Greetings, I find that this seeming "flatness" of bounces tends to be the result of the mixdown file being played back at a lower level than the original multi-track output. I've also noticed that files bounced from tracks where playback was registering oveloads on the master out have a different quality of sound when imported. This, ofcourse, is understandable. cheers, Alex Aliferis Soundware for Logic Pro+ www.orwelldigital.com