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Pro Tools Reference Guide282
Printing Effects to Disk
By using the Bounce to Disk command, or
by bussing tracks with effects to audio track
inputs, you can print effects to disk. This is
the technique of permanently adding an
effect, such as EQ or reverb, to an audio
track by re-recording it to disk with the ef-
fect added. The original audio is preserved,
so you can return to the source track at any
time.
This method of adding effects is useful
when you have a limited number of tracks
or effects devices.
When you print an effect to disk, you can
control the amount of the effect by adjust-
ing any of the following:
◆ Settings of the Sends on the original dry
tracks
◆ Level of the Auxiliary Input being used as
a return
◆ Wet/dry control on the Plug-In or effects
device
You can print effects to disk in two ways:
◆ By bouncing the output of your session
using the Bounce to Disk command. For
details, see “Bouncing Tracks to Disk” on
page 313.
◆ By creating a submix in your session and
re-recording it to disk. See “Recording a
Submix to Disk” on page 282.
Recording a Submix to
Disk
You can create a submix in your Pro Tools
session and re-record it to available tracks
in the same session. Recording a submix to
disk in this way requires an available voice
for each track that you want to re-record.
Make sure you have enough voices avail-
able to play back all tracks that you want to
re-record and enough voices available to
record the destination tracks.
This technique lets you add live input
(such as vocals or MIDI instruments) to the
mix, as well as allowing you to manually
control volume, pan, mute, and other con-
trols during the recording process.
In contrast, the Bounce to Disk command
allows you to bounce all available voices to
disk without holding any in reserve, but
you cannot manually change any controls
during the bounce. See “Bouncing Tracks
to Disk” on page 313 for more informa-
tion.
To print effects to disk by bouncing a submix:
1 Apply any Plug-Ins or external processors
you want to add to your audio tracks or
Auxiliary Inputs before you record.
2 Set the output of the tracks you want to
include in the submix to a bus or bus pair.
If you are recording in stereo, set the pan-
ning of each track.
3 Choose File > New Track and choose Au-
dio Track from the pop-up. If you are re-
cording in stereo, create two new tracks.