{"id":1394,"date":"2020-02-17T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/?page_id=1394"},"modified":"2020-08-06T14:27:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T18:27:28","slug":"pro-tools-how-to-bounce-files-aka-exporting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/pro-tools-how-to-bounce-files-aka-exporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Tools &#8211; How to Bounce Files (aka Exporting)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To be cool and different, Pro Tools calls exporting audio <b>&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Bouncing<\/b><\/span><b>.&#8221; <\/b>There are a couple different ways of bouncing, used for different kinds of exports, and we&#8217;ll cover them here.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Way #1: Track Bounce<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you only need to bounce individual tracks, you&#8217;ll want to use\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Track Bounce&#8221;<\/strong>. Be sure to solo each track you are bouncing by selecting the the <strong>&#8220;Solo&#8221;<\/strong> button underneath the track name.\u00a0Also, be careful to un-solo the track after bouncing and before bouncing the next one<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SoloBtn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1416\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SoloBtn-300x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SoloBtn-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SoloBtn.png 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To <strong>&#8220;Track Bounce&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0navigate to\u00a0<strong>Track &gt; Bounce<\/strong>\u00a0and select it or\u00a0use the keyboard shortcut<strong> &#8220;opt<\/strong><b>\u00a0+ shift + cmd + B&#8221;.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.49-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1072 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.49-PM-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.49-PM-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.44.49-PM.png 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the Track Bounce dialog, you can configure output settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;File Type&#8221;<\/strong> should be <strong>WAV<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Format&#8221;<\/strong> is<strong> Mono (Summed)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>Bit Depth&#8221;<\/strong> and &#8220;<strong>Sample Rate&#8221;<\/strong> should match the project settings (usually <strong>24 Bit<\/strong> &amp; <strong>48 kHz<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the <strong>&#8220;Offline&#8221;<\/strong> box for a faster export and be sure to name your file.<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.04-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1073 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.04-PM-239x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.04-PM-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.04-PM.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Way #2: Bounce to Disk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you need to export a mixdown of several tracks, you&#8217;ll want to use <strong>&#8220;Bounce to Disk&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlight your Mix<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-ToolBar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1408 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-ToolBar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use the <strong>&#8220;Grabber&#8221;<\/strong> tool to your video clip in the\u00a0Timeline. The in and out points you set here will determine how long the exported audio file will be. If you are working on a mix for film or video, be sure your counter is in timecode so you don&#8217;t bounce a file with incomplete frames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SelectVideo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1407 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SelectVideo-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SelectVideo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SelectVideo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SelectVideo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-SelectVideo.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bounce to Disk<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Choose\u00a0File\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Bounce to\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Disk\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0use the keyboard shortcut &#8220;opt<b>\u00a0+ cmd + B&#8221;.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-BounceFileMenu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1409\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-BounceFileMenu-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-BounceFileMenu-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-BounceFileMenu.png 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<strong> &#8220;Bounce Options&#8221;<\/strong> window opens. You can adjust your export settings here. See below for recommended settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-Bounce2Disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1406\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-Bounce2Disk-231x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-Bounce2Disk-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/PT-Bounce2Disk.png 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bounce Source:<\/strong> Control Room L\/R (Stereo)<\/li>\n<li><strong>File Type:<\/strong> WAV<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> Select Interleaved to create a stereo audio file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bit Depth:\u00a0<\/strong>24 Bit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sample Rate:<\/strong> 48 kHz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offline:<\/strong>\u00a0Click on this box! If you don\u2019t select\u00a0Offline, Pro Tools will export in real time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>File Name:<\/strong> Title your exported file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Directory:<\/strong> By default, Pro Tools creates a folder for your exports titled <strong>&#8220;Bounced Files&#8221;<\/strong>. This\u00a0folder\u00a0can be found in your session folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <strong>&#8220;Bounce&#8221;<\/strong> to begin the export.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! To find the files you have\u00a0bounced, navigate to the session folder and open the <strong>&#8220;Bounced Files&#8221;<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.34-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1078 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.34-PM-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.34-PM-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/files\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-04-at-4.45.34-PM.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be cool and different, Pro Tools calls exporting audio &#8220;Bouncing.&#8221; There are a couple different ways of bouncing, used for different kinds of exports, and we&#8217;ll cover them here. Way #1: Track Bounce If you only need to bounce individual tracks, you&#8217;ll want to use\u00a0&#8220;Track Bounce&#8221;. Be sure to solo each track you are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8744,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8744"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1394"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1745,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1394\/revisions\/1745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/film-majors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}