Exporting AIFF files

am i remembering this wrong? didn't GB3 let you export AIFF files? in GB4 you only get the options to export mp3 or AAC (which kind of blows). if i am trying to load something into a sampler I can convert it in another program, but it's 1 more step (and if i was picky about audio quality i'm sure there is a loss in this step). mostly a pain when I'm collaborating with someone and have to export all tracks individually.
here's my query: is there something I just haven't noticed or am doing wrong? or is just the way it is now?

... if you uncheck the "compression" option.

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