Chapter 8

Mixdown and bounce operations

This chapter explains mixdown operations, in which you mix previously- recorded tracks and record the result on the stereo track. This chapter also explains how bouncing (ping-pong recording), in which you combine multiple tracks into one to four tracks.

About mixdown and bouncing

“Mixdown” is the process by which the signals recorded on the recorder tracks are mixed to ste- reo, and recorded on the internal stereo track to complete the song. The contents of the stereo track can be used without further processing as material to create an audio CD.

The diagram below shows the signal flow during mix- down. The playback of each track is sent to the stereo bus, passes through the stereo output channel, and is recorded on the stereo track. At this time you can also add the sig- nals from input channels.

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Signal flow during mixdown

[MIC/LINE

INPUT]

jacks

 

Input channels

Track channels

 

 

 

Recorder section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 3

 

Effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 4

 

send

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Effects

Effect return channels

Stereo

track

Stereo output channel

Mixdown and bounce

Effect

return

Stereo bus

Mixer section

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