Soundtrack Pro:
Exporting Your Mix to Stereo
Cheat Sheet 20090126

Soundtrack Pro defaults to six channels of surround sound on export. If you just want a stereo file, do the following:

Go to the bottom of your Tracks and open up all the Submixes that have been created (see below):

Open the Channel Menu and select Stereo - 1, 2 on all the Submix Tracks you want to export (see below):

Remember: You may have only one Submix, or, you may only want to export one Submix. Your Tracks have individual controls for which Submix Track you are targeting (see below):

Once you have made your Submix decisions, go to File - Export (see below):

Save As: name your file and decide where you want to save it
Preset: Custom...
Exported Items: Master Mix (see Notes below)
File Type: AIFF (Final Cut accepts AIFF, WAVE and Sound Designer II - or, if going to the web directly, use MP3 or AAC. There are also other options.)
Bit Depth: 16 Bit
Sample Rate:
48 kHz (for Final Cut)
44.1 kHz (for audio CD)
After Export: None (or send it somewhere, if you want)

*Note: If you just want to export certain Tracks, select them before going to File - Export. Tracks that are white are selected Tracks (see below):

**Note: If you just want to export certain parts of a Track, select the Track and make a Cycle Region before going to File - Export (see below):

Option-X deletes Cycle Regions.

Any questions?

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