How To Export & Send Your Session

1. Ableton Live

1. Organize Your Tracks: Ensure each track is named clearly.

2. Freeze and Flatten: Freeze tracks with heavy CPU usage and flatten to reduce processing power (optional).

3. Select All Tracks: Highlight all the tracks you want to export.

4. Export: Go to File > Export Audio/Video.

5. Settings:

   • Rendered Track: Select All Individual Tracks.

   • Sample Rate: Set to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.

   • Bit Depth: Set to 24-bit.

   • Dithering: Off.

6. Export: Click Export and choose a destination folder.

7. Include Project File: Optionally, save and include the Ableton project file.

2. FL Studio

1. Organize Your Tracks: Ensure each track is named clearly.

2. Select All Tracks: Go to the Mixer and highlight all the tracks you want to export.

3. Export: Go to File > Export > Wave File.

4. Settings:

   • Mode: Select Split Mixer Tracks.

   • Sample Rate: Set to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.

   • Bit Depth: Set to 24-bit.

5. Export: Click Start and choose a destination folder.

6. Include Project File: Optionally, save and include the FL Studio project file.

3. Pro Tools

1. Organize Your Tracks: Ensure each track is named clearly.

2. Consolidate Tracks: Select each track from start to finish and consolidate (Edit > Consolidate Clip).

3. Select All Tracks: Highlight all the tracks you want to export.

4. Export: Go to File > Export > Audio Files.

5. Settings:

   • File Type: WAV

   • Format: Interleaved

   • Bit Depth: 24-bit

   • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

6. Export: Click Export and choose a destination folder.

7. Include Project File: Optionally, save and include the Pro Tools session file.

4. Logic Pro X

1. Organize Your Tracks: Ensure each track is named clearly.

2. Select All Tracks: Highlight all the tracks you want to export.

3. Export: Go to File > Export > All Tracks as Audio Files.

4. Settings:

   • Format: WAV

   • Bit Depth: 24-bit

   • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

   • Normalize: Off

5. Export: Click Export and choose a destination folder.

6. Include Project File: Optionally, save and include the Logic Pro X project file.

5. Cubase

1. Organize Your Tracks: Ensure each track is named clearly.

2. Select All Tracks: Highlight all the tracks you want to export.

3. Export: Go to File > Export > Audio Mixdown.

4. Settings:

   • Channel Batch Export: Select All Channels

   • File Format: WAV

   • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

   • Bit Depth: 24-bit

5. Export: Click Export and choose a destination folder.

6. Include Project File: Optionally, save and include the Cubase project file.

6. Studio One

1. Organize Your Tracks: Ensure each track is named clearly.

2. Select All Tracks: Highlight all the tracks you want to export.

3. Export: Go to Song > Export Stems.

4. Settings:

   • Source: Tracks

   • Format: WAV

   • Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

   • Bit Depth: 24-bit

   • Preserve Mono Tracks: Checked

5. Export: Click OK and choose a destination folder.

6. Include Project File: Optionally, save and include the Studio One project file.

General Tips

• Remove Effects: Turn off any effects on individual tracks unless they are integral to the sound.

• Include Reference Track: Include a rough mix or reference track for the mix engineer to understand your vision.

• Zip Files: Compress all files into a ZIP folder for easier transfer.