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Creating a Music CD of Your Project
If you've got some songs created in your Cakewalk product
that you'd like to put on a CD to listen to in your CD player, follow
the steps below that apply to your particular scenario.
Instructions for SONAR projects containing audio only:
- Select the audio data you wish to be included in the
Wave file you're going to burn to the CD.
- Choose File | Export Audio.
- Name the file, choose the Wave file format, select
a saving location, and export.
- Take that .WAV to your CD creation software, and you're
ready to burn your CD.
Instructions for SONAR projects containing MIDI only,
or a combination of audio and MIDI:
MIDI tracks cannot be exported as a Wave file, only audio
tracks can. So if you've got MIDI tracks in the file, you'll need to re-record
your MIDI tracks as audio. The method you use to do this depends on whether
you're using your sound card's synth or an external MIDI instrument for
MIDI playback.
Here's how to do it if you're using your sound card's
synth:
- Open the file you're working with. Set up a new
audio track with the In or Source set to Stereo. If you have more
than one sound card installed, make sure you select the Source of
the sound card that is playing your internal MIDI sounds.
- Open your sound card's mixer device. This is normally
done by choosing Start | Programs | Accessories | Entertainment |
Volume Control | Options | Properties. Click on Adjust Volume For
Recording, and make sure all boxes below are checked. Click OK, and
locate the slider marked MIDI, Synth, Mixed Input, or What U Hear.
Check the Select box at the bottom, then close the window.
- Solo the MIDI tracks in the file, arm the audio
track, and press Record. The MIDI tracks will get recorded as audio.
- Use File | Export Audio to export the audio track(s)
as a .WAV file, as outlined above.
Here's how to do it if you're using an external
MIDI instrument:
- Open the file you're working with. Set up a new
audio track with the In or Source set to Stereo. If you have more
than one sound card installed, make sure you select the Source of
the sound card that is playing your internal MIDI sounds.
- Using an audio cable, connect the audio output of
your MIDI instrument to your sound card's Line In.
- Open your sound card's mixer device. This is normally
done by choosing Start | Programs | Accessories | Entertainment |
Volume Control | Options | Properties. Click on Adjust Volume For
Recording, and make sure all boxes below are checked. Click OK, and
locate the slider marked Line In. Check the Select box at the bottom,
then close the window.
- Solo the MIDI tracks in the file, arm the audio
track, and press Record. The MIDI tracks will get recorded as audio.
- Use File | Export Audio to export the audio track(s)
as a .WAV file, as outlined above.
Instructions for users of previous Cakewalk products:
The steps outlined above apply to other Cakewalk audio
and MIDI sequencing products as well, though the process and menu items
are slightly different. The main differences are in how the audio data
is exported as a .WAV file, and they are as follows:
Exporting the audio data
- In Pro Audio 9.0x. Home Studio 9.0x, and Music Creator
1.0, use Tools | Mixdown Audio | Export To File to export your audio
track(s) as a .WAV file.
- In Guitar Studio 2.0, you must use Tools | Mixdown
Audio first, then select the resulting track and use Tools | Export
Audio.
- In Express 8.0, you simply use Tools | Export Audio.
Have fun!
You've now got a .WAV file ready to be burned to CD using
your favorite CD creation software, such as Cakewalk pyro.
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