Song sounds rubbish after bouncing ....:(

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Song sounds rubbish after bouncing ....:(

Hi Guys,

I work on logic 9 which is installed on my white backbook (late 2009) . I don't have a sound card to begin with and have hooked up my Motif to use Logic plugins and other AU instruments , I don't record any live instruments or vocals.

The song sounds perfect when played as a logic project however after bouncing , the MP3 file seems to sound utter rubbish on itunes...

I know i'm bouncing my track correctly so I'm scratching my head wondering what the issue is ...

P.S. - The song contains no live instruments, no vocals ...

Cheers,

Gaggy

MacBook (13-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Nov 9, 2012 2:52 AM

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Answer 1

seeren

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Nov 9, 2012 7:37 AM in response to gaggy

make sure all the iTunes 'enhancements' are switched off

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gaggy Author

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Nov 9, 2012 7:43 AM in response to seeren

Hi Seeren,

Appreciate the revert .... Nah.. That doesn't seem to be the case ... The drums sound all sparkled , thin and amplified (high's mostly) .... Is there an issue with the bit rate or maybe the sample rate ..??

I hope this has nothing to do with me not having a sound card .. ??? ....:O

Cheers,

Gaggy

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seeren

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Nov 9, 2012 9:45 AM in response to gaggy

gaggy wrote:

Is there an issue with the bit rate or maybe the sample rate ..??

We don't have that information. The only thing we have is:

I know i'm bouncing my track correctly

Make sure the output channel never clips... although I wouldn't describe the results of that as sparkled & thin - adjectives mean different things to different people. To be sure, check it by listening to it just in Finder, you can also import it into Logic.

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