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Originally Posted by caryhorner  Hey Slutz, I tried to find a thread on my question but I couldn't. I know this has been discussed though.
When I'm creating a master 2 track in Pro Tools, I bounce everything down to 2 tracks IN Pro Tools via bussing. |
Do you mean a single stereo track, 2 stereo tracks or 2 mono tracks?
Personally, I record to disk as well, but its for work flow reasons.
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My question is, where do I go from there? I'm recording at 24 bit 88.2k and I need to dither down to 16/44.1. Does Pro Tools have a dither down option that is independent of the Bounce to Disk option?
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yes, Pro Tools dithers upon export. (PC - Ctrl+Shift+K if memory serves correct).
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Is there a way to export my master stereo track so I can import it to other mastering software to do the dithering?
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Yes, export the region (as mentioned above, but don't change your bit depth. No change of bit depth means no dithering done in PT.
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does anyone recommend any good mastering software for Windows? My friends have used Wavelab. That seems pretty good.
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Well, personally, if you're trying to do this in house with very little money invested, I'd recommend using Pro Tools for playing around with it (Even though this won't help with frequency phase shift issues). 2nd best option I would recommend is T-Racks 3 Deluxe from IK multimedia.
You can use it as plugins within PT or as a separate app. It includes Linear compressor and a Linear EQ (which controls frequency phase shifting)
PSP Audio Ware has a nice Linear Phase EQ plugin called the Neon HR, which also allows separate processing of MS as well.
Not a lot of linear phase multiband compressors out there besides the L3 package from Waves. The Ozone 4 maybe, but I'm not a fan of the sound.
Let me know if you have any more questions.