{"id":1745483,"date":"2022-09-16T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1745483"},"modified":"2022-09-20T19:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T19:55:39","slug":"how-to-bounce-tracks-in-pro-tools","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-bounce-tracks-in-pro-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bounce Tracks in Pro Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You\u2019ve finished your mix in Pro Tools, and now you need to create a final stereo version of your mix. Once you\u2019re done with the mix \u2014 the song sounds perfect, the fade is smooth, any unneeded tracks are muted, and everything is to your satisfaction \u2014 it\u2019s time to create the mix that you can share, whether it\u2019s an MP3, a 44.1k\/16-bit file to burn to a CD, or a high resolution 96\/24-bit mix that will go to the mastering engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#What-is-bouncing\"><strong>What is bouncing?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Highlight-the-song\"><strong>Highlight the song<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bounce-to-disk\"><strong>Bounce to disk<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Export-options\"><strong>Export options<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Bounce\">Bounce<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"What-is-bouncing\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh2 swheader\">What is bouncing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple meanings for the phrase&nbsp;<strong>bouncing<\/strong>&nbsp;when it comes to finishing music tracks. It can describe any of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Consolidating tracks \u2014 flattening tracks to make an edited\/comped track into a composite track<\/li><li>Exporting individual tracks as .wav files<\/li><li>Bouncing a final mix (or bouncing to disk)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Highlight-the-song\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Highlight the song<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Edit window, place the cursor at the beginning of the section you want to bounce (usually immediately before the first note), and then, holding the&nbsp;<strong>Shift<\/strong>&nbsp;key, click to select the end of the song (after the fade ends or the last note or reverb dies out). The selected area is the length of the file that will be bounced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example pictured, the piano track was used to select, though any track in the window can be used. Notice that there\u2019s a fade on the Submaster track; the selected area extends past the end of the fade, so that none of the audio is clipped off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Select-Tracks-for-Bounce-in-Pro-Tools.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1240\" height=\"620\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Select-Tracks-for-Bounce-in-Pro-Tools.gif\" alt=\"Select-Tracks-for-Bounce-in-Pro-Tools\" class=\"wp-image-1745602\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Step 1: Select length of bounce in Edit window.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Bounce-to-disk\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Bounce to disk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the File menu, choose&nbsp;<strong>File &gt; Bounce to &gt; Disk\u2026<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>Option+Command+B<\/strong>&nbsp;to open the Bounce window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/2.-Bounce-to-Disk.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"520\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/2.-Bounce-to-Disk.gif\" alt=\"Bounce to Disk in Pro Tools\" class=\"wp-image-1745488\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Export-options\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Export options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of options to choose from in the Bounce window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounce-Settings-Window.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounce-Settings-Window.gif\" alt=\"Pro-Tools-Bounce-Settings-Window\" class=\"wp-image-1745601\" width=\"312\" height=\"387\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Bounce Source<\/strong>: To bounce the mix as you\u2019ve been hearing it, choose the source you\u2019ve been listening to (typically the main output \u2014 A 1-2).<\/li><li><strong>File Type:<\/strong> The bounced file can be saved as a WAV file, an AIFF file, or as an MP3.<\/li><li><strong>Format:<\/strong> It can be saved as a Mono file (with all tracks summed), Multiple Mono, or Interleaved. If you choose Multiple Mono, the left and right channels are separate mono tracks, while with Interleaved tracks, the result is a single stereo audio file. As a bonus, the bounced track can be saved simultaneously as a WAV file and as an MP3; if you need to have both high resolution and MP3 versions of a mix, click the Add MP3 box.<\/li><li><strong>Bit Depth:<\/strong> When bouncing to disk, the files can be saved as 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit float, though MP3s are restricted to 16-bit.<ul><li>Which bit depth you choose depends in large part on the next step for the mix; if you\u2019re simply burning a reference to email, then you\u2019ll most likely bounce an MP3, which is limited to 16-bit. If you\u2019re burning a final CD using the bounced file with no other processing, a 16-bit .wav file at 44.1kHz will be fine. If, however, you\u2019re planning on mastering or doing other processing to the file, a higher bit depth \u2014 either 24- or 32-bit \u2014 will give you better results.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Sample Rate:<\/strong> The same thinking applies when choosing a sample rate. If the file will be used with no other processing, a 44.1kHz sample rate will be fine. If you\u2019ll be mastering the file, 48kHz or 96kHz will yield better results (though the file will be larger).<\/li><li><strong>Bounce Online or Offline:<\/strong> If you bounce online, Pro Tools will bounce the track in real time; if you select the Offline box, the mix will typically bounce faster than real time. If you choose to bounce offline, you won\u2019t be able to hear the mix as it\u2019s bounced. If you choose online bounce, you\u2019ll have one last opportunity to listen to the mix as it plays.<ul><li>We recommend bouncing online; every chance you have to check your mix again is a chance to catch (and correct) an issue. However, if you\u2019re bouncing multiple versions of a mix, the offline bounce is much faster.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>File Name:<\/strong> In most cases, the exported file should be the name of the song, with any additional information you may need \u2014 perhaps mix revision numbers, vocal up (or down) mixes \u2014 whatever will help you find a specific bounced track again.<\/li><li><strong>Directory:<\/strong> Choose a directory where the bounced file will be placed. If you\u2019re working on multiple songs for an album project, you might want to create a directory named for the artist and\/or album title. If you\u2019re only working on a single song, you may be able to bounce it into the Pro Tools session folder for that song. In any case, the goal is for you to be able to find a specific bounced mix after it\u2019s created.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounced-Files-Directory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounced-Files-Directory-1024x427.png\" alt=\"Pro Tools Bounced Files Directory\" class=\"wp-image-1745599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounced-Files-Directory-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounced-Files-Directory-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/09\/Pro-Tools-Bounced-Files-Directory-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Pro Tools Bounced Files Directory<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Bounce\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Bounce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Bounce<\/strong>&nbsp;to begin the export. Once the progress bar disappears from the screen, your final mix file is complete. That\u2019s how you bounce a mix to disk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1750874,"template":"","categories":[5,142726],"tags":[193127,42006,54642,193126,142707,54779,36319,55968,55367,33883,66245],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[33207],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this article, we will show you how to bounce mixes in Pro Tools. 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