I understand the difference between Bounce and Copy in the HotBox, but what is the difference between [Bounce Copy] and [Region Copy] in the Audio Browser? I've tried a few different experiments, and they both seem to do the same thing.

Hi Blurred0134,

A Region just references an audio file, so copying a region just copies the (small amount) of data and retains editing capability like moving start/end points, etc. The new region will point to the same audio file.

Bounce copy in the Audio Browser on the other hand makes a binary copy of the audio between the start/end markers. This new binary audio clip will be placed on the pasteboard. This is good for audio you need to paste externally to multitrack like another app, it's a self-contained audio clip. If you paste this data in multitrack, the audio data will be added to the database and a new region that points to it will be plopped down on the track display. You should see a new file in the Audio Browser appear.

However, there is an optimization that prevents duplicate audio clips so if the pasted data matches a current audio file in the database, it will reference this original one and essentially become a region copy/paste instead. So you will only get an actual bounce and see a new audio clip appear in the Audio Browser if it is different, ie. a trimmed version of the original.

Hope this helps!