When your mix is ready, export it to a standard audio file you can share, stream, or master further. Open the export dialog from ☰ ▸ Export….
Export is offline — AnalogDAW renders the mix faster (or slower) than real time through the full mixer, inserts, automation, and master chain, so the result is bit-for-bit what you hear, not a live capture. Playback and editing pause while it renders; you can Cancel at any time.
Pick a mode at the top of the export dialog:
| Mode | Renders… |
|---|---|
| Mix | The whole session as one stereo file, start to finish. |
| Loop Region | Just the loop region, played through once. Set the loop first (see The Interface). |
| Markers | The section between two markers you choose. Needs at least two markers. |
| Stems | Every track and mix bus as its own stereo file, in Tracks and Buses folders — for handing a mix to a mastering engineer or another DAW. |
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| WAV | Uncompressed, universal — the standard for delivery and archiving. |
| AIFF | Uncompressed, Apple's equivalent of WAV. |
| FLAC | Lossless but compressed (smaller files). Capped at 24-bit. |
| AAC | High-quality compressed (256 kbps) — small files for sharing/streaming previews. |
WAV/AIFF/FLAC export at your session's bit depth (Session Settings); FLAC is capped at 24-bit.
Turn on Normalize and pick a target to render your export at a consistent loudness (LUFS) for a platform. The targets are:
This is ideal for delivering previews that play back at the "right" level on streaming services. Leave it off when delivering to a mastering engineer, who will set final loudness themselves.
When an export finishes, you'll see an "EXPORT SAVED" confirmation in the transport bar.
Unrelated to mixing, but in the same menu: ☰ ▸ Export Diagnostic Bundle…
(also ⌘⌥D on macOS) gathers technical details about your session and system
into a small bundle you can send if you ever need to report a problem. It
omits all audio, full file paths, and plug-in state — but it does include
file names, track names, plug-in names, and session metadata to help diagnose
the issue.
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