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Export Range

Choose the Between Loop option to only export the range of your Song between the Left and Right Locators. Choose

Between Song Start/End Marker to export the range of your Song between the Song Start and End Markers, as seen in

the Marker Track. Choosing Between Each Marker exports separate audio files for the range between each marker in the

Song for each Track, placing them in folders named after the markers. Choosing Between Selected Markers lets you

choose a pair of Markers to export the range between.

The duration of the range to be exported is displayed in the Duration field. Note that when Between Each Marker is

selected, the Duration field still shows the full length of the Song, signifying the total length of audio to be exported, rather

than the length of any one section as dictated by the Markers.

Options

The bottom section of the Export Stems menu has several options that affect how the files are created:

Check Preserve Mono Tracks if you would like mono Tracks to render mono audio files. If you are using stereo

effects with mono Tracks, you may wish to disengage this option.

Check Import to Track if you would like the exported Tracks to be imported to new Tracks in your Song.

Check Realtime Processing if you wish to export your Tracks in real time. This option should be used if your

Song requires external MIDI instruments or external hardware processing, so that musical data and audio flows

to and through those external sources in real time during the export process.

Check Close After Export if you would like to close the Export Tracks as Audio Files menu after exporting your

Tracks.

Check Overlap and specify a duration if you would like to add an overlap to the exported range so you can create

crossfades between them later on.

Mixing Suggestions

Before Mixing

The production work done before mixing has a great impact on the mixing process. Here are a few guidelines you may find

helpful:

Finish the arrangement of your Song before attempting to mix. The addition, deletion, and rearrangement of

parts can change the relationships between all of the parts in your Song, which affects the mix.

If any part of your Song is problematic, it is unlikely to work well in a mix. The “fix it in the mix” approach usually

leads to a lot of wasted time, only to achieve poor results. Be sure you are pleased with the individual parts of your

Song before attempting to mix.

Some parts of your Song might rely on a certain amount of mixing and effects processing to achieve the desired

sound and character in the arrangement. It is very easy to let this type of “mixing” carry over into mixing the entire

Song. If you find yourself working on many Tracks at once, you are probably mixing the Song, rather than a par-

ticular part.

If your Song lacks personality, vibe, or feeling before you start mixing, it is unlikely to gain any of these subjective

qualities during mixdown. In this case, take the time to re-record certain parts, rearrange the Song, or even start

over from scratch.

Mixing Workflow

While mixing requires an objective knowledge of many tools, the process is an art form. If you were to ask ten mix

engineers to mix the same Song, each mix would sound different. There are no step-by-step or “mix by numbers”

instructions you can follow to achieve good results. The following broad concepts may help guide you in the mixing

process.

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