Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#

Charlie,
I get what you are referring to. But bouncing these RTs in performance track or similar will solidify them, meaning they will not respond to further chord changes (bar changes, shots, etc.) They will be mixed audio files "playing along". Correct? If yes, unfortunately it is not for me. I need all tracks to be "liquid". Re-bouncing them will take longer and be more painful than doing this in DAW.
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Misha.



That's not correct. Tracks that are converted to Performance Tracks are both. They are solidified as long as the track remains a Performance Track but this action can be undone with a single click and the track reverts to it's exact prior state it was before the track was converted to a Performance Track, so the track can be liquid. In BIAB, you can bounce a track as many times as you want and it is completely a digital process meaning there is no audio degradation. The back up wav/wma files created when a Performance Track is made are erased if you erase the Performance Track but you can copy these files to another folder if you want to preserve a copy permanently.

Bouncing media on a track to a Performance Track is accessed with the Track Action Command - Save track as a Performance File (wav/wma). Note there is also the option to Save Track as WAV file -- two different operations. You can save a track as a WAV file without having to save the project SGU file. A Performance Track can only be created if the project has been named and saved.

A Performance Track can be undone by the command Erase Performance Track and it returns to the normal state of the track media before the track was converted from a normal track to a Performance Track. Several actions occur when a normal track is bounced (converted or made) into a Performance Track.

When you select Track Actions\Save track as a Performance Track (wav/wma) - the following actions occur or can occur to the track according to what you do as you continue to work on your project.

. The track is frozen
. You are prompted to save the file as a wav or wma
. The file is saved as designated wav or wma above exactly as frozen
. The saved file is saved titled with the Project name and track title
. A bt1 file is created for the track with the same naming convention
. If a plug-in is applied to the track, it's removed but the frozen track plays the saved/recorded audio track.
. If you change the song Style, the Performance Track remains and plays within the new style.
. The Performance Track replaces any other track from any style that normally resides on that track when you change styles.
. If you erase the Performance Track in the new style, the instrument on that track from the new style replaces the Performance Track.
. The track color turns to Orange


BIAB assumes when you save a track to a Performance Track, that is the final action and the state of track is exactly as you want it. The track is frozen and will no longer generate as you continue to work on the project. The track is what you are calling solidified. Meaning the track will not respond to further chord changes (bar changes, shots, etc.). The track will play and be in sync with the remaining Mixer and Style instruments and track. In the Mixer and Project, a Performance Track responds exactly as a normal 'frozen' track.

However, if for some reason you need to edit a Performance Track, you can undo the Performance Track action, return the track back to a normal track with the instrument in its normal state and render rendition as it was prior to bouncing the track to a Performance Track. Here, the track is liquid. These actions are the same regardless of the media type of the track - MIDI, MIDI Super Track, RealTrack, Loop, pre-recorded audio or Live recorded audio or a mixture or combination of any of these media types.

To undo (restore a Performance Track to its previous state) right click on the track and select Erase Performance Track. Completing this action erases the wav/wma backup file, restores the track to its prior state and media type and unfreezes the track for further editing and regeneration. You can do these actions as many times as you want.

When you convert a track to a Performance Track or Erase a Performance Track and convert it back to a normal track, you have to regenerate the song for the action to take effect.

These are some of the simple, one click actions possible from the Mixer Track Actions\Save as a Performance Track. The more complex operations occur using the Move Audio to Performance Track and Move Performance Track to the Audio Track features and functions accessed from the top tool bar - Audio Menu... wink






Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 05/10/20 02:01 AM.
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