AIFF Files - Cubase Pro - 14.0

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AIFF stands for Audio Interchange File Format, a standard defined by Apple Inc. AIFF files have the extension .aif and are used on most computer platforms.

  • To open the settings for AIFF files, select AIFF in the File Type pop-up menu.

Sample Rate

Sets the sample rate for the mixdown file.

Note

If you set the value lower than the project sample rate, the audio quality degrades, and the high-frequency content is reduced. If you set the value higher than the project sample rate, the file size increases without increasing the audio quality. For CD burning, select 44.100 kHz, because this is the sample rate used on audio CDs.

Bit Depth

Allows you to select a bit depth for the mixdown file. You can select 8 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit, 32 bit, 32 bit float, or 64 bit float. If you plan to re-import the mixdown file into Cubase, select 32 bit float. This is the resolution used for audio processing in Cubase. 32 bit (float) files are twice the size of 16 bit files. For CD burning, use the 16 bit option, as CD audio is always 16 bit. In this case, we recommend dithering.

Activating the Lin Dither dithering plug-in reduces the effects of quantization noise and artifacts when converting the audio to 16 bit. A resolution of 8 bit results in limited audio quality and should only be used in cases where it is unavoidable or explicitly required.

Export as

Allows you to select a channel mode for the mixdown file:

  • Interleaved

    Allows you to export to an interleaved file.

  • Split Channels

    Allows you to export the 2 channels of a stereo bus or all subchannels of a multi-channel bus as separate mono files.

  • Mono Downmix

    Allows you to downmix all the subchannels of a stereo or surround channel or bus to a single mono file.

    For stereo, the Stereo Pan Law, as defined in the Project Setup dialog, is applied to avoid clipping.

    For surround, the channels are summed and divided through the number of channels used (for example, for a 5.1 channel = (L+R+C+LFE+Ls+Rs)/6).

  • L/R Channels from Surround

    Allows you to export only the left and right subchannels of a multi-channel bus into a stereo file.

Insert Broadcast Wave Chunk

Activates the embedding of additional file information in Broadcast Wave format.

Note

By activating this option, you create a Broadcast Wave file. Some applications may not be able to handle these files. If you encounter problems using the file in another application, deactivate Insert Broadcast Wave Chunk, and export the file again.

Set up Broadcast Wave Chunk

Opens the Broadcast Wave Chunk dialog, where you can enter information.

Insert iXML Chunk

Includes additional project-related metadata, such as project name, author, and project frame rate.

Set up iXML Chunk (Wave, AIFF)

Opens the iXML Chunk dialog, where you can activate the following options:

  • If Insert Tempo Definition is activated, tempo information from the tempo track or from the Definition section of the Sample Editor is included in the iXML chunk of the exported files.

  • If Define Stereo as Dual Mono is activated, the left and right channels of a stereo signal are marked as L-MIX and R-MIX in the iXML chunk of the exported files. This allows you to import them as dual mono tracks into another DAW, if supported. If deactivated, the channels are marked as LEFT and RIGHT.

    Note

    This option is only effective when exporting stereo signals.

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