CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Export Audio dialog
Dialog box reference
on how many tracks or buses you select in the Source Buses/Tracks field
• Split Mono. All exported tracks are mixed down to a group of mono files, or separate groups of
mono files, depending on how many tracks or buses you select in the Source Buses/Tracks
field.
• Multichannel. All exported tracks in a Surround project are mixed down to a multichannel file
containing the number of channels listed in Edit > Preferences > Project - Surround .
Source Buses/Tracks
• Select the tracks or buses that supply the audio data you want to export If you chose Tracks in
the Source Category field, only tracks will show up as choices in this field.
Sample Rate
Set the sample rate for the file. CD audio uses 44100 kHz.
Bit Depth
Set the bit depth for the file. CD audio uses 16 bit. If you don’t have Dithering turned on, this is a
good time to turn it on.
Dithering
Whenever an audio signal is converted from a higher-bit resolution to a lower resolution, it is
necessary to apply dither to avoid introducing undesirable quantization noise or harmonic distortion
into the signal. You can select from five available dithering types.
• Rectangular
• Triangular
• Pow-r 1
• Pow-r 2
• Pow-r 3
For more information see
“Dithering” on page 973.
Mix Enables
As default, each of the Mix Enables options is checked, meaning that your mixdown will sound the
same as playback. You can check or uncheck each of the following items to include or exclude them
from your mix:
•
Track Mute/Solo. If you check this option, tracks that are currently muted are not mixed down.
Also with this option checked, if any tracks are soloed, only those tracks are included in the
mixdown.
• Bus Mute/Solo. If you check this option, buses that are currently muted are not mixed down.
Also with this option checked, if any buses are soloed, only those bus outputs are included in the
mixdown.
• Track Automation. If you don’t check this option, any volume and pan automation, including
initial volume and pan settings , is ignored when creating the new file(s). The amplitude of the