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Recording

STUDIO 24 REFERENCE MANUAL 6 3

BOUNCING TRACKS

Sometimes it is necessary to combine several tracks onto another track, particularly

when you are running out of tape tracks. Example: Once you’ve recorded the vocal

harmonies on four different tracks, you could bounce them all over to one track, or

two tracks for a stereo mix, thereby freeing up the original four tracks.

When bouncing tracks, you must control the tape tracks being bounced with the

Channel FADERS, instead of hearing them through MONITOR 1/2. You then route

the signals to a Group which corresponds to the track(s) you wish to bounce to.

Example: If we were bouncing those four vocal tracks to track 5, we would press the

CHAN/MON REVERSE button down for those channels, route them to Group 1

(which is available to the input of track 5 on the tape deck via the DIRECT OUT

SOURCE switch on Channel 5), create a desirable mix, and place track 5 in record.

Here’s the recipe:

To bounce tracks to a single track (mono):

1 For each Channel (tape track) you wish to bounce, press the CHAN/MON

REVERSE button so it is down.

This selects the TAPE IN jacks as the source of the Channel FADERS.

2 Assign the Channels to Group 1 by pressing the GRP button next to the

Channel’s fader.

Make sure none of these channels is assigned to L/R. Also make sure that no unwanted

channels or Aux Returns are assigned to Group 1/2, and that none are being heard

through the MONITOR 1/2 mix.

3 Turn each Channel’s PAN knob hard left.

This routes the signals to Group 1 only.

4 Place track 5 into record-ready, and adjust the Group 1 MASTER FADER to

maximum.

5 Make sure that the DIRECT OUT SOURCE switch on Channels 5-6 is in its down

position.

This sends the tracks being bounced via GRP 1 to DIRECT OUT 5 jack.

6 In the Control Room section, press the GRP 1/2 switch and make sure all other

switches are off.

This will allow you to hear Group 1 in the left Control Room monitor, and bring it up in

the Studio 24’s meter.

7 Adjust each Channel FADER to achieve a desirable mix.

If necessary, you may need to adjust the Group Fader down to avoid clipping the tape

track.

8 Rewind the tape, and record onto track 5 those portions you wish to bounce.

9 Tracks 1-4 are now available for recording new parts.

Tip: Monitoring through the recorder: Instead of monitoring the GRP 1/2 feed in

the control room, you may want to use MON 1/2, turning off all other monitor

level controls except the track you’re bouncing to (track 5, in this example).

This method ensures that the patching, track arming and levels are correct.

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