Using the Export button is fine if you have a single export. But what if you want to tweak your project and export again, or you want several different types of exports? You may want a task for exporting your stems, another task for exporting individual tracks, and another for exporting your final mix as a stereo file.
1. To create a task, simply go through the normal process of defining your export, then instead of clicking the Export button, click the Add Task to Queue button. This adds a task with the current settings to the task queue.
1. Do one of the following:
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The task’s settings are recalled in the Export Audio dialog box.
3. To rename a task, do one of the following:
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Right-click the task and select Rename.
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1. Do one of the following:
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This recalls all the task settings in the Export Audio dialog box.
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To delete a single task, right-click the task and select Delete, or click the task’s menu button, then select Delete.
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Tasks are automatically unchecked on successful completion and show aicon. Canceled tasks show a
icon. To reset a task so it will execute again the next time you click Run Tasks, simply check the task.
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Clicking on the Run Tasks button resets all checked tasks before executing each task.
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While the queue is running, the Run Tasks button changes to a Cancel button, which allows you to cancel the execution of the task queue at any time.
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The checked status of a task persists when opening/closing the Export Audio dialog box, and with the project.Tasks are automatically unchecked on successful completion. To reset a task so it will execute again the next time you click Run Tasks, simply check the task.A. Completed export B. Canceled export C. Unselected tasks will not execute when you click Run Tasks D. Selected tasks will execute when you click Run TasksWhile the queue is running, the Run Tasks button changes to a Cancel button, which allows you to cancel the in-progress queue export at any time. Any canceled tasks show a “Canceled” icon.
Tip: There is also a Project Audio Export Folder content location preset in the Media Browser to jump directly to the %PROJECTFOLDER%\Audio Export folder. For details, see Using the Media Browser and Using Content Location presets.
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