Uploading your songs to YouTube

You can publish audio and video directly to YouTube from within SONAR.

You must have an existing YouTube account before you can use this feature. If you do not already have a YouTube account, you can sign up for a free account at www.youtube.com.

To publish audio to YouTube

1.	Open the SONAR project you want to publish to YouTube.

2.	Go to File > Export > Audio.

3.	In the Files of type list, select YouTube Publish.

4.	Enter a file name in the File name box.

5.	Click Export.

Cakewalk YouTube Publisher opens. If you are not already signed in to your Google account, you will first be taken to the Google Account page to sign in or create an account.

6.	Enter the required settings in Cakewalk YouTube Publisher (see Cakewalk YouTube Publisher interface), then click Upload.

To publish video to YouTube

1.	Open the SONAR project you want to publish to YouTube.

2.	Go to File > Export > Video.

3.	In the Files of type list, select YouTube Publish.

4.	Enter a file name in the File name box.

5.	Click Export.

Cakewalk YouTube Publisher opens. If you are not already signed in to your Google account, you will first be taken to the Google Account page to sign in or create an account.

6.	Enter the required settings in Cakewalk YouTube Publisher (see Cakewalk YouTube Publisher interface), then click Upload.

Cakewalk YouTube Publisher interface

Figure 105. Cakewalk YouTube Publisher.

Cakewalk YouTube Publisher contains the following controls:

Title (required). Enter a name for the video.

Description. Type a description of the video.

Private. Enable this option if you want your video to be private. A public video can be viewed by anybody, while a private video can only be seen by you and up to 50 other people who you invite to view the video. A private video will not appear on your channel, search results, or playlists and will be invisible to other users.

Video preview image. The preview image shows a frame of the video. If you are uploading an audio-only project, you can drag an image to the preview display in order to load a new image.

Load Image (Only for audio export). When uploading an audio-only project, you can load a static image to be used for video frames. This option is unavailable when uploading video projects.

Preview. Click to show a preview of the video.

Upload. Upload the video to YouTube.

Cancel. Cancel the operation and close Cakewalk YouTube Publisher.

Log Out. Log out of Cakewalk YouTube Publisher.

 

Note: If you use Google two-step verification, you may need to assign Cakewalk YouTube Publisher an “Application Specific Password”. For details, see https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1173270?hl=en.

 

See:

Preparing audio for distribution