Consolidating regions and converting MIDI to audio files

If you are like me, you may only record a small number of audio parts and use a lot of software instruments and plugins. Bouncing is just another term for what other applications refer to as rendering. The process creates new audio files.

Here is why you might want to consider bouncing all the parts to audio files for mixing audio files:

• You are collaborating with another musician or engineer, and they don't own all your third-party software instruments or they are working in another DAW, such as Pro Tools.
• Your computer gets bogged down with CPU demands and RAM usage.
• Many software instruments and plugins do not perform identically every time you play them back.
• When you commit a part to audio, you have fewer things to think about and can concentrate on your mixing.
• Creating a Project Alternative means you can always return to a previous version if you need to.

When time permits, this...