Quagmire02
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What exactly does this mean? When do you bounce tracks and for what purpose?
MadAudio
Damned if I do
Bouncing comes from the analog tape world. In the days before 24- or 16-track machines, it was fairly easy to run out of tracks. Bouncing is taking 2 or more already recorded tracks and combining them to another unused track. This then frees you up to erase the original tracks and have more space to work with. This is more commonly done these days with 4-track cassette units.
In the world of digital and unlimited tracks, it's not as much of an issue.
In the world of digital and unlimited tracks, it's not as much of an issue.
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noodles2k5
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I think of it the same as mixing down. Combine multiple tracks into one. You'd do that when you want the final product.
MISTERQCUE
Not Just Anutha Brutha
What both of them said.
fraserhutch
Flypaper for freaks
MISTERQCUE said:
Sometimes it is done in the digital world if you have so many audio tracks that your performance is beginning to degrade.
dinorocker
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Bouncing tracks in the digital world often means taking an "audio print" of a midi track.
For example, if you have a piano midi track, and want to play it back, then you have to either load the softsynth (which consumes resources) or have to attach the MIDI module or keyboard that actually produces the sound (which can be a pain, since you may not be able to carry the device with you everywhere).
If you know that the track isn't going to change, then you can cause the midi track to trigger the synth to produce sound, which you then record as an audio track. After that, you can disable the MIDI track and work only with the audio track, which can be more convenient and less resource consuming.
However, don't throw away the MIDI track! Just disable it for now - you may want to make changes again later, or use another synth to record its audio.
For example, if you have a piano midi track, and want to play it back, then you have to either load the softsynth (which consumes resources) or have to attach the MIDI module or keyboard that actually produces the sound (which can be a pain, since you may not be able to carry the device with you everywhere).
If you know that the track isn't going to change, then you can cause the midi track to trigger the synth to produce sound, which you then record as an audio track. After that, you can disable the MIDI track and work only with the audio track, which can be more convenient and less resource consuming.
However, don't throw away the MIDI track! Just disable it for now - you may want to make changes again later, or use another synth to record its audio.