Hi guys, I've been wondering if there is a disadvantage to to having a stereo channel for my room mics and overheads...
For example I insert AD as normal, all inputs mono, then on one Overhead track I change the input to Addictive drums Overhead stereo and delete the other mono overhead track, I then do the same for the room mics, So I'm left with mono channels for the other kit pieces but Now I have a single stereo track for overheads and a single stereo track for room. Does anyone else do this or would I be better to keep the mono tracks and route them to an overhead bus and a room bus for processing....
 
Secondly, I tried bouncing my addictive drums to tracks and it didn't work as when I'm happy with my drums I like to turn them to audio to save cpu power, I click on tracks in the track view and then clicked bounce to tracks, I selected my drum tracks and when the bounce finished when the new tracks were created there was no audio. Up until now, I have been exporting the tracks to a folder and then opening the folder and dragging and dropping the drum audio tracks back in... Am I doing something wrong...
 
Thanks guys,
Andrew

Warning: I'm not a pro.
 
As far as I know having the overheads/rooms on stereo tracks shouldn't matter much because ideally you want both signals to be process the same as each other. It makes it easier to apply any effects this way too. The only real downside I think is panning but considering AD's OH/Rm tracks are panned properly anyway you shouldn't have to mess with that. However I'm guessing this is subjective and open for debate.
 
As far as the Bounce problem make sure you select the actual MIDI tracks as well as the audio track you are trying to bounce (ie: AD MIDI + Kick Out = 2 tracks). That tripped me up before  as detailed in the following thread...
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/SOLVED-X2-BFD-Why-is-my-MIDI-bounce-not-working-m2919926.aspx
 
Cheers.

BTW if you are just looking to save CPU you could just freeze the synth in the synth rack. It should pretty much produce the same results except it is easily reversible.
 

+1 on Beep... Freeze the Synth. Open the Synth Rack (B) and click the freeze button.
 

Thanks for the replies guys.
 

1. I do exactly that. Some people may use the mono tracks for the left and right for the room and overheads but I thinks it's just easier using the stereo.
 
+1 for Beep's freezing info.