bouncing in SD vs recording outputs of SD In DAW

[gerald.herbune]

I’m thinking of buying SD3.
I know you are able to bounce your tracks in SD3 to get the audio files.
But what If I want to get my audio files by recording the different outputs of my SD-tracks in my DAW (as opposed to bounce them in the SD software environment), will I get the same quality?

Hope you can help me.

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[John]

Hi,

and thank you for your interest in Toontrack products.

The offline bounce gives you further options for getting audio files from SD3 into your DAW, like splitting the Close and Bleed signals, Force Enable all Bleed, etc.
When you route the outputs (16 Stereo Outputs) of the SD3 plug-in to your DAW, it’s a WYHIWYG situation, so there is no change in what you hear in real-time when you bounce in your DAW.
Since there are other options for the offline Bounce in SD3, you can get resulting files that may not be possible for you due to limited memory/CPU resources (less of a problem these days). The offline Bounce also can get you per microphone files instead of Mixer outputs, resulting in a more “realistic” recording session, if that is what you are after.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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