Post exactly each thing you do to get the Merge right now, in a step-by-step description.

There is likely something going on as to the method and commands used that is either misunderstood or the likes.

My question regarding this problem, "Can you hear the Effects as you want them to sound when just playing the tracks back within PT?" (by just hitting the Play button)

There is another way to make sure you get exactly what you hear, and that is the "Destructive" method of applying effects.

Apply the effect to the Track and tune it in as desired to hear.

Then ARM a new track, and, routing the soundcard outputs and inputs correctly so that you are recording into the input what comes out of the output using the software mixer connects for the soundcard's mixer (NOT the PT mixer) and SOLO that one track, Record its playback, complete with the Effects, to the new Track.

Once that has been done, from beginning to end, simply Mute the original track and go ahead with your mixdown using the new track with the Effects on it.

Never erase or kill the original track, keep it in case you ever should want to revisit the Effects settings for a redo.

Sometimes I'll elect to have BOTH tracks playing back at the same time, using the Faders on the PT Mixer to bring the Wet track up at different times while the Dry track plays back the whole time. This sort of "Active" mixdown can be very effective.


--Mac

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