
By MPC-Tutor
Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:39 am
Flatten pad is a 'bounce in place', reseting the pad parameters to defaults, doing away with any FX etc. The original sample(s) remain in the sample pool, but you won't have any record of what settings were applied before flattening.
Bouncing to a track, or 'resampling' audio via the sampler will leave the 'source' and all its settings 'as is' as it produces a completely separate file, but it's less convenient.
If the aim is to just create 'portable' samples for use in standalone or for distribution then flatten pad is almost always the best option, but there are times when resampling is better, for example, flatten pad doesn't include simultaneous play layers. And as mentioned before, for batch editing of 100s of samples , you'll find bouncing a track and then slicing to be more efficient.
Bouncing to a track, or 'resampling' audio via the sampler will leave the 'source' and all its settings 'as is' as it produces a completely separate file, but it's less convenient.
If the aim is to just create 'portable' samples for use in standalone or for distribution then flatten pad is almost always the best option, but there are times when resampling is better, for example, flatten pad doesn't include simultaneous play layers. And as mentioned before, for batch editing of 100s of samples , you'll find bouncing a track and then slicing to be more efficient.
fooddude wrote:Thanks!
Watched a couple tuts, and it does indeed look very easy/simple.
But, another n00b Q... what's the diff b/n Flatten and Bounce?
I know Bounce just means that - bounce into a single sample.
Flatten looks very similar... is the difference is that it includes all the samples, bounced, plus any of your saved pad programmings/settings I assume?


