Direct Offline Processing vs Bounce vs Render in Place

[Johnny_Moneto]

If you are really interested in details, please have a look at this graphic and explanation first. This provides some foundational knowledge how Cubase operates with audio files.

How to edit audio clips?

Sometimes it helps to have some background info. [grafik] A Clip is the central piece in Cubase when it comes to managing audio files. Not for us users, as we rarely see and work with Clips but for Cubase. We find Clips in the Pool only. A Clip can consist of audio from one or many audio files. That might seem unneccessary but it is actually really smart. What we usually work with in a project are Audio Events. Any Audio Event must refer to exactly one Clip. It can refer to the entire Cli…

DOP
This changes how the audio clip is composited. Any newly created files will go to [Project Folder]/Edits. They will not be visible in the Pool, Cubase will only show the original audio file there.

Bounce
A new file is created in [Project Folder]/Audio. Furthermore a new clip is created in the Pool. These new file and clip are totally independent from the original file and clip.

Render in Place
A new file is created in the location that you chose in the dialog. A new clip is created in the Pool. These new file and clip are totally independent from the original file and clip.