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Mixing Down to Audio Files
PROCEDURE
1. Set up the left and right locators to encompass the section that 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 MixConsole settings,
and/or activating the R (Read) automation buttons for MixConsole channels.
IMPORTANT
The setting of the Output Routing in the corresponding track Inspector determines the
channel width of the Export Audio Mixdown export. This means if no main output bus is
selected, the exported audio le only contains silence.
3. Select File > Export > Audio Mixdown.
4. In the Export Audio Mixdown dialog, make your settings.
5. Click Perform Audio Export.
RESULT
The audio le is exported.
IMPORTANT
If you set the export range in such a way that the effects that are applied to a preceding
event, for example reverb, reach into the next, these are heard in the mixdown even
though the event itself is not included. To avoid this, mute the rst event.
File Formats
The File Type pop-up menu in the Export section allows you to select a format and make
additional settings for the mixdown le.
The following le formats are available:
Wave File
This is the most common le format on the PC platform. Wave les have the
extension .wav.
AIFC File
This is an audio le format standard dened by Apple Inc. AIFC les are used on
most computer platforms. They support compression ratios as high as 6:1 and
contain tags in the header. AIFC les have the extension .aifc.
AIFF File
This is an audio le format standard dened by Apple Inc. AIFF les are used on most
computer platforms. The les can contain embedded text strings. AIFF les have the
extension .aif.
MPEG 1 Layer 3 File
This is a family of standards used for encoding audio-visual information such as
movies, video, and music in a digital compressed format. Cubase can read MPEG
Layer 2 and MPEG Layer 3. MP3
les are highly compressed les that still provide
good audio quality. The les have the extension .mp3.
Windows Media Audio File (Windows only)
This is an audio le format dened by Microsoft Inc. WMA les can be decreased in
size with no loss of audio quality. The les have the extension .wma.
Export Audio Mixdown
Mixing Down to Audio Files
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