I can't seem to figure out how to do this: I want to export every clip in a project as individual broadcast wav files (in one fell swoop). Obviously, I can highlight each clip and do it one at a time, but that is not reasonable. If I highlight everything and go to export, exporting tracks as "broadast wavs" just gives each track as the same size broadcast wav (which takes little advantage of the SMPTE position info for each clip). My goal here is to have a pool of all clips, with timestamp info, that a partner can drop into his non-sonar DAW and have all the clips "go" to their proper place. I can't get OMF working (get errors). My backup plan is to consolidate clips into tracks, and just export these tracks for him to drop in starting at 1:0:00, but there HAS to be a way to do what I want, right? I had thought doing a "save" of the project in project folders after checking the options for "export broadcast wav by default" would accomplish my goal here, but it does not. Help!? Steve

Why is OMF export not working?

What errors does that throw up?

OMF's by nature are tricky customers, In my experience you shouldnt be exporting OMF's in anything bigger than 10 minute chunks....

OMF export works fine here and I use them from Sonar to Pro Tools /Digital Performer when I am working on large projects for Film....

To my knowledge theres no way of exporting all the clips in the nature you desire other than doing it via OMF export.

To export audio to Wave file format
1. Set all volume, pan, effects, and automation settings just as you want them.
2. If you only want to mix down parts of tracks, select those clips now. If you don’t select anything,
everything’s selected.
3. If you are using effects on the tracks and want to mix the effects down at this time, select the
whole length of the longest track or clip plus extra time for the reverb or effects “tail.”
4. Choose File > Export > Audio to open the Export Audio dialog box.
5. Select a destination folder using the Look In field.
6. Enter a file name.
7. Choose one of the following from the Files of type drop-down list:
• Wave. Choose this if you want to export a standard wave file, or if you’re exporting a
surround project in wave format.
• Broadcast Wave (time-stamped). Choose this if you want to create a Broadcast Wave file
(see Broadcast Wave).

John, that doesnt export the clips, just tracks or project

I doubt there's any way to export per-clip-audio from several clips and tracks in one go. Unless some of our CAL-gurus has means for it.

You can get a file per clip by doing a Save As instead of Export, but I don't think the Save As creates Broadcast WAV files. I think it only creates regular WAV files, but I haven't checked it.

You just save a regular project file and choose the Copy All Audio With Project and Create One File Per Clip options.

Scott

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John, that doesnt export the clips, just tracks or project

If it exports tracks which is does you will want that anyway because you will be sure of things lining up. This is often done with OMF files to insure the ability to import the project in any DAW. You need to export the wav files independently of the OMF file. That is an option of OMF too. But if you go the broadcast wav file route OMF is unnecessary. Just import the files into the other DAW. And because they are tracks not clips you will have everything in sync. 

Well, at least I seem to have figured out that this goal wasn't possible (yep, read the helps!). The OMF thing is weird (getting that MOB error). It isn't a huge deal to make long wav files of each track, but it would be kind of nice to have seen that feature. In a sense, it would be like creating an OMF without the file size limitations or persnickity nature. Given that I can manually go clip by clip and export as broadcast wav, there probably is a cal script waiting to be written by a smartie.

Cal works with MIDI not audio, 

no, not if you are wanting separate audio "clips" for work with SMPTE from Sonar into another DAW.

You need OMF's. Thats the only way you can do it.

I am fully aware of "lining things up" thanks. Usually you would have a test tone at the start of the project to help line things up into another DAW (lets say Pro Tools)

Also, OMFS have handles, this is entirely relevent when you are working with SMPTE.

John

markyzno


John, that doesnt export the clips, just tracks or project

If it exports tracks which is does you will want that anyway because you will be sure of things lining up. This is often done with OMF files to insure the ability to import the project in any DAW. You need to export the wav files independently of the OMF file. That is an option of OMF too. But if you go the broadcast wav file route OMF is unnecessary. Just import the files into the other DAW. And because they are tracks not clips you will have everything in sync.