(a bad trait of mine!)Ī fantastic mix engineer taught me the best technique to mixdown a song is to bounce the stems to audio and create a dedicated final mix project. Not only do you conserve CPU, but it also helps you commit to an idea, preventing you from constantly tinkering with it. Final wordsīouncing tracks to audio is a simple but effective technique that you should really try and get into the habit of using.
Some people bounce multiple tracks (such as guitars or bass) to single audio files (stems) to process those sounds together. To avoid latency issues and those annoying crackles and pops, we convert MIDI tracks to audio, which uses less processing power. Typically, we producers use a lot of MIDI in our songs.Īn issue with MIDI is that it can be CPU intensive, depending on the virtual instruments you use. Can anyone please tell me how to bounce down tracks in Ableton Live 9 lite?īouncing a track refers to converting a track to an audio file. What is the difference between bouncing and exporting?.Step 3: Arm The Audio Track For Recording.Step 2: Solo The Track You Want To Bounce.Step 1: Prepare An Audio Track For Resampling.
