It is important to review the information on file formats in Chapter 1, "Start Here," so you know what your best option is for saving your mix.
Also, be sure to choose a destination for your files that is organized and easy to find so you can find the files when it comes time to add them to a project.
Save Sound Editor Project
If you would like to save an unfinished project, choose Save Project from the File menu. This brings up the standard Save As window where you are able to choose a file name and destination. The file will have a .dmse extension that enables Sound Editor to locate it when you ask the program to open an existing project.
Export Current Clip
If you would like to save a single edited clip, select the clip you would like to export and click Export Current Clip in the Export menu to open the Export Current Clip window. You can choose the file format you would like to save your clip to, the destination, and the name. After you are finished selecting these options, click Export.
Export Mix
If you would like to save the mix you have created, click Export Mix in the Export menu to open the Export Mix window. You can choose the file format you would like to save your clip to, the destination, and the name. After you are finished selecting these options, click Export.
Export Tracks/Clips
To save one or more tracks or clips from your project, click Export Tracks/Clips in the Export menu to open the Export Tracks/Clips window. In this window you can choose whether to export the tracks or the clips and you can deselect any that you do not want to export. Choose the file format you would like to save your clip to, the destination, and the name. After you are finished selecting these options, click Export.
Burn Audio CD
To burn your mix to a CD, click Burn Audio CD in the Export menu to open the Burn Audio CD Wizard. You can use the tracks or the clips from the project and deselect any tracks that you do not want burned. By clicking the Audio CD Settings button, you can name the disc and the artist and choose to maximize the volume as the CD is being burned to ensure that the audio is burned at the same level. In this settings window you can also choose to have CD-text information stored on the disc. Make sure that you will have enough room on your CD to hold the tracks, and place an empty CD in your burner. When you are finished with the settings, click OK to exit the settings window, and then click Burn.
Add to Music Disc Creator
To add your mix to an advanced audio project as a track, click Add to Music Disc Creator in the Export menu to open Music Disc Creator. The mix is automatically added to Music Disc Creator as it is opened, and you can continue to add tracks from Sound Editor projects or other sources to your advanced project so you can save it or burn it to CD.