Exporting a Mixdown

When your mix is ready, export a mixdown to turn the whole project into a single stereo audio file you can share or upload. Everything you hear on playback — arrangement, effects, automation, fades, and turntable effects — is rendered into the file exactly as it plays.

Exporting

Choose File ▸ Export Mixdown… (Ctrl+M). This is available once your project contains audio to render.

Screenshot placeholder — replace with: the Export Mixdown dialog, showing the format choice (WAV / FLAC / AIFF / MP3), the Dither option, the loudness settings (Target LUFS and Ceiling dBTP), and the start-bar / length options.

Choosing a format

Silverdaw can export to:

• WAV
• FLAC
• AIFF
• MP3

Audio is processed internally in high-quality 32-bit floating point from start to finish, and converted to the final bit depth only when you export. Export defaults to 16-bit, with 24-bit and 32-bit float also available depending on the format:

• WAV: 16 / 24 / 32-bit float
• FLAC and AIFF: 16 / 24

For 16-bit exports, a Dither option (TPDF) is available. Dithering is recommended, as it smooths out the tiny rounding that happens when reducing to 16-bit.

Loudness and level

Optionally, Silverdaw can apply loudness normalisation so your export lands at a consistent loudness. You can set a Target LUFS (the overall loudness) and a Ceiling dBTP (the highest allowed peak) to keep the level in check.

Choosing where the render starts and ends

• Start bar — choose which bar the render begins from, so you can skip any lead-in.
• Length — the render can follow the timeline, add a short tail of silence after it, or Trim to end of last clip so it finishes exactly where your music does.

After exporting

Your exported file is a standard audio file — play it, share it, or upload it wherever you like. Because export is separate from your project, you can keep tweaking the mix and export again as many times as you want.