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Creating a Submix
You can create a submix with the Bounce to
Disk command by muting tracks or bypass-
ing inserts that are not part of the submix
group, and selecting the part of the session
you want to bounce.
You can also create a submix by re-record-
ing tracks directly into your session. For de-
tails, see “Recording a Submix to Disk” on
page 282.
To bounce a submix to disk and bring it into
the session:
1 Adjust track output levels, finalize any
mix automation, and choose an automa-
tion mode for the tracks you are going to
bounce.
2 Adjust any real-time Plug-In and effects
settings and automation on the tracks you
are going to bounce. If you don’t want to
apply a Plug-In or effect to a track, click its
Bypass button in the Inserts/Sends Editor
window.
3 Mute all the tracks you want to exclude
from the submix.
4 Assign the output of each of the tracks
you want to include in your bounce to the
same output pair.
5 Do one of the following:
◆ To bounce the entire session, click Re-
turn to Zero in the Transport window to go
to the beginning of the session.
◆ To bounce a portion of the session, make
a selection in the Edit window.
6 Choose File > Bounce to Disk.
7 Choose either Mono or Split Stereo for
the Bounce Type.
8 Make sure the bit resolution for the
bounced file matches the bit resolution of
the session.
9 Select the Import into Session After
Bounce option.
10 In the Bounce Source pop-up menu,
choose the output pair that carries the
audio that you want to bounce.
11 Click Bounce.
12 Select a destination for the new audio
file, enter a name, and click Save.
Pro Tools bounces are done in real time, so
you hear audio playback of your mix dur-
ing the bounce process.
To bring bounced files back into tracks:
1 Do one of the following:
◆ If the newly bounced audio was auto-
matically imported into the session, drag
the new files from the Audio Regions List to
open 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 Au-
dio/Track (Macintosh) or File > Convert
and Import Audio (Windows).
✽ If you are placing both channels of a split
stereo file, keep both channels in phase with
each other by Shift-selecting them in the Re-
gions List, and dragging them simultaneously
into open tracks in your session.
2 When working with stereo tracks, set the
pan controls hard left/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.