Surround Export

Surround Export allows you to render a surround mix. The outputs of the individual surround channels are used as the output signal.

Open the window Export... with menu File > Export....

In the Source section at Routing, select the surround master whose surround mix you want to export. It is also possible to export a stereo downmix at the same time if you select Surround Master (e.g. 5_1 ITU) + Stereo Master in the list box.

Format: With Surround Bouncing you have the choice between the following output formats (Wave or FLAC):

• Mono tracks
• Stereo
• Interleaved (RIFF64)

If mono tracks are selected, one mono file is saved per surround channel, if stereo tracks are selected, 2 surround channels are saved in one stereo file. RIFF64 (also called RF64) is a format that can be used to combine individual channels of a multitrack production (e.g. for 5.1) into one interleaved file. A single file containing all surround channels is created.

The abbreviations of the individual surround buses defined in the surround settings are appended to the selected names for the files to be created.

Example: You have chosen the file name "5_1_Surround" when bouncing a 5.1 surround mix into 6 mono files. This will generate the following wave files: „5_1_Surround_L.wav“, „5_1_Surround_R.wav“, „5_1_Surround_Ls.wav“, „5_1_Surround_Rs.wav“, „5_1_Surround_C.wav“ „5_1_Surround_LFE.wav“. For stereo file output, the following files will be generated: „5_1_Surround_LR.wav“, „5_1_Surround_LsRs.wav“, „5_1_Surround_CLFE.wav“.

Select the other settings as for the regular export.