turning internal instruments to audio in logic

[jbrown1music]

I notice in logic 8 when I use internal instruments it shows them as midi info not actual audio like if used an external fantom or motif. How can I make these tracks actual audio, as I am thinking this will be necessary if I want to transfer the files to pro tools later.

[iangomes]

bounce them and re-import them I believe.

[tms8707056]

Yes. You should solo the track and bounce it to an audio file (be sure to disable any effects on the track, busses and master so that you get a pure, unprocessed track. Import the bounced audio and place it on a new audio track, route as needed. You can then CMD-drag the effects from the instrument track inserts to the audio track to move them, or Opt+Cmd-Drag to copy them (takes more processing power).

I sure hope that render/bounce to track is a new feature in the next release.

[Ashermusic]

Export > Tracks as Audio. The only ones you have to solo and do individually are multi-output instruments.

[gregohb]

Yeah bounce or "render" the track to audio, then put the resulting audio onto an audio track, and de-activate the original virtual instrument and plugins to conserve DSP. What I do is to make some renders, then save that version of the song in a special folder in case I need to re-render later, then completely deactivate the original instruments and save the song under a new file name.

[Charlie-O]

It must be said:

Read the manual!

[akjl4]

I usually just record the instrument track to an audio track without bouncing.

Set output of the instrument track to a bus and set the input of the audio track to the same bus, record enable the audio track and hit record.

[Ricey]

i also prefer realtime bounce. i mean, you're just going to have to check it for errors in realtime, right?

[halfguard]

i was wondering this myself. what sounds better, the bounce or recording it to an audio track?????