So I'm about 2 years into learning production as a hobby, and I was recently recommended by a former professor for a job involving bouncing stems for another professor's project (done in Logic Pro) to be sent to be mixed and mastered by another guy we'll call G (who will use pro tools). Maybe I'm being impatient, but G is taking forever to get back to me about the exact specifications he wants. So I'm taking to reddit to see if someone can help decipher what he means, based on what he's said so far.
It seems that most of the project files consist of MIDI only, or MIDI and some Logic loops. G has asked for two bounces of each track: one with everything left as is (effects/automation etc.), and one dry with all effects bypassed. Here's his exact wording on everything:
WAV files would be best
Makes sense.
24 Bit resolution
Done.
Use the native sample rate of the session
It looks like Logic is set at the standard 44.1k. It also looks like I can change the project settings to be at a higher rate. G has indicated that he'd prefer higher than 44.1k, but if 44.1k is the best we can do, it'll have to suffice. I'm a noob, so I don't know how obvious this is, but can I simply turn up the sample rate in Logic's project settings and then bounce with that same higher sample rate?
Interleaved only for stereo files
There's a checkbox for this, so I should be fine, however, more questions about stereo tracks below...
Normalize off
Done.
Include audio tail
And done.
So aside from the sample rate question above, there's still confusion surrounding the dry bounces. When asked if I should leave in panning/volume automation, here was his reply:
Panning should be irrelevant for mono tracks. Stereo tracks should be panned hard left hard right. If you can, bounce without any automation. Volume or otherwise. Faders should be at zero on all tracks.
Based on what I've seen so far (haven't combed through all 19 of the project files yet), most of the tracks are stereo. I don't understand what he means by panning them "hard left hard right." Any guesses? Putting volume faders at zero and turning off automation is doable. It's what to do about the stereo files that leaves me scratching my head.
Sorry for the wall of text. It's just that there is a deadline, and I don't want to come off as underqualified or overly pushy and impatient with G (even though he's totally dropping the ball communication-wise). Hopefully someone with experience bouncing stems for mixing/mastering knows what he's talking about or knows how it should be done, regardless.
Submitted August 01, 2017 at 12:53AM by SpontaneousGroupHug https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/6qtrok/question_about_bouncing_stems_for_mixingmastering/?utm_source=ifttt