Export module

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

Figure 251. Export module sizes.

To show/hide the Export module

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

Figure 252. 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 Upload Project 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.

CXF (Cakewalk Interchange). Export the project in CXF format. For details, see Transferring projects between Cakewalk Sonar and Next.

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 12 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:

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

Description. Enter a brief description for the project/revision (up to 250 characters).

Upload as New Project. [Only available if the current project has already been published] Instead of uploading as a revision of the current project, upload as a new project. Different edited versions of BandLab songs are linked together by a revision control system. For details, see What is a revision?.

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

Make Public. Share your song with the BandLab community. Anyone will be able to listen, comment and share this project. By default, all content is set to “Private”, meaning that only you and any invited collaborators can access it, make adaptations of it and use it. When Make Public is enabled, other users to view your content or play it on BandLab by streaming, but they will not be able to download, adapt, synchronize or use that content. For details, see Public vs private projects.

Options . Select the project assets you want to upload:

Audio Tracks. Publish individual audio tracks and Instrument track audio, 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.

MIDI Tracks. Publish individual MIDI tracks, up to a maximum of 16 tracks.

Empty Tracks. Upload empty tracks. The project must contain at least one non-empty track.

Track Regions. Upload individual clips instead of track mixdowns.

Buses. Publish stereo 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.

Project Mixdown. Publish the entire mix as a single track. If you publish both individual tracks and a project mixdown, the project mixdown will be muted in order to prevent doubled audio.

4.	Click Publish Mixdown.

The project is exported to your BandLab library.

A toast notification appears after the export has been uploaded to the BandLab cloud.

 

 

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:

Exporting audio

Publishing to BandLab

 

See also:

Tools module

Snap module

Transport module

Mix module

Loop module

Performance module

Select module

Punch module

Screenset module

ACT module

Markers module

Event Inspector module

Sync Module

Custom module

Mix Recall module