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BandLab library import/export ► Importing from BandLab

You can open a BandLab project as a new Sonar project, or import a BandLab project into the current Sonar project.
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Go to File > Quick Start Screen to open the Quick Start screen, then select the Online Library page.
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Click the Song Download Options button and, specify which assets to include when opening/importing the selected project:
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Include Empty Tracks. Include tracks that contain no data.
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Include Track Regions. Include individual clips instead of track mixdowns.
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Include Track Effects. Include track effects.
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Add Track Mixdown. Include individual track stems.
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Add Bus Mixdown. Include individual bus stems.
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Add Project Mixdown. Include a stereo mixdown of the project. If you import both individual tracks and a project mixdown, the project mixdown will be muted in order to prevent doubled audio.
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Do one of the following:
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To open the project as a new Sonar project, double-click the project.
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To append the project to the current Sonar project, enable Import, then double-click the project.
A. Show Online Library B. Import (enable to import; disable to load) C. Song Download Options D. Refresh project list E. Search F. View Selected Song Online G. Selected project is highlighted 
The Quick Start Screen Online Library page contains the following settings:
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Projects. List of all projects in your BandLab library.
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Import. Enable to import and append the selected project to the current Sonar project instead of opening as a new project.
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Song Download Options . Specify which assets to include when opening/importing the selected project:
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Include Empty Tracks. Include tracks that contain no data.
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Include Track Regions. Include individual clips instead of track mixdowns.
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Include Track Effects. Include track effects.
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Add Track Mixdown. Include individual track stems.
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Add Bus Mixdown. Include individual bus stems.
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Add Project Mixdown. Include a stereo mixdown of the project.
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Refresh . Refresh the project list.
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Search. Search the project list.
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View Selected Song Online . View the project on www.bandlab.com, where you can view project history, view and invite collaborators, and open the project in BandLab Mix Editor.
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In the Media Browser, select the BandLab Projects content location preset to show all exported BandLab projects in the C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\BandLab\Downloads folder. Double-click the desired project folder, then double-click the BandLab Interchange file (.blx).
Figure 114. Media Browser.
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Go to File > Open or press CTRL+O to open the Open dialog box.
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In the Go to Folder drop-down list, select BandLab Interchange File (.BLX) to navigate to the C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\BandLab\Downloads folder.
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Go to File > Import > BandLab Project.
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In the Media Browser, select the BandLab Projects content location preset to show all exported BandLab projects in the C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\BandLab\Downloads folder. Double-click the desired project folder, then drag the BandLab Interchange file (.blx) to the Track view.
Figure 116. Media Browser.
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