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2017/09/08 13:26:15
Unknowen
Does anyone know what the Splat equivalent of printing a track in ProTools is?
2017/09/08 13:46:55
promidi
Freezing?  Or maybe record out to an Aux track
2017/09/08 14:40:18
Cactus Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gJAwJJvz2k
 
Printing means you take an audio tack and process it with effects and then bounce it to a new track with all the effects "printed" to tape. This was a term used in the days of tape recording. You might not have enough effect processors on hand to use during final mixdown so you "printed" the effects to a new track  and then probably re used the old track. Remember, small studios only had say, 8 tracks to work with. So the idea of printing is a lost art and it's only real use I can see is for an under powered system where your trying to save CPU. 
 
We might still use the term if we add effects to a vocal or guitar and record it wet. We cannot undue the effects as they are now "printed" to the audio track. 
2017/09/08 14:46:32
stm113cw
I still need to optimize my PC for projects beyond just plain demos, I get some drop outs and other issues so I will sometimes set up my track with the pro channel settings and fx then export the audio, then will import the track in a new project where I don't have to use plugins. I've wondered if this would give me the same result of say recording my guitars in a studio that has a Trident mixer, then mixing down in a studio with a SSL board. In theory of course...
2017/09/08 15:29:37
Unknowen
promidi
Freezing?  Or maybe record out to an Aux track


That seems to work :) Thanks!
2017/09/08 15:37:53
mettelus
Bounce to track(s) will "print" as well without requiring real-time to do so.
2017/09/08 15:38:40
Unknowen
Cactus Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gJAwJJvz2k
 
Printing means you take an audio tack and process it with effects and then bounce it to a new track with all the effects "printed" to tape. This was a term used in the days of tape recording. You might not have enough effect processors on hand to use during final mixdown so you "printed" the effects to a new track  and then probably re used the old track. Remember, small studios only had say, 8 tracks to work with. So the idea of printing is a lost art and it's only real use I can see is for an under powered system where your trying to save CPU. 
 
We might still use the term if we add effects to a vocal or guitar and record it wet. We cannot undue the effects as they are now "printed" to the audio track. 


yea, it seems that every Protools mixing Vid uses the term"print". So you might also say that bouncing a track with FX in Splat is the same as printing in the Protools worlds. I'll give the bounce a try as well. Thanks for clearing that up! :) 
2017/09/08 15:40:43
Unknowen
mettelus
Bounce to track(s) will "print" as well without requiring real-time to do so.

CoolCool! :)
2017/09/09 14:22:13
Kalle Rantaaho
Four ways that I know: Freeze, Apply effect (assuming it's still there), Bounce to clip, Bounce to track.
Any recording method is so slow and tedious that I don't even consider them existing.
2017/09/09 15:48:59
Unknowen
Kalle Rantaaho
Four ways that I know: Freeze, Apply effect (assuming it's still there), Bounce to clip, Bounce to track.
Any recording method is so slow and tedious that I don't even consider them existing.


Thank you! all great ways to work! Peace!
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