Options for bouncing your track

1 Check it out

Ensure that the tracks you want to include in the bounce are routed to Logic’s main output (Output 1-2). Mute any tracks you don’t want included with their track mute buttons.

2 Section selection

Decide whether you want to bounce your whole song or just a section of the project. This is done by setting the cycle range to encompass the relevant area.

3 Bounce

Once you’ve selected the required region of your track to bounce, go to File>bounce>project or Section, or alternatively use the cmd+b key command.

4 Choose file format

Tick the box to choose the file format for your bounced audio. The PCM option encompasses both WAV and AIFF types, selectable from the File Format pop-up, right.

5 I want my MP3

Tick the MP3 box if you want to generate an MP3 file. The options on the right change to include bit rate, encoding method, quality and stereo mode.

6 M4A/AAC

With better quality and smaller file sizes than MP3, M4A is Apple’s proprietary audio format, best used if you want to upload your bounced audio directly to itunes.

7 CD/DVD

Only selectable if your Mac has a suitable optical drive connected, this option allows you to burn your project directly to a CD or DVD disk.

8 Choose bounce mode

Select ‘Realtime’ if you’re using hardware synths or audio processors. If you just have software instruments/audio tracks, go ‘Offline’, as it’s quicker and requires less CPU power.

9 Add to project/itunes

Check these boxes to automatically send the finished file to your project’s media browser or to your itunes library respectively. Then hit the ‘OK’ button to bounce your track.