Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide492
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 Audio Regions List to ex-
isting tracks in your session.
•If the bounced files are not available in the
Audio Regions List, import them into the
session by choosing File > Import Audio to
Track, or drag and drop the bounced files
from your DigiBase browser.
• If you are placing multiple files, keep chan-
nels time-aligned with each other by Shift-
selecting them in the Regions List, and
dragging them simultaneously into exist-
ing tracks of the right format.
2 When working with stereo tracks, set the pan
controls hard left and hard right.
3 Mute or turn off the voices of original source
tracks so that you don’t double monitor your
audio material.
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, finalize any mix au-
tomation, and choose an Automation mode for
each track in the session.
2 Adjust any real-time plug-in and effects set-
tings and automation for each track in the ses-
sion.
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 path.
5 Do one of the following:
•To bounce the entire session, click Return
to Zero in the Transport window to go to
the beginning of the session.
– or –
•To bounce a portion of the session, enable
Operations > Link Edit and Timeline Selec-
tion, and make a selection in the Edit win-
dow.
6 Add dither. See “Dither and Bounce to Disk”
on page 480.
7 Choose File > Bounce to Disk.
8 Choose the source path you want to bounce.
9 Configure other Bounce to Disk settings as ap-
propriate. See “Bounce Options” on page 483.
10 Click Bounce.
11 Select a destination for the new audio file,
enter a name, and click Save.
If you bounced from a selection point, you
can snap the file to the bounce point: While
pressing the Start key (Windows) or Control
(Macintosh), drag the region from the Audio
Regions List to the destination track.