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Chapter 43: Mixdown 969
Recording a Submix (with
Bounce to Disk)
You can create a submix with the Bounce to Disk
command by muting tracks or bypassing inserts
that are not part of the submix, and selecting
the part of the session you want to bounce; or,
you could solo only the audio you want to
bounce.
You can also create a submix by recording to
new tracks. For details, see “Sample Rate Con-
version and Bit Depth Reduction” on page 961.
To bounce a submix to disk:
1
Configure your submix using sends, Auxiliary
Inputs, and Master Faders. (See “Signal Routing
for Monitoring and Submixing” on page 853.)
2
Do one of the following:
• To bounce the entire session, click Return
to Zero in the Transport window to go to
the beginning of the session.
– or –
• To bounce a portion of the session, enable
Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection
,
and make a selection in the Edit window.
3
Choose File > Bounce to > Disk .
4
Configure bounce options and settings.
5
Verify the bit resolution for the bounced file
matches the bit resolution of the session.
6
Verify the sample rate for the bounced file is
supported by the session and the audio inter-
face.
7
If required, verify the file type and format for
the bounced file matches the file type and for-
mat of the session.
8
If you want to bring the bounced file into your
current session, select the
Import After Bounce
op-
tion.
9
Click
Bounce
.
10
Select a destination for the new audio file,
enter a name, and click
Save
.
Pro Tools bounces are done in real time, so you
hear audio playback of your mix during the
bounce process. You cannot adjust controls
while bouncing to disk.
To bring bounced files back into tracks:
1
Do one of the following:
• If the newly bounced audio was automati-
cally imported into the session, drag the
new files from the Region List to existing
tracks in your session.
• If the bounced files are not available in the
Region List, import them into the session
with the Import Audio command, or drag
and drop the bounced files from a DigiBase
browser.
• If you are placing multiple files, keep chan-
nels time-aligned with each other by Shift-
selecting them in the Region List, and drag-
ging them simultaneously into existing
tracks of the right format.
2
When working with stereo tracks, set the Pan
controls hard left and hard right.
3
Solo the track with the bounce on it.
4
Click Play in the Transport to hear the results
of the bounce.
If you bounced from a selection point, you
can snap the file to the bounce point: Start-
drag (Windows) or Control-drag (Mac) the
region from the Region List to the destina-
tion track.