Exporting surround mixes

You can export your surround mixes as multi-channel PCM wave files, or as Windows Media Pro files.

To export a surround multi-channel file

1.	Use the File > Export > Audio command to open the Export Audio dialog box.

2.	Under Filename and Location, enter a filename and select a destination folder.

3.	Under Format, select one of the following from the File Type drop-down list:

Wave. Create a multi-channel wave file.

Windows Media Advanced Streaming Format.. Create a multi-channel Windows Media file.

4.	Click Channel Format and select Multichannel.

5.	Choose any other options you want such as Sample Rate and Bit Depth.

6.	Under What to Export, click Source Category and select Buses, Hardware Outputs, Entire Mix, Mix Recall, Clips, or Arrangements.

7.	In the Sources list, select the bus or buses that you want to export your mix from.

8.	If you want to save the settings you created in the Export Audio dialog box, type a name in the Preset box, then press ENTER or click the Create Preset button .

9.	Click Export.

Sonar exports your project in the file format you selected.

Standard AVI audio codecs do not support multichannel audio

None of the standard AVI audio codecs support multichannel audio. When exporting multichannel audio to an AVI video file, do not select an audio codec (no compression), or use a codec that is known to support multichannel audio.

 

See:

Surround Mixing

Exporting audio

Exporting to Wave format

Exporting to Windows Media format

Exporting to MP3

Exporting tracks

Exporting clips

Exporting