Bounging Multiple Tracks

OK, this is interesting. I highlighted all the tracks I wanted to bounce, picked a destination track, and Sonar did exactly what I wanted: it used the destination track as the starting track and bounced all 14 harmonies to 14 separate tracks, beginning with the destination track. But that raises a question: what if I had wanted to bounce down all the tracks to one track? How do I choose which behavior I want?

konradh


OK, this is interesting. I highlighted all the tracks I wanted to bounce, picked a destination track, and Sonar did exactly what I wanted: it used the destination track as the starting track and bounced all 14 harmonies to 14 separate tracks, beginning with the destination track. But that raises a question: what if I had wanted to bounce down all the tracks to one track? How do I choose which behavior I want?

Yeah, instead of selecting "Tracks" in the options, you select "Mix" or "Busses" - and of course you'll need "Stereo"

I just bounced 2 (typo :] ) guit.tracks to 1 stereo track a minute ago this way. 
 

First of all, thanks, everyone.  Got it figured out.

Guitarhacker, I insert Melodyne as an audio FX to fix tuning and sometimes a bit of timing and volume.  The only way I know to use Melodyne in Sonar is as an FX in the bin.  (Note to new Melodyne users:  you will have to check POST in the ProChannel if you want to use compression or EQ on a track with Meldoyne; otherwise, the Melodyne copy of the track will be output prior to the ProChannel and you will not hear your PC adjustments.)

After I have done the Melodyne corrections, I bounce the track.  Usually, I save the project with Melodyne tracks, MIDI tracks, and unfrozen synths and drums with "Source" in the name; and then when MIDI is recorded to audio, VIs are frozen, and Melodyne tracks are bounced, I delete the original MIDI tracks and the tracks with Melodyne and save the project under a new name.  (I know this is not necessary--just my workflow and it keeps the final mixing leaner and easier for me.)

In the particular project in question, I needed a huge vocal sound for just two lines in each Chorus.  There were 14 harmony tracks.  We recorded each track quickly and it only took me a few minutes to do the Meldoyne stuff.  Bouncing, however, would have been tedious (since I was not using Fast Bounce) as I would have to sit through the 4:00 song 14 times.

After the vocals were bounced, I cloned all 14 tracks and moved the pieces of the clones around: moved chorus 1 to chorus 2, chorus 2 to chorus 1, and the same thing for choruses 3 and 4. (Choruses 3 and 4 were a half-step higher due to moduclation.)  This gave me essentially 28 voices on each chorus.

A related question:  Is there a way of bouncing/rendering multiple MIDI tracks to multiple audio tracks, e.g., a MIDI drum loop feeding into TTS1 or Session Drummer or whatever to separate into audio files of Kick, Snare, Toms, Hats, etc.?