Instruction Manual

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Bouncing Tracks
Mixing
Bouncing Tracks
The Edit-Bounce to Track(s) command lets you combine one or more
audio tracks into a submix. A submix can be a mono track, a stereo track or
several mono tracks that contain the mixture of the original tracks,
preserving the volume, pan, and effects for each track. If you’re bouncing
tracks that are routed to a surround bus (SONAR Producer only), you can
bounce them to as many mono tracks as you have surround channels, by
choosing the Split Mono option in the Channel Format field of the Bounce to
Tracks dialog, and also choosing a surround bus in the Source Category
field. After their creation, the submix tracks are just like any other tracks—
you can edit them, add effects, copy them to another project, etc. The
original, unmixed audio tracks are not deleted, so you can archive them and
recover them later, or continue using them as before.
Note: you control the bit depth of all rendering operations (bouncing,
freezing, applying effects) on the Audio Data tab of the Global Options
dialog (Options-Global command) in the Render Bit Depth field. The
default value of 32 is the best for most situations. See Bit Depths for
Rendering Audio for more information.
The Edit-Bounce to Track(s) command operates completely offline,
meaning you can mix down tracks that may be too complex for your
machine to actually play in real time.
Here are some reasons to use Edit-Bounce to Track(s):
• Your mix is so complex that real-time playback is impossible. Edit-
Bounce to Track(s) produces the correct mix, and store the result in a
new track or tracks.
• You require more CPU time for your real-time effects. With Edit-
Bounce to Track(s), you can premix some of your tracks with real-time
effects applied, saving CPU time during playback.
If you mix down to tracks that already have data, the new events are placed
in the track, but do not overwrite existing material.
To Mix Down (Bounce) Audio Tracks
1. Set all volume, pan, effects, and automation settings just as you want
them.
2. Select the tracks or clips you want to mix down.
3. If you are using effects on the tracks and want to mix the effects down
at this time, select the whole length of the longest track or clip plus an
extra measure for the reverb or effects “tail.”