Copying a mix off Ableton to CD.

carternj · Post by **carternj** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:46 am

Please can you help. I have just done my first mix which I am please about and now I want to send it to a friend of mine.

Trouble is the recorded mix is now in alc file format and I really would like to burn this CD.

Also what format will it be in? How do I convert to mp3?

Have checked the manual & forum but can't find anything.

Thanks in advance.

Neil

baxter park sunbather · Post by **baxter park sunbather** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:21 pm

I save the recorded mix and it should be the only file in the saved folder....the file is saved as a WAV file and you should be able to burn it straight away...i convert everything to mp3 first using db Poweramp...but thats just me....

digitalkettle · Post by **digitalkettle** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:38 pm

You need to *render* your music in Ableton (that should appear in the manual somewhere)...you get to specify some options when doing this...you should end up with a wav file. If you're burning an audio CD, there's no need to convert to mp3...that wouldn't be beneficial to the sound quality.

Shane Little · Post by **Shane Little** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:19 pm

Yes, select the ENTIRE mix and go to 'file' then 'render to disc'. That will convert it to a wav file. I've been told tho to not let Live Normalize the file tho. Have fun!

Shane

laird · Post by **laird** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:31 pm

I think "dont let Live Normalize" refers to people rendering mixes they want to send to a Mastering studio.

to send to a friend, I think Normalizing is just fine... and probably not a bad idea _if_ you aren't sure whether your song gets close to 0dB or not.

Shane Little · Post by **Shane Little** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:45 pm

laird wrote:I think "dont let Live Normalize" refers to people rendering mixes they want to send to a Mastering studio.

to send to a friend, I think Normalizing is just fine... and probably not a bad idea _if_ you aren't sure whether your song gets close to 0dB or not.

Very true, I forgot to mention I'm still kinda learning the mastering deal. I use Sound Forge to normalize.

vinkalmann · Post by **vinkalmann** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:25 pm

Remember if you are going to burn your mix to a CD DO NOT convert it to MP3 first. Burn it directly from the WAV file that you render to maintain all the sound quality.

If you need help rendering take a look at my guide. The rendering section is at the end of the doc.

Read Guide Here!