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8. Final step: use the File-Export Audio command. Be sure to select 16 for the
Bit Depth and uncheck all Mix Enables.
Now you can burn your exported audio file to CD, using Cakewalk MediaWorks, or
other software.
To Rewrite Audio Files at Different Bit Depths
1. Use the Tools-Change Audio Format command to open the Change Audio
Format dialog.
2. Choose a new bit depth in the New Bit Depth field.
3. If you’re changing to 16 bits, you can check or uncheck the Apply Dither
checkbox. Dithering means to add a certain audio signal to 16 bit audio to
make it sound more like it did as a 24 bit signal.
4. Click OK.
SONAR rewrites the audio tracks in your project at the new bit depth.
To Convert the Sample Rate of a Project
1. Select an audio track and use the File-Export Audio command to open the
Export Audio dialog.
2. Select the options you want, and click Export to export the track.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all the audio tracks you want to convert.
4. After you’ve exported all the tracks you want to convert, open the Audio
Options dialog (Options-Audio command), and on the General tab, change
the Sampling Rate field to the desired number.
5. Use the File-New command to open a new project.
6. Use the File-Import Audio command to open the Import Audio dialog.
7. Select the audio files you just exported (hold down the Ctrl key while you click
each one), and click Open to import the files.
SONAR imports the selected files at the new sampling rate.
To Import 24-bit Audio into a 16-bit Project
1. Open the Audio Options dialog (Options-Audio command), and on the
General tab, change the File Bit Depth field to 24.
2. Use the File-New command to open a new project.
3. Import the 24-bit audio into the new project.
4. Use the Tools-Change Audio Format command to open the Change Audio
Format dialog.
5. Choose 16 in the New Bit Depth field.
6. You can check or uncheck the Apply Dither checkbox. Dithering means to add
a certain audio signal to 16 bit audio to make it sound more like it did as a 24
bit signal.
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