Render Tab (Audio Montage)

The Render tab allows you to mix down audio montages to audio files.

  • In the Audio Montage, click Render.

Source

Auto Select Source

If this option is activated, the source option changes according to the selection that you make in the audio file. If there is no selection, the whole audio montage is processed.

Source pop-up menu

The Source pop-up menu allows you to select which part of the audio montage you want to process.

The source options in the Single Output section result in a single file when rendering. The source options in the Multiple Outputs section allow you to create multiple files at the same time when rendering. When using Multiple Outputs, the file names are generated automatically depending on the selected source. You can customize the name for some sources with the Scheme option in the Outputs section.

The following options are available:

Whole Montage

Processes and renders the entire audio material.

Range of Active Video Clip

Processes and renders the audio between the start and the end of the video clip on all audio tracks. A copy of the active video is created.

Selected Audio Range

Processes and renders an audio selection that can encompass multiple tracks and/or lanes.

Union of Selected Clips

Processes and renders the audio range that starts with the first selected clip and ends with the last selected clip. Only the selected clips are included in the process.

Active Track

Processes and renders the active track from the start of the first clip to the end of the last clip. Muted clips are not rendered.

Active Track Group

Processes and renders the track group of the active track from the start of the first clip to the end of the last clip. Muted clips and tracks are not rendered.

Selected Title

Processes and renders the selected title in the Album window.

Title Group

Processes and renders the title group that you can select on the pop-up menu below this option.

Specific Marked Region

Processes and renders a specific audio range to an independent file.

You can specify the region to process via the pop-up menu.

All Selected Tracks

Processes and renders each selected track to an independent file, from the start of the first clip to the end of the last clip. Muted clips and tracks are not rendered.

All Track Groups

Processes and renders each track group to an independent file, from the start of the first clip to the end of the last clip. Muted clips and tracks are not rendered.

All Titles

Processes and renders all titles.

All Titles in Group

Processes and renders all titles in the selected title group.

All Marked Regions

Processes and renders each marked audio range to an independent file. By defining multiple isolated regions in an audio file, you can process them in a single operation.

You can specify the types of regions to be processed via the pop-up menu.

All Clip Groups

Processes and renders each audio montage group to an independent file. The group names are used as the file names.

All Selected Clips

Processes and renders each selected clip to an independent file. The clip names are used as the file names.

Result

CD/DDP

Allows you to write a CD or generate a DDP file from the audio montage.

Unnamed File

Renders a temporary untitled file.

Named File

Allows you to specify a name for the rendered file.

Output

Name

Allows you to enter a name for the rendered file. Clicking the arrow icon opens a pop-up menu that offers you several naming options.

Scheme

Allows you to specify a naming scheme for the file name.

Location

Allows you to select a destination folder for the rendered files.

You can choose from the following options:

  • Enter a fixed folder path into the Location field.

  • Click on the folder icon to select a folder.

  • Select a contextual folder from the menu that opens on clicking the arrow to the left of the Location field.

Note

To maintain independent render paths for individual audio montages and to ensure that, when switching audio montages, the render path changes accordingly, you can activate Keep Independent Folder for Each Source File.

Format

Opens a pop-up menu, where you can select a single file format or multiple file formats.

Options

Depending on the selected source, different options are available.

Bypass Master Section

Bypasses the plug-ins and the gain of the Master Section when rendering.

Auto Save Master Section Preset

Automatically saves the Master Section preset in the audio montage when you render the file. You can load the Master Section preset via the Load Master Section Preset option in the lower right corner of the montage window.

Fade In/Out at Boundaries

Applies a fade to the audio range boundaries when a new file is created, or a crossfade with the adjacent audio, if the audio range is processed in place.

Crossfades allow for smooth transitions between processed and non-processed parts. You can set the crossfade time and shape via the Preferences. If the fade time is longer than half the length of the processed file, the fade is not applied.

Add Reverb Tail

Includes the audio tail that is produced by effects such as reverb in the rendered file.

Some plug-ins do not transfer information on the tail duration to WaveLab Pro. In this case, this option has no effect. For such plug-ins, you can add the Silence plug-in to add extra samples to the end of the file.

Copy Markers

Copies the markers that are included in the range to process to the rendered file.

Create CD Image and Cue Sheet

Exports the audio montage as a CD image, with an accompanying cue sheet. A cue sheet is a text file identifying the titles in the image file. You can import the cue sheet and the image file it describes into any CD recording application that supports this function (including WaveLab Pro) and written onto a CD. You can use this option with any sample rate.

Create Audio Montage from Result

Imports the rendered audio file into a new audio montage.

Open Resulting Audio File

Opens every rendered file in a new window.

Reveal in File Explorer

Opens the File Explorer/macOS Finder to locate the selected file.

Open Files in New File Group

Imports the rendered audio file into a new file group.

Bypass Master Section on Resulting Audio File

Causes playback of the resulting audio file to bypass the entire Master Section except the Playback Processing section. You can turn this setting on and off by clicking the button at the bottom right of the Audio Editor or the Audio Montage window.

Note

We recommend that you activate this option, as this prevents monitoring new files through effects that have already been applied to them.

Include Pause before Title

When rendering titles of an album, this option adds a pause prior to each title in the rendered file.

Include Pause after Title

When rendering titles of an album, this option includes a pause after each title in the rendered file.

Render Audio File, Do Not Change Audio Montage

Renders the selected title to a separate audio file.

Replace On Same Audio Montage Track

Replaces the clips on the selected montage track with the rendered file.

Add to Next Empty Audio Montage Track

Adds the rendered file to the next empty audio montage track. The original clips are preserved.

Add to New Audio Montage Track

Adds the rendered file to a new audio montage track. The original clips are preserved.

Bypass Audio Montage Processing

Renders clips without effects and track gain.

Bypass Volume/Pan Envelopes

Renders the selected clips without volume and pan envelopes.

Replace Clips with Rendered Audio Files

If this option is activated, the rendered audio files replace the selected clips.

Presets

Presets

This pop-up menu allows you to save and restore render presets. All settings are saved and restored, except the file name and the file location.

Render

Start Rendering

Starts the rendering process. This is the same as clicking Start via the Render tab for the Master Section.

Start Rendering (Real Time)

Starts the rendering process in real time. This allows you to listen to the audio while it is being rendered.