[ddots-l] Re: disregard my last email it was jumbled read this on eRe: Re: panning confusion

Thank you Phil and Gord.
This is huge.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Phil Muir 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:31 AM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: disregard my last email it was jumbled read this on 
eRe: Re: panning confusion


  Stacy wrote: Gord, Are you saying that it isn't a good idea to set up a bus 
with a preset compression effect and then use the effect sends from several 
tracks to be directed
  to that "compression bus? 

  Phil replied: that's a slightly strange way to do it.  As gord said, sends 
are usually used for Flange, reverb, chorus, delay affects etc.  If you want to 
use affects on busses such as EQ and compression then, you can however, in that 
case, you wouldn't use sends at all, as that wouldn't be the right way to do 
this.  If you wish to send multiple tracks to busses for use with compression 
and EQ then, you would send the track outputs to the buss.  For example, if I 
had done some backing vocals on a project then, I may set-up a buss called 
Backing Vocals.  I would then add a compressor such as the Sonitus Compressor 
and the Track EQ.  If I do use the Track EQ then, I would change it from pree 
affect in the inspector, to post, as I would want it to come after the Sonitus 
Compressor in the chain.  You can change it from pree to post when focused over 
it in the track inspector.  To do that, press the applications key, and choose 
post FX from the menu.  Then, I would go back into the track view, select all 
of my vocal tracks that I want to send to the backing vocals buss, go to the 
output column, and choose the backing vocals buss from the menu.

  Stacy wrote: I have been doing this to save CPU system resources etc.   

  Phil replied: doing it this way will still save CPU resources.

  Stacy wrote: Would you recommend using only 1 compression effect for each 
track?  

  Phil replied: not necessarily.  If you have a lot of backing vocals being 
sung by the same person then, it may be better to send them to a bus, rather 
than using individual compression and EQ for each track.

  Regards, Phil Muir
  P J Muir Productions
  Music And Audio Production
  URL:
  http://www.philmuir.com/
  Band website:
  http://www.demuirs.com/

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