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or show envelopes by using the dropdown arrow that’s on the side of the Envelope
tool button in the Track view toolbar, or by using the Clips pane popup menu,
or the Envelope Editing menu. Now let’s listen to the project again and watch the
fader move automatically:
1. Rewind to the beginning.
2. Press the Spacebar to start playing the project.
You’ll see the fader move just the way it moved when you recorded its movements.
You can compare this mix to a mix with no automation by clicking the Enable
Automation Playback button and playing your project again. Clicking the
Enable Automation Playback button toggles the automation off and on.
When you’re done tweaking the mix, to make sure you don’t accidentally erase any
automation data, you can disarm any armed controls by clicking the Disarm all
automation controls button that’s in the Automation toolbar, or the red Aut
indicator that’s in the Status bar.
For more information, see Chapter 13, Using Automation.
Exporting an MP3 File
When your project finally sounds the way you want, you can export it in any or all
of several file formats, including:
• Wave (CD format)
•MP3
•Real Audio
• Windows Media Advanced Streaming Format
When you export a file from SONAR, you can choose to include any or all of the
effects, automation, and mute and solo settings that your project contains.
Let’s export our project as an MP3:
1. Make sure all the tracks you want to export are unmuted and unarchived. If
you only want to export one or two tracks, it’s easier to solo these tracks
instead of muting all the others.
2. Make a time selection, if necessary. If any tracks use real-time effects such as
reverb or delay, select your whole project plus an extra measure or two at the
end so you won’t cut off the reverb “tail.”
3. Choose File-Export-Audio to display the Export Audio dialog box.
4. Select a destination folder using the Look In field.
5. Enter a file name.
6. Choose MP3 from the Files of type dropdown list.
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