volume change when in bounce mode

[shmach]

Hello all,

I was trying to bounce a couple of tracks tonight, and I noticed that when the destination was in stereo (34v2, for example) the playback volume was normal, but if I tried to bounce the tracks to a mono destination (in this case, 1v2) the volume seemed increased quite a bit. All of the tracks I was trying to bounce were mono, so I wasn't sure where this phenomenon originated.  I looked through my manual, and noted that it explained how to select a mono destination for recording, but mentioned nothing else.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is this normal, and if so, why does this happen?

I'm very new at recording in general, so if this is a silly question please forgive my ignorance.  I googled around a bit, but most of my searches yielded on only product reviews and the like.

[64Guitars]

Bounce mode takes the mix of all four tracks, plus the drums and the input, and records that mix on another v-track or pair of v-tracks. The individual track levels control the relative levels of the tracks, while the Master Level controls the overall level of the mix. In other words, the Master Level is your Recording Level. The manual's description of bouncing fails to mention this very important fact. Regardless of whether the bounce destination is mono or stereo, you must set the Master Level appropriately. If it's too high, the result of the bounce will be distorted. If it's too low, it will sound weak and thin.

On the other BR models, you control the Master Level using the Master fader control. But the Micro BR doesn't have fader controls, so there must be some other way to control the Master Level. In the manual's description of Mastering Mode, it says to press [UTILITY] then the CURSOR [<] [>] and VALUE [-] [+] keys to adjust the Master Level. Perhaps it's the same in Bounce Mode, so give that a try. If that doesn't work, then maybe someone else here can tell you how to adjust the Master Level in Bounce Mode as I've never used a Micro BR (I have a BR-864).