Specifications

Chapter 29: Mixdown 481
When you Bounce to Disk you can convert the
file to the appropriate resolution. Before being
converted by the Bounce to Disk command, the
signal will have been dithered to the resolution
and noise shaping settings in a dithering plug-
in.
Recording to Tracks
You can create a submix in your Pro Tools ses-
sion and record it to available tracks in the same
session. This technique lets you add live input
to the mix, as well as adjust volume, pan, mute,
and other controls during the recording process.
You can also use this technique instead of
Bounce To Disk, to create mixed tracks directly
in your Pro Tools session.
Voice Requirements
Recording a submix to new tracks requires an
available voice for each track that you want to
record. Make sure you have enough voices avail-
able to play back all tracks that you want to
record and enough voices available to record the
destination tracks.
In contrast, the Bounce to Disk command lets
you bounce all available voices to disk without
holding any in reserve, but you cannot manu-
ally change any controls during the bounce. See
“Bounce to Disk” on page 482 for more infor-
mation.
To record a submix:
1 Apply any plug-ins or external processors you
want to add to your audio tracks or Auxiliary In-
puts before you record.
2 Set the main channel output of the tracks you
want to include in the submix to a bus path. If
you are using stereo or multichannel tracks, set
the panning of each track.
3 Choose File > New Track and create one or
more mono, stereo, or multichannel audio
tracks.
4 If you are recording in stereo, pan the new ste-
reo track (or two mono tracks) hard left and
right.
5 Set the input of each destination track to
match the bus path from which you are record-
ing.
6 Set the output of your new tracks to your main
output path.
7 Select Operations > Link Edit and Timeline Se-
lection.
8 Select audio to record. The start, end, and
length of the recording can be based on cursor
location or Edit and Timeline selections.
• Selection-based recording automatically
punches in and out of recording at the se-
lection start and end. Be sure to include
time at the end of a selection for reverb
tails, delays, and other effects.
• If you don’t make a selection, recording
will begin from the location of the play-
back cursor. Recording will continue until
you press Stop.
9 Record enable the new tracks and click Record
in the Transport window.
For more information about the Digidesign
dithering plug-ins, refer to the
DigiRack
Plug-Ins Guide
.
For information about voice management,
see “Track Priority and Voice Assignment”
on page 96.
If you are working with 16-bit files, and you
are recording submixes, you should apply
dither on the Master Fader.