How do I "consolidate" all tracks?

[Vid_Wegner]

So the question is:

 

How do I get logic to insert silence to the beginning of all of my audio tracks so that they will all start at 1 1 1 1 when I want to export/save each track for use in other audio projects?

 

I believe this process is called consolidation in ProTools, but I don't know the equivalent for Logic.

[Matt Mayfield]

So the question is:

 

How do I get logic to insert silence to the beginning of all of my audio tracks so that they will all start at 1 1 1 1 when I want to export/save each track for use in other audio projects?

 

I believe this process is called consolidation in ProTools, but I don't know the equivalent for Logic.

 

You should be able to make a blank region (at 1 1 1 1) with the Pencil tool on any tracks that don't start right at 1 1 1 1, then use Export All Tracks As Audio Files.

[Vid_Wegner]

Thanks for that suggestion Matt, I'll definitely use it when I only have a few tracks in the project. Do you know any way to do it with straight software though? Lately I've been working with an average of 80-90 tracks per project and if possible I'd like to get around sitting and manually editing all of them.

[ERO]

You can use Export Track or Export All Tracks, but Export All also exports any hidden tracks. I prefer to use the Bounce-Replace All Tracks command (after saving the project first), which is really closer to the Pro Tools "Consolidate" command. This gives you the option of processing thru plugins and volume/pan if you want, or just bouncing the unprocessed audio. It also ignores hidden tracks. All three commands apply to the entire track(s), from the song-start to song-end indicators, so you don't have to worry about start points. The bounced files can then be easily imported into Pro Tools...

 

You have to be careful about mono/stereo when using these commands. If there's a mono-to-stereo plugin on the track's channel, Export Track, Export All and Bounce-Replace will create a stereo file for that track even if the plugins are bypassed.

 

Corrected 12/20/12.

Edited December 20, 2012 by ERO

[emredjan]

You can use Export Track or Export All Tracks, but these commands process the export(s) thru channel strip plugins;

 

"Export Track" dialog box has a "bypass effect plugins" option:

 

http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=32%26section=12%26tasks=true

[Vid_Wegner]

Thanks to ERO & emredjan. I just gave the Bounce/Replace a shot and as far as I can tell it worked everything out quite nicely. All tracks start at the right spot and nothing seems weird with them. I generally want them bounced with the effects on, so there's no worry there, but it's good to know I have the option.

As a follow up question, would anyone know offhand whether the bounce/replace function keeps my flex edits in place in the new track? It would be a bummer to find out later that it did not.

[Matt Mayfield]

Thanks to ERO & emredjan. I just gave the Bounce/Replace a shot and as far as I can tell it worked everything out quite nicely. All tracks start at the right spot and nothing seems weird with them. I generally want them bounced with the effects on, so there's no worry there, but it's good to know I have the option.

As a follow up question, would anyone know offhand whether the bounce/replace function keeps my flex edits in place in the new track? It would be a bummer to find out later that it did not.

 

Glad you found an approach that works! If memory serves (not in front of Logic at the moment), bounce/replace "prints" the flex edits to the new file, so the new file will have the sound of the edits, but no Flex Time data. Can anyone confirm?

[Vid_Wegner]

Thx again Matt, I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

[Devoid]

the bounce and replace all tracks turns every mono wav file into a stereo one. too bad

[David Nahmani]

4 minutes ago, Devoid said:

the bounce and replace all tracks turns every mono wav file into a stereo one. too bad

Deselect Include Volume/Pan Automation and your mono tracks will produce mono audio files. 

[Devoid]

On 3/27/2024 at 12:09 PM, David Nahmani said:

Deselect Include Volume/Pan Automation and your mono tracks will produce mono audio files. 

thx for this great info! 🙏🏻  I can now export my logic projects to pro tools seamesly 🙂