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Sheet music and guitar tab to WAV
Export your score as uncompressed WAV audio for a DAW, a video editor or practice software that wants full-quality sound. Rendered in your browser, at CD quality.
How to export WAV audio
- Write your score in the editor, or import a Guitar Pro, MusicXML or MIDI file.
- When it is ready, open the ⋯ menu at the top right of the editor and choose Export → WAV audio. You can also press Ctrl+K (⌘K on a Mac) and type “export”.
- The score is rendered in your browser, faster than real time, and the WAV file downloads: a few seconds for a short piece.
What the file keeps
- The same mix as playback and the MP3 export: every audible track with its volume and pan, dynamics, techniques, tempo changes and repeats
- Full quality: 16-bit stereo at 44.1 kHz (CD quality), with no compression
- Mute and solo, so you can export one part at a time as separate stems
What it leaves out
- The metronome, count-in, loop and practice speed
- Small files: WAV takes about 10 MB per minute, seven times as much as MP3
- Pieces longer than 20 minutes
WAV or MP3?
Choose WAV when the audio will be edited, mixed or encoded again: in Logic, Ableton, Reaper, Audacity, Premiere or DaVinci Resolve, compressing twice loses quality. Choose MP3 to listen, practise or send it to someone. For notes your DAW can play with its own instruments, export MIDI instead.
Export stems
Solo one track and export, then the next: each WAV starts at the same moment and lasts as long as the piece, so the files line up when you drop them into a DAW.
Questions
What format is the WAV file?
Uncompressed 16-bit PCM, stereo, 44.1 kHz: CD quality, readable by every audio program.
How big will it be?
About 10 MB per minute of music. A three-minute song is around 30 MB.
Can I export separate tracks?
Yes. Solo one track in the mixer and export; repeat for each part. All files share the same start, so they line up in a DAW.
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