Export Control Bar module / Publish to BandLab

 

The Export module provides a fast and simple way to publish the current project as one or more audio files to your BandLab account. It also provides a convenient way to export the entire project or only the selected clips and tracks in various audio formats.

There are many benefits to publishing to BandLab, including:

Upload a stereo mix of your project to share with the community, or to solicit feedback and share your process while learning from others.

Upload individual track or bus stems so collaborators can create backing tracks while working on your songs.

Stems also provide a basis for remixing, rearranging and allowing your ideas to inspire others to add their own ideas and transform the music in new directions.

Continue working on your songs from anywhere using the free BandLab app for iOS and Android.

For more information about the free BandLab social music service, visit www.BandLab.com.

Figure 50. Export module sizes.

To show/hide the Export module

Right-click the Control Bar and select Modules > Export.

Figure 51. The Export module.

A. Export button B. Export the entire project C. Export only selected clips and tracks/buses D. Duration of project E. Duration of selection 

The Export module contains the following controls:

Export. Click to open the Export menu, which contains the following export options:

BandLab. Publish the current project to your BandLab library. This command opens the Publish to BandLab dialog box, which lets you specify a project name and whether to export a full mix, individual tracks, or individual bus outputs. For details, see To publish to BandLab and Upload Project dialog.

Audio. Use this submenu to export to any of the following audio formats:

AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format). Export the entire mix in AIFF format, with the file extension .aiff.

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec). Export the entire mix in FLAC format, with the file extension .flac.

MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer III). Export the entire mix in MP3 format, with the file extension .mp3.

OGG (Ogg Vorbis). Export the entire mix in OGG format, with the file extension .ogg.

WAV (Waveform Audio File Format). Export the entire mix in WAV format, with the file extension .wav.

WMA (Windows Media Audio). Export the entire mix in WMA format, with the file extension .wma.

Other. Use this submenu to export to any of the following formats:

MID (MIDI Groove Clip). Export any single selected MIDI Groove Clip. For details, see MIDI Groove Clips.

OMF (Open Media Framework). Export the project in OMF format. For details, see Exporting OMF files.

Presets. This submenu lists all available audio export presets. You can create your own custom presets in the Export Audio dialog box, which can be accessed from File > Export > Audio), or by selecting Advanced in the Export module menu. A preset contains all the settings within the Bounce Settings and File Type fields in the Export Audio dialog box. For details, see Export Audio dialog.

Advanced. Opens the Export Audio dialog box (File > Export > Audio), which lets you configure export settings and create new export presets. For details, see Export Audio dialog.

Project. Export the entire project. The large Export module shows the full project duration.

Selection. Export only the selected clips and tracks or buses. The large Export module shows the duration of the current selection.

To publish to BandLab

 

Note: When publishing to BandLab, you can export a maximum duration of 15 minutes and up to 16 tracks or buses.

1.	In the Control Bar’s Export module, select either Project or Selection to specify if you want to publish the entire project, or only selected clips and tracks.

If you want to publish individual tracks or buses, and the project contains more than 16 tracks or buses, you must select Selection and manually select the tracks or buses you want to export.

2.	Click the Export button, then select BandLab to open the Upload Project dialog box.

3.	Select the desired publish options:

Project Name. Specify the name of the project as you want it to appear in BandLab. By default, the name is inherited from the Cakewalk project name.

Note: After the first export, subsequent exports from the same Cakewalk project will appear as revisions of the original BandLab project.

Mix. Publish the entire mix as a single track.

Tracks. Publish individual tracks, up to a maximum of 16 tracks. If the project contains more than 16 tracks, you must select Selection in the Export module and manually select the tracks you want to export.

Buses. Publish bus outputs, up to a maximum of 16 buses. If the project contains more than 16 buses, you must select Selection in the Export module and manually select the buses you want to export, along with the audio tracks that feed the buses. For details, see Bus selection and Select tracks/buses that are assigned to a specific bus.

4.

Click OK.

The project is exported to the C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\BandLab\Uploads folder.

 

Note: Uploaded projects are private by default, and not publicly shared. You must explicitly publish or share the project if desired from your BandLab library.

 

Note: Projects will export as either 16-bit / 44.1kHz or 16-bit / 48kHz WAV files, depending on the project’s settings. Higher settings will automatically downsample to the required format during export.

 

See:

Control Bar overview

Export module

Exporting audio

Publishing to BandLab

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