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Bounce Parameters
When you use the Bounce to Disk com-
mand, you can set several parameters that
affect the bounced audio.
Bounce Type
This parameter allows you to select be-
tween three audio file types:
Mono file Creates a single audio file. A com-
posite monophonic mix of all audible
tracks in the session is written to this file.
All stereo image information (panning) is
disregarded.
Split Stereo file Creates two mono audio
files with “.L” and “.R” appended to the
filename (for left and right, respectively).
This file type lets you use bounced material
in your Pro Tools session.
In a split stereo bounce, tracks assigned to
odd-numbered outputs are sent to the left
channel, and tracks assigned to even-num-
bered outputs are sent to the right channel.
Stereo file Creates a single interleaved ste-
reo file. This allows you to use the file in
applications that support an interleaved
stereo file format. In an interleaved stereo
bounce, tracks assigned to odd-numbered
outputs are sent to the left channel, and
tracks assigned to even-numbered outputs
are sent to the right channel.
▲ Pro Tools cannot work with stereo inter-
leaved files without first converting them into
split stereo files. If you plan to use bounced
tracks in Pro Tools, choose Split Stereo files.
Import Into Session After
Bounce
The Import Into Session After Bounce op-
tion automatically imports the newly
bounced files into the Audio Regions List
so you can place them in tracks. If your
newly bounced files are split stereo files,
they are listed together in the Audio Re-
gions List.
✽ The Import Into Session After Bounce op-
tion is only available if the target bit depth for
the bounce is the same as the bit depth of the
current session.
Convert After Bounce
The Convert After Bounce option automat-
ically performs file type, sample rate and
bit resolution conversion on the newly
bounced files, based on the settings in the
Output Options dialog.
Bounce dialog