Sample accurate bouncing?

Cubase
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After hearing someone talking about sample accurate bouncing (in the new Protools 11) I thought I try this in Cubase. So I bounced the same file twice, flipped the polarity on one and should hear nothing, right?

Well, I hear quite a lot actually.

Does anyone know why this is? Is the way C bounces not sample accurate? Does this mean C bounces projects differently everytime you export them?

Can anyone repeat the experiment to see if he/she experiences the same problem?

Kind regards, Charles.

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Try this with a bounce that uses…

  • no modulation plugins
  • no non-linear stuff (like Slate VCC, later UAD compressors or other plugins that model nonlinearities, virtual tape machines etc.)

You should get absolut ‘zero’.

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Hi Marqs,

There were no modulation plugs, but I had some synths going on. I muted those, tried again with just vocals and drums and you´re right: zero.

Thanks for your reply,

Charles

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Good to hear :sunglasses:

Be aware that automation is only part time sample accurate, it’s depending on your buffer settings: