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By JesseHolmz Tue May 04, 2010 3:18 pm
After tracking in my beat from the MPC, it's all in wav format of course. From there, I mixed it, added any reverb, EQ, etc. Now, I need to send this to someone that doesn't have pro tools but obviously I need to keep all the effects. What would be the best way to do that?


Thanks for the help.
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By fasttrackpimp Tue May 04, 2010 9:29 pm
temetrepo wrote:this one is cheaper
http://www.aatranslator.com.au/


And looks like pc only. :(


mind you I don't usually have more than 10 to 12 tracks, most mono, but here's what I do. Just take all those tracks and set the outputs to a bus. Now make as many new tracks as needed and set those new track inputs to the bus # you had on the out of the other tracks. Then you can record all your tracks at once to the new tracks. It'll now have your effects on the new copies. Now you can select those new copies one by one and press (on mac) command+shift+k and it'll export them. A little more work, but still faster than bouncing each track cause when you export it's not in realtime.
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By temetrepo Wed May 05, 2010 12:33 am
poundaproblem wrote:Consolidate is not a very good option in this case. Because he is going to import them to a DAW that isnt Pro Tools. So when they import them nothing will line up. If he does a real time bounce from the absolute beginning all the tracks will line up when imported.


you can actually consolidate from 0 till where ever they finish
that way they all line up from the beginning in whatever daw they load them up
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By cozy Wed May 05, 2010 12:42 am
fasttrackpimp wrote:
temetrepo wrote:this one is cheaper
http://www.aatranslator.com.au/


And looks like pc only. :(


mind you I don't usually have more than 10 to 12 tracks, most mono, but here's what I do. Just take all those tracks and set the outputs to a bus. Now make as many new tracks as needed and set those new track inputs to the bus # you had on the out of the other tracks. Then you can record all your tracks at once to the new tracks. It'll now have your effects on the new copies. Now you can select those new copies one by one and press (on mac) command+shift+k and it'll export them. A little more work, but still faster than bouncing each track cause when you export it's not in realtime.


man, i dont know why i didnt think of this. i have been trying to figure out a work around since i started using pro tools. i guess it was so obvious i couldnt see it :oops:

you are a genious sir!!! haha
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By Marek2kxl Wed May 05, 2010 12:51 am
Why do you need to send the files to someone ? If it's for a mix I would do this :

- Make a bounce of your own mix with all the effects etc..

- Then Consolidate all the tracks by selecting EVERYTHING and pressing cmnd+shift+3

- Then with all the tracks selected press cmnd+shift+k to export regions to files and specify your desired format and samplerate like .Wav .aiff etc...

- Then Bounce your Effects separately to a track, by inserting Aux Tracks and summing them from a bus that is send from the track that needs the processing

- This will make the job of the engineer or whoever is mixing much easier instead of bouncing everything with processing... if possible keep the tracks as dry as possible, but leave in effects that you need creatively for the track... if that makes sense...


Hope that helps....