Audio Mixdown Options dialog

Clicking the Mixdown Options button in the Export Video dialog box opens the Audio Mixdown Options dialog box. This dialog box lets you control the characteristics of the audio file you export when you export a video from Sonar.

This dialog box has the following fields:

Preset. You can name and save a preset which includes the source bus and all mix enable selections.

Channel Format. Choose Mono, Stereo, or Multichannel.

Sample Rate. Choose the sample rate that you want your exported audio to use.

Bit Depth. Choose the bit depth that you want your exported audio to use.

Dithering. Choose between five available types of dithering.

Source Bus(es). Choose the bus or sound card driver you want to use to export your audio file.

Mix Enables. Choose all the different audio components you want to include in your exported audio file. You usually include everything. If you include either Track FX or Bus FX, it’s a good idea to add an extra measure to the end of your project to contain any reverb tails that your effects produce. Unchecking Render in Real-time causes the audio export process to go as fast as possible, as opposed to exporting in real-time. The Audible Bounce option is only available when Render in Real-time is enabled. When Audible Bounce is unchecked, no audio output will be heard during the bounce process. When Render in Real-time and Audible Bounce are both enabled, you can hear the output of the mixdown.

Caution: Depending on the gainstages used in the project and the mixdown options selected–such as with mute/solo or automation disabled under Mix Enables, –the output may be louder or softer than during normal playback. Please be sure to turn down the master output level before using real-time audible bounce under these scenarios to avoid the possibility of speaker damage.