The mix
Save the song
WAV, FLAC, and MP3.
Save as picks the file. Save the song writes it. The choices are WAV 24-bit, WAV 16-bit, FLAC, and MP3.
- WAV 24-bit is the safest handoff to another program.
- WAV 16-bit is the ordinary audio file.
- FLAC here is a valid file written without extra compression, so it is larger than a typical FLAC.
- MP3 is the small file for a phone or a message.
A mastered save is loudness-matched to the target, then limited so the loudest peak stays at −1 dB. That limit is always there. It is the ceiling on the master, shown in Pro.
In Pro, Export WAV and MP3 writes both, and Export the loop writes only the looped span. The loop has to be set first. See Pro.