Ableton Forum

Hi guys,

ill admit im a total ableton newb whos only been using the software for no more then a week . I was wondering is it possible to export your tracks so they are playable on cd or mp3 player etc .. if so how ?

live 5 can play wav, aiff or mp3, but will only render files as wav (search for render in the pdf manual). you can then burn the wave files to a cd using burning software (like nero or toast) as an audio cd, or use another program to re-render them as mp3's for an mp3 player.

sure thing , thanks for that .... i guess what i really should of been asking was .. how do i render to wav .. becuase when i render to disc nothing is happening i get an output file less then a mb

Make sure you're setting the song loop to encompass everything you want to render.

My process (on a Mac) is:

1 - export the song as an audio file (aiff or wav) from live.

2 - import it into iTunes and convert the file to mp3

3 - whack it onto your iPod or burn it to cd

Voila. Cheers then.

Tarekith wrote:Make sure you're setting the song loop to encompass everything you want to render.

Yep, this will probably be the problem. I do it myself sometimes, forget to highlight the whole track and end up rendering just a little bit.