Exporting Individual Regions as Audio Files

You can export an audio or MIDI region as a new audio file.

Note: Rendering with no volume and pan automation is generally desirable, as the export functions are most commonly used to transfer your tracks or regions to an external application for processing, mixing, or editing.

To export an audio or MIDI region as an audio file
  1. Click a region in the Arrange area.

  2. Choose File > Export > Region as Audio File.

  3. Define the following parameters, as required.

    Figure. Export Region as Audio File dialog.
    • Save As: Enter a name for the new audio file.
    • File selector: Browse to, and choose the target folder for the new audio file.
    • New Folder: Click this button to create a new folder.
    • Hide Extension: Select this checkbox to hide file extensions—.wav, .aif, and so on.
    • Save Format: Choose a file format for the new audio file—SDII, AIFF, or WAVE.
    • Bit Depth: Define the bit depth for the new audio file—8 Bit, 16 Bit, 24 Bit, or 32 Bit (float).
    • Multi-Output Software Instruments: Choose between the following two options (only available for regions on software instrument tracks that have multi-output software instruments inserted).
      • One File per Track: Mixes the multi-output signals with the main output into one bounce file, for each multi-output software instrument track. In situations where multiple arrange tracks use the same multi-output software instrument channel strip, one file is created for each arrange track.
      • One File per Channel Strip: Creates additional bounce files for each aux channel strip that has a multi-output of the selected track’s multi output software instrument as Input source.
    • Bypass Effect Plug-ins: Select this checkbox to disable all plug-ins on the source track.
    • Include Audio Tail: Select this checkbox to extend the length of the created file to include any instrument release and potential effect tail (reverb, delay, and so on).
    • Include Volume/Pan Automation: Select this checkbox to have volume and pan automation performed on export, with their result influencing the created file. Otherwise, the volume and pan automation is simply copied, but not performed.

      Note: Rendering with no volume and pan automation is generally desirable, as the export functions are most commonly used to transfer your tracks or regions to an external application for processing, mixing, or editing.

    • Normalize: Choose between three states of normalization.
      • Off: Turns off normalization.
      • Overload Protection Only: Allows downward normalization in case of overloads—levels above 0 dB, which would lead to clipping—but no normalization in case of lower levels.
      • On: Allows full bidirectional normalization.
    • Add resulting files to Audio Bin: Select this checkbox to add the created file to the Audio Bin.
  4. Click the Save button.