pro files (Windows only)
This is a continuation of the Windows Media Audio format developed by Microsoft
Inc. Due to the advanced audio codecs and lossless compression used, WMA Pro
files can be decreased in size with no loss of audio quality. Furthermore, WMA Pro
features the possibility of mixing down to 5.1 surround sound. The files have the
extension “.wma”.