User`s guide

Chapter 22: Mixdown and Mastering 313
chapter 22
Mixdown and Mastering
Pro Tools lets you re-record or bounce tracks
to disk, for purposes of creating a submix or
a final mixdown. You can master your final
mix directly to disk or use an external mas-
tering recorder.
Bouncing Tracks to Disk
The Bounce to Disk command lets you mix
down with all available voices on your sys-
tem. Since it records to separate audio files,
you don’t have to reserve any tracks for a
bounce.
You can use the Bounce to Disk command
to create a submix and automatically im-
port the bounced tracks into your session.
You can also use it to create a final mono or
stereo mix in any of several audio file for-
mats.
When you bounce a track to disk, the
bounced mix will include the following:
Audible tracks All audible tracks are in-
cluded in the bounce. Any muted tracks do
not appear in the bounce. If you solo a
track or region, only the soloed elements
appear in the bounced mix.
Automation All read-enabled automation is
played back and incorporated in the
bounced mix.
Inserts and sends All active inserts, includ-
ing real-time Plug-Ins and hardware in-
serts, are applied to the bounced mix.
Selection or track length If you make a se-
lection in a track, the bounced mix will be
the length of the selection. If there is no se-
lection in any track, the bounce will be the
length of the longest audible track in the
session.
Time stamp information Bounced material is
automatically time stamped so that you
can drag it into a track and place it at the
same location as the original material. For
more information about time stamping,
see “Time Stamping” on page 361.
Pro Tools bounces are done in real time, so
you hear audio playback of your mix dur-
ing the bounce process.