Specifications

Recording
STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL 6 3
BOUNCING TRACKS
Sometimes it is necessary to combine several tracks onto another track, particularly
when you are running out of tape tracks. Example: Once you’ve recorded the vocal
harmonies on four different tracks, you could bounce them all over to one track, or
two tracks for a stereo mix, thereby freeing up the original four tracks.
When bouncing tracks, you must control the tape tracks being bounced with the
Channel FADERS, instead of hearing them through MONITOR 1/2. You then route
the signals to a Group which corresponds to the track(s) you wish to bounce to.
Example: If we were bouncing those four vocal tracks to track 5, we would press the
CHAN/MON REVERSE button down for those channels, route them to Group 1
(which is available to the input of track 5 on the tape deck via the DIRECT OUT
SOURCE switch on Channel 5), create a desirable mix, and place track 5 in record.
Here’s the recipe:
To bounce tracks to a single track (mono):
1 For each Channel (tape track) you wish to bounce, press the CHAN/MON
REVERSE button so it is down.
This selects the TAPE IN jacks as the source of the Channel FADERS.
2 Assign the Channels to Group 1 by pressing the GRP button next to the
Channel’s fader.
Make sure none of these channels is assigned to L/R. Also make sure that no unwanted
channels or Aux Returns are assigned to Group 1/2, and that none are being heard
through the MONITOR 1/2 mix.
3 Turn each Channel’s PAN knob hard left.
This routes the signals to Group 1 only.
4 Place track 5 into record-ready, and adjust the Group 1 MASTER FADER to
maximum.
5 Make sure that the DIRECT OUT SOURCE switch on Channels 5-6 is in its down
position.
This sends the tracks being bounced via GRP 1 to DIRECT OUT 5 jack.
6 In the Control Room section, press the GRP 1/2 switch and make sure all other
switches are off.
This will allow you to hear Group 1 in the left Control Room monitor, and bring it up in
the Studio 24’s meter.
7 Adjust each Channel FADER to achieve a desirable mix.
If necessary, you may need to adjust the Group Fader down to avoid clipping the tape
track.
8 Rewind the tape, and record onto track 5 those portions you wish to bounce.
9 Tracks 1-4 are now available for recording new parts.
Tip: Monitoring through the recorder: Instead of monitoring the GRP 1/2 feed in
the control room, you may want to use MON 1/2, turning off all other monitor
level controls except the track you’re bouncing to (track 5, in this example).
This method ensures that the patching, track arming and levels are correct.