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caryhorner · 30th July 2010

I'm sorry. My words have been misleading. I have since realized that in my OP I incorrectly used the term "dither", although the dither discussion has helped me learn more about it, thanks guys. What I meant to say was "Does PT have sample rate/bit conversion independent of the bounce to disk option?". Forget the dither for right now. And since formerly basic audio editing softwares now double as mastering packages, my use of the term "Mastering Software" just lead the discussion right down the eq/comp aisle. I've actually got the Master X3 in my Powercore, which is pretty good.

What I'm needing is just a good way to get a 24/88.2 mix down to two tracks of 16/44.1, bussing to two tracks and NOT using PT's bounce to disk option. I was hoping I could do that in PT as well, but if I have to fly in audio editing software to do that I can. It seems to me that you can only do sample rate/bit conversions in PT when you're bouncing to disk. Is that correct?

Djgizmo, I'm bussing my final mix to one stereo track, which presumably creates one interleaved stereo file on my computer, right? Ultimately I would think that this is the best option, since that's where the audio will end up anyway. But I guess if I'm going to master some more at that point, I probably should do it as two independent tracks and then sum them to one file. Whose got their $.02 on that?

I'll try out the export option next time I'm at the studio to see how it works. Sounds simple enough anyway.

30th July 2010	#16
caryhorner Gear Head Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 70 Thread Starter	I'm sorry. My words have been misleading. I have since realized that in my OP I incorrectly used the term "dither", although the dither discussion has helped me learn more about it, thanks guys. What I meant to say was "Does PT have sample rate/bit conversion independent of the bounce to disk option?". Forget the dither for right now. And since formerly basic audio editing softwares now double as mastering packages, my use of the term "Mastering Software" just lead the discussion right down the eq/comp aisle. I've actually got the Master X3 in my Powercore, which is pretty good. What I'm needing is just a good way to get a 24/88.2 mix down to two tracks of 16/44.1, bussing to two tracks and NOT using PT's bounce to disk option. I was hoping I could do that in PT as well, but if I have to fly in audio editing software to do that I can. It seems to me that you can only do sample rate/bit conversions in PT when you're bouncing to disk. Is that correct? Djgizmo, I'm bussing my final mix to one stereo track, which presumably creates one interleaved stereo file on my computer, right? Ultimately I would think that this is the best option, since that's where the audio will end up anyway. But I guess if I'm going to master some more at that point, I probably should do it as two independent tracks and then sum them to one file. Whose got their $.02 on that? I'll try out the export option next time I'm at the studio to see how it works. Sounds simple enough anyway.