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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
Select the Import After Bounce option.
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 dur-
ing a Bounce 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 window to hear
the results of the bounce.
Final Mixdown
In final mixdown, you create a mix that in-
cludes all your edits, automation, and effects
processing.
To bounce a final mix to disk:
1
Adjust track output levels, and finalize any
mix automation for each track in the session.
2
Adjust any real-time plug-in and effects set-
tings and their automation for each track in the
session.
3
Make sure that all of the tracks you want to in-
clude in the bounce are audible (not muted or
inactive).
4
Assign the output of each of the tracks you
want to include in your bounce to the same out-
put or bus path.
5
Add dither. See “Dither and Bounce to Disk”
on page 744.
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.