Render Tab (Audio Montage)
The Render tab allows you to mix down audio montages to audio files.
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In the Audio Montage, click Render.
Source
- Auto Select Source
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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
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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
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Processes and renders the entire audio material.
- Range of Active Video Clip
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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
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Processes and renders an audio selection that can encompass multiple tracks and/or lanes.
- Union of Selected Clips
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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
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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
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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
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Processes and renders the selected title in the Album window.
- Title Group
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Processes and renders the title group that you can select on the pop-up menu below this option.
- Specific Marked Region
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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
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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
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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
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Processes and renders all titles.
- All Titles in Group
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Processes and renders all titles in the selected title group.
- All Marked Regions
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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
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Processes and renders each audio montage group to an independent file. The group names are used as the file names.
- All Selected Clips
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Processes and renders each selected clip to an independent file. The clip names are used as the file names.
Result
- CD/DDP
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Allows you to write a CD or generate a DDP file from the audio montage.
- Unnamed File
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Renders a temporary untitled file.
- Named File
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Allows you to specify a name for the rendered file.
Output
- Name
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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
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Allows you to specify a naming scheme for the file name.
- Location
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Allows you to select a destination folder for the rendered files.
You can choose from the following options:
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Enter a fixed folder path into the Location field.
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Click on the folder icon to select a folder.
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Select a contextual folder from the menu that opens on clicking the arrow to the left of the Location field.
NoteTo 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.
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- Format
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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
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Bypasses the plug-ins and the gain of the Master Section when rendering.
- Auto Save Master Section Preset
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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
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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
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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
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Copies the markers that are included in the range to process to the rendered file.
- Create CD Image and Cue Sheet
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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
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Imports the rendered audio file into a new audio montage.
- Open Resulting Audio File
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Opens every rendered file in a new window.
- Reveal in File Explorer
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Opens the File Explorer/macOS Finder to locate the selected file.
- Open Files in New File Group
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Imports the rendered audio file into a new file group.
- Bypass Master Section on Resulting Audio File
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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.
NoteWe 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
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When rendering titles of an album, this option adds a pause prior to each title in the rendered file.
- Include Pause after Title
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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
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Renders the selected title to a separate audio file.
- Replace On Same Audio Montage Track
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Replaces the clips on the selected montage track with the rendered file.
- Add to Next Empty Audio Montage Track
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Adds the rendered file to the next empty audio montage track. The original clips are preserved.
- Add to New Audio Montage Track
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Adds the rendered file to a new audio montage track. The original clips are preserved.
- Bypass Audio Montage Processing
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Renders clips without effects and track gain.
- Bypass Volume/Pan Envelopes
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Renders the selected clips without volume and pan envelopes.
- Replace Clips with Rendered Audio Files
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If this option is activated, the rendered audio files replace the selected clips.
Presets
- Presets
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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
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Starts the rendering process. This is the same as clicking Start via the Render tab for the Master Section.
- Start Rendering (Real Time)
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Starts the rendering process in real time. This allows you to listen to the audio while it is being rendered.