Non Realtime Bouncing.... Please!

[Keybeeetsss]

Real time sampled based answers the question @ the end of the day... When we realize that, I don't think this will come up again & again but then again, most won't ever realize that & to add more, most don't know what that even means...

[fasttraxx]

Originally Posted by Eric Seaberg

I've learned to use the BTD at realtime to my advantage. This is the LAST CHANCE I have to drop the monitoring level to 70dB-SPL and listen in the 'background' as it goes down. If I hear something strange, I'll stop, backup and fix it, then PUNCH into the BTD file and keep going.

I used to prefer the BTD at faster than realtime, as in Digital Performer, but have really learned to use Digi's version in realtime to my advantage and give it a thumbs up.

I do agree it would be nice to have it selectable as an option, but until that happens, find a way to use it to your advantage!!

Hi Eric,
How do you BTD and be able to punch in the bounce? This seems useful.
I too agree a selectable version for faster bounces just for quick references would be a time saver, then real time on the final versions.

[Keybeeetsss]

Originally Posted by fasttraxx

Hi Eric,
How do you BTD and be able to punch in the bounce? This seems useful.

I meant to say something of that earlier as I believe he meant RECORD to disk & not BOUNCE to disk...Its impossible to do that bouncing to disk... U'd have to start over each time from the beginning...

[JWalkerPostAudio]

Originally Posted by fasttraxx

Hi Eric,
How do you BTD and be able to punch in the bounce? This seems useful.
I too agree a selectable version for faster bounces just for quick references would be a time saver, then real time on the final versions.

Bus a signal path to an audio track then just record to it. Not the same as Bounce to Disk but you can punch in.

-Justin

[Barnabas]

Originally Posted by JFreak

Even if you were 100% ITB, you would still have to listen to your mix in real time to verify your bounce file is all right. So in fact non-realtime bounce *loses* time compared to realtime bounce, IF you control quality by listening to your final mixes.

I know I would hate nonrealtime bounce, because I am not ever going to give anyone a final mix that I have not listened to; and I much prefer listening to the final mix while I'm bouncing. It's good that way.

I always listen to my mix before I BTD.

In the early days of Pro Tools, the BTD was not audible and was as fast as your computer could process it. Somewhere along the way, they made it real time and made it so you could hear it.

I never use outboard effects, and seem to waste a lot of time bouncing files that I have already listened to.

BTD time is a good time for me to go to the DUC!

[Barnabas]

If it is possible, I'd like to see an option to choose between real time or as fast as possible.

[Dizzi45Z]

Originally Posted by Eric Seaberg

I've learned to use the BTD at realtime to my advantage. This is the LAST CHANCE I have to drop the monitoring level to 70dB-SPL and listen in the 'background' as it goes down. If I hear something strange, I'll stop, backup and fix it, then PUNCH into the BTD file and keep going.

I used to prefer the BTD at faster than realtime, as in Digital Performer, but have really learned to use Digi's version in realtime to my advantage and give it a thumbs up.

I do agree it would be nice to have it selectable as an option, but until that happens, find a way to use it to your advantage!!

+1 Exactly my experience, except I was coming from Sonar.

[Dizzi45Z]

Originally Posted by elicious

hmm... maybe you already know this,
but with no plugs
you could write your volume and mute moves to the file
then consolidate and export the whole region.
b.o.l.
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Do you mean that you can do this faster than real time? How do you do it?

[roberts]

Originally Posted by spicemix

I think it could be implemented on the old hardware, but because this is such an absolutely essential feature for post (which is 100% ITB) and Avid makes most of its high-ticket money off post, they will have this as the main selling point to upgrade to the new hardware line.

One hopes they won't treat it like they did ADC and cripple it out of LE for ten years...

Why would a company put all it's features in their entry level software. Does Logic Studio have all the same features as Logic Express.
ADC ? are you too lazy to nudge tracks or too cheap to spend 50 bucks on Mellowmuse ATA?

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Barnabas

I always listen to my mix before I BTD.

Me too. But if you do not listen to your final bounce, how can you be sure it's all right? Usually it is, but there are some odd situations where a reverb is not what it should be (you know, those are somewhat random) and listening to the bounce while it's going is (IMO) pretty much mandatory.