So stick with these formats for your bounces as well. These formats are best for uploading during the mastering step. Both are lossless formats, so there’s no sound quality difference between the two. Hot tip: Your DAW may have the option to create AIFF or WAV files while recording. That includes when you bounce files that are the same bit-depth as the ones you recorded. When you export anything other than 32-bit float, you have to dither.

If you’re sending your files for mastering, leave dithering out if you can export 32-bit float files. In this case, the mastering process will take care of dither for you.

Save dithering for when your files are headed outside of your DAW. Dither only once - during export.

Don’t change file types unless you absolutely have to. If for some reason you need to downsample, be sure to dither during conversion.

But when it comes to your tracks, all you need to know is when to apply it. The reason why has to do with… Ditherĭither is a pretty technical subject. Stick with what you have or choose 32-bit floating point if it’s an option. If you choose a lower resolution, your DAW will have to convert your exported file to the target sample rate and bit depth. Resolutionĭon’t export your song to a lower resolution than the one you’re using in your project. No matter which DAW you’re using, here’s what you need to know. You have to choose the right settings to make sure your bounce is ready for mastering. No matter how you bounce your project, you’ll have to know how to use your DAW’s bounce dialog to output your files properly. It can also mean printing stems of all the instruments in your mix or exporting individual tracks for collaborative or remix projects as well.

The process was called “bouncing down.” The drawback was that the level of each of track would no longer be independent on the printed track.īut today, bouncing usually means writing the final mix of your song to a stereo audio file. But engineers could use their consoles to mix several tracks down to one to free up more recording space.

The track count is a hard limit on tape machines. The term “bouncing” comes from the analog era. What is bouncing audio?īouncing (or exporting) is how your DAW turns your project into files on your hard drive. In this article, I’ll go through everything you need to know about bouncing and exporting audio properly in four of the best DAWs. It’s the last important step in your DAW: the bounce dialog. But how do you get it out of your DAW and into the world? Well, there’s one more hurdle to pass. Your mix is done and your song is officially finished. + Learning to record and mix your vocals at home? Check out Soundfly’s popular online music production courses today! Subscribe for unlimited access here. This article originally appeared on the LANDR blog

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