
SONG FILE HANDLING
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Exporting as an Audio File
When you have created a complete song, you may want to mix it down to
make it playable for other people (who don’t use Reason). Of course, you
could connect the audio outputs of your audio hardware to a tape recorder or
similar, and simply record the song. But if you are planning to burn an audio
CD or create mp3 files, it’s much more convenient to mix down to an audio
file, using the Export functions.
You can either export the whole song (from the start to the “E” marker), or
only the loop (the area between the left and right locator in the sequencer).
Proceed as follows:
1. Make sure only the main stereo outputs are used.
That is, no devices should be connected to individual outputs (output
socket 3 and higher in the Hardware Interface device). The export func-
tion will only include audio routed to the stereo outputs.
2. Make sure the Loop/End markers are at the correct positions.
If you want to export the loop, you need to set the left and right locators to
encompass the desired area. If you instead want to export the whole
song, make sure the End (E) marker is at the desired end position.
The E marker informs the program of where the song ends.
✪ If you are using reverb or delay, you may want to adjust the right lo-
cator or End marker so that the reverb/delay “tails” are included in
the exported file.
3. Check that the song (or loop) plays back properly.
It’s especially important that no clipping occurs during playback (see
page 40).
4. Pull down the file menu and select Export Song as Audio File (or Ex-
port Loop as Audio File).
A file dialog appears.
5. Specify a name, location and file type (AIFF or Wave) for the audio
file, and click Save.
This opens a Settings dialog.
6. Use the pop-up menus to select a sample rate and bit depth (resolu-
tion) for the audio file.
16 or 24 bit audio is supported, at a number of different sample rates.
The exported file will always be a stereo audio file.
✪ Which format to select depends on how you are planning to use the
file. If you are planning to burn an audio CD, you should select 16
bit, 44100 Hz. If you are planning to open the file in another applica-
tion, you should select a format supported by this application. Also
note that the higher the resolution and sample rate, the larger the
file.
7. Click OK.
The program creates the audio file. Depending on the length of the song/
loop, this may take a while, during which a progress dialog is shown.
! If you are using ReWire, you may want to use the Export function in
the ReWire master application instead. This allows you to include
audio from both applications in the exported audio file.
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