Modern multi track influences

While computers now have the potential to run upwards of one hundred tracks at a time, many producers still "bounce down" tracks to a singular track. With our last project, in order to export my file in a state that would allow others to use it, I bounced down all of the bass elements of my track to one singular track, and rendered it. That way, the computer it's played on doesn't have to have the same effects or VSTs that I was running. This also allows the computer to do less work, which is important for most producers who plan to play their sets live without any stutters or skips.

This technique was implemented in the past by the recording artists we mentioned in class the other day and a vast amount of others. Using a simple 4 track recording mixer, they were able to stuff a multitude of different elements into songs. This was especially useful when using multiple voice chorus pieces like Neil Sedaka would.

Another use of this multitrack recording technique is looping. Les Paul used it in many of his tracks and even implemented a system where he could do it live. Nowadays, there are multiple different interfaces to achieve the same effect. There are even widely available apps for your smartphone that allow live, virtually lagless, multitrack recording: