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  • Converting a couple of tracks to wav or MP3?
2015/09/23 18:33:04
jbow
I recorded several tracks today and want to take two of them and create a file I can send through Dropbox. I don't want to use the whole project, it's just sort of a scratch track of someone else's song. I bounced to clips? Stereo, but I still can't figure out how to convert to a simple stereo MP3 or wav file to send. I tried to convert to MP3 and got some message that I needed something else, I think it said from earlier. I should have paid more attention but was aggravated. This should be easy and probably is. I should do more, then I wouldn't have spent an hour trying to record through input 3 on the Octa-Capture without the inputs and outputs enabled in preferences. At least I finally have time to get started... and MAN! I am ready! Will probably have a lot of stupid questions.
Thanks.
2015/09/23 18:39:55
57Gregy
Export the tracks to a folder (I have one on my desktop, "Audio Files") first.
2015/09/23 18:44:53
jbow
Ok, thanks. I tried copy/pasting them into a new project. It the got out of sync when I did that. What do I do when I get them in the new folder? Sorry, I'm really ignorant but am trying to remedy it.
2015/09/23 18:48:23
scook
Solo the tracks and export using Source Category "Entire Mix"
2015/09/23 18:54:08
Keni
Yeah... Scook got it...

Just solo the wanted tracks or mute the unwanted and export the whole mix...

Think of it as what you hear you get!
2015/09/23 19:03:20
jbow
Thanks!! I'll give it a try. Do I have to choose a format for the export, my fried uses a different DAW (PT). I also wonder why the tracks went out of sync when I copied them to another project?
Thanks for the help!
2015/09/23 19:05:36
MANTRASKY
You can also download this "Free" software to convert (just an alternative) http://audacityteam.org/
very easy to use.
2015/09/23 19:07:56
scook
It is an export like any other. Select the format, sample rate and bit depth as you normally would.
 
If you have one clip per track, you can use the new clip export option and create broadcast waves. Then test it by importing the two clips into a new project, the clips should import into separate tracks time aligned just like they are in the original.
2015/09/23 20:04:20
jbow
Well, I think it worked. I would have liked to have been able to send a stereo file of both tracks but they went as separate tracks. I hope they will sync.
Thanks again!
Julien.
2015/09/23 20:08:38
jbow
scook
It is an export like any other. Select the format, sample rate and bit depth as you normally would.
 
If you have one clip per track, you can use the new clip export option and create broadcast waves. Then test it by importing the two clips into a new project, the clips should import into separate tracks time aligned just like they are in the original.

Well. That was the first thing I tried, a new project, but I copy pasted. Maybe that's why
They didn't sync. I can't do things as normal because I haven't done anything, just finally getting started.
Am happy but on phone so may be typing errors. I've hung out and read a long time but life had other plans for my time and energy... FINALLY!!
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