Bouncing ARG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bfol392]

I am lost on Bouncing to free up space for more tracks. How is this all put together at the end?? Has any one done a tutorial?? I need the seminar.

So I have 4 Tracks filled with good stuff. I want to record more tracks and somehow get them together for a final .wav.

Im getting lost between bouncing to other places and being able to record more tracks and putting it together @ the end.

Example: I have a four part guitar Boogie on 4 initial tracks. Mastered them down to 2 virtual tracks. Well I want to add bass maybe more. How do i come out with a final well mixed product??

Thanks

[SteveG]

Ok. You have your tracks on v1 1-4. Bounce these to v2 1 and 2, setting the pan etc as needed, and go easy on the reverb as a lot of bouncing with verb will sound real messy real soon. Set all 4 tracks to v2, linking 1 and 2 and panning them hard right and left. You now have a stereo take on 1 and 2, and empty tracks on 3 and 4. Remember that the pan / volume etc will still be as they were when you bounced, so you will have to reset them. Record the new bits on 3 and 4, set your mix, then repeat to v3, etc, etc...... I find the mixdown effect preset works well, don't forget to tweak it to get the sound you want. Once you have bounced it you cant change, although working up the virtual tracks in a logical manner means you can go back to any point if you change your mind. If you manage to use all 8 v tracks you can always master to WAV and load that to v1 tracks 1 and 2 in a new song, and start over.
If using the onboard drums, switch them off while bouncing or they will record too, add them when you master, not forgetting to adjust their reverb and volume.

Once you have your complete project select master instead of bounce, basically does the same thing except when finished it will give you the option to save as WAV or MP3. Flick through the mastering presets whilst playing the song (and not recording) to see which one sounds close to what you want, then tweak it and master.

Hope this helps, it is actually a hell of a lot easier than it sounds, the MBR will do most of the work for you.

[bfol392]

Thanks a lot Steve! I'll try more  tonight. No i see why backups are important.

I have played guitar for a long time and i am in a real creative period right now. Never got into the tech side of things.

Thanks Again,
Bill