Hi Papa, Unfortunately, I didn't catch that message. I was out of town and didn't follow the thread.
Slau On May 26, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Poppa Bear <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Slau, would the particular steps to set this up for him be what I > wrote yesterday on this thread? I only say that so he doesn't have to ask > for the steps if what I put was sufficient. Also, thanks for sharing that > command to send all selected tracks to the same send/bus. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Slau Halatyn > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 12:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Affects on a different track > > Hi Chris, > > What you're describing is the normal method for bussing multiple audio > tracks to a single aux input for controlling multiple sources with one > fader. Applying dynamics processing like compression or EQ onto that aux > track is common. However, instantiating a reverb plug-in on that aux is not > very common. First, let me back up just a bit and describe the first of two > scenarios. > > If you have three tracks to which you wish to apply reverb, in the sends > section of each track, route each track to the same bus. On an aux track > with a reverb plug-in, set the input source of that track to the same bus. > There are ways of simplifying this process by choosing to send to an aux > input right from within the contextual menu of the send. This not only > creates an aux input track but automatically uses the next available bus, > automatically sets the aux input to the same bus and names the bus after the > name you give the new aux input track. Sounds more complicated than it > actually is. > > Also, Option-Chisft-clicking on a send will set all selected tracks' to send > to the same bus. > > Ultimately, all tracks are individually sending their signals to the same > bus which is being picked up by the aux input and feeding the reverb > plug-in. The aux fader controls the amount of reverb. In this scenario, the > reverb's wet/dry parameter should be set to 100% wet. > > Normally, overall reverb level is controlled by the aux input track's fader. > Individual reverb levels are controlled by each track's send. In other > words, let's say you were adding reverb to a bunch of instrument tracks. You > might want the percussion tracks to have a bit more reverb than, say, a > violin track which would presumably be more up front. The violin's send > might be turned down a bit or the percussion sends a bit up. Whichever you > choose is simply personal preference. The point is, the balance between the > sends is done with the send levels and the overall amount of reverb is > adjusted with the aux track's fader. > > HTH, > > Slau > > On May 26, 2014, at 3:21 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Slau, >> >> You bring up a very good point that raises a question I've now had for > several months. I didn't wanna post though in fear of me looking totally > stupid. What I've been doing is to record, say, 3 backing vocal tracks. > Then, I'd take the output path popup button, and instead of leaving it set > on my interface, I'd switch it over to a bus. Let me be very clear. I'm > doing this with the output path selecter, not with the sends. Now, > basically, I then create a stereo auxiliary track, and I set the input path > popup button to the same bus that I set for the output on the 3 vocal > backing tracks. Now, obviously, those 3 backing vocals are being played > through that AUX track. Then, on the AUX track, I'll pop a reverb, say on > insert A. I set it the way I like, and then those 3 vocals have reverb. The > thing is, doing it this way, if I move my output volume slider within that > AUX track up or down, it's going to adjust the volume of those 3 vocals. > So, my question is, what if I didn't want to have that AUX track contain the > vofals. What if all I wanted it to have was the reverb effect, and nothing > more? This way, I could send just the reverb effect from the 3 vocals to an > AUX track, then turn that AUX track up or down only to increase or decrease > the amount of reverb without screwing with the volume level. How would be > the best way to do this in the example I'm giving? Is this something I'd > have to go into the output window button on the audio tracks? I confess, > I've never looked inside the output window, so I don't totally know what all > is in there. 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