Akai MPC User Manual page 97

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As Audio Mixdown exports the Sequence or Song
as an audio file (if you are in Song Mode, this will
affect the entire Song; if you are in any other mode,
this will affect the current Sequence only). You can
also access this command by pressing Ctrl+Shift+E
(Windows) or +Shift+E (Mac OS X) on your
computer keyboard. In the window that appears, you
can set the audio file's format:
Audio Length lets you define the length of your
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audio file with the Start bar and End bar,
allowing you to export a certain number of
measures only. You can also set the length of a
"bounce tail" (Tail) in seconds, which is useful
when working with audio effects like reverb or
delay, whose sound may exceed the defined
export range.
Render source lets you select between Stereo
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output and Separate programs and Explode tracks. Stereo output will render an audio output,
which you can select by clicking the drop-down menu under the checkbox. Separate
programs will render an audio mixdown of each Program used in the Sequence or Song.
Explode tracks will render an audio mixdown of each Track used in the Sequence (this feature
does not work in Song Mode).
The available Render options depends on your Render source. When Master inserts is
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checked, the audio mixdown will include master effects. When Export returns is checked, the
audio mixdown will also export return buses.
When your Render source is set to Separate programs or Explode tracks, Master inserts is
bypassed, so this option is disabled.
File format lets you select wav, aiff, or mp3 as the exported file format. For WAV and AIFF
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files, you can select a Bit depth of 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit, floating point. For MP3 files,
you can select a Bitrate of 128 kbps, 160 kbps, 192 kbps, or 320 kbps.
Sample rate lets you select from 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, or 96 kHz. In most cases, we
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recommend selecting 44.1 kHz.
Click Export to open a window where you can enter a file name and set the save location.
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Click Cancel to close the window without exporting.
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