I will give a simple example below and if I have the time i will give a complex example another day. Generally, I go by the following: If there is an effect you would use only for one track, then put it on the track. If there is an effect which you are likely to use for several tracks, then put it on the bus. For example, I do the following: I create several effects busses such as a Reverb Bus and a Delay Bus. I will choose a good reverb and delay setting and now when I want to add either reverb or delay to a track, ( lead vocal or an instrument for example) I insert a send on the track and put both the delay and reverb on it. Now, the next level is where you would for example create busses for tracks that you would typically group together, such as Backing vocals. So, I create a bus in the aux pane below and call it Backing vocals bus Now, if I wanted to put effects on my, say 9, backing vocals, I would put the output of these backing vocals tracks to Backing vocal bus. Now whatever effects I put on the Backing vocals bus will be applied to all backing vocals. Also, instead of having to insert a reverb send on each of my 9 backing vocal tracks, I only have to do it once on the Backing vocals bus. For effects like compression, I generally apply them to the track because the settings will differ greatly for every track. For EQ I use the Sonar 4 Producer Track EQ. Really bussing is kind of like plumming. Start off with a simple setting and when you understand it, then gradually go to the next level. The good thing about busses I am finding is that when you are mixing things like backing vocals and you need to bring all 9 tracks down a touch at a specific point, you do this on the backing vocals bus instead of on each of the 9 tracks. By the way, with all the talk about Caketalking users musical work, if go to my website www.kiskadee.net, you can preview several songs from my debut album which I am launching on a 6 country tour this July from the Dominican Republic to Trinidad. 6 of the songs on the album where recorded, produced and mixed on my humble Sonar 4 studio. Jeanette ----- Original Message ----- From: PRODUCTIONS BEAUSOLEIL To: ddots-list Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:56 PM Subject: [ddots-l] applying fx on a track Hi I want to apply a reverb and a chorus on a track. I want control on each fx. What should I insert on the audio track and on a bus. Should I put my chorus on a bus and the reverb on another. Should I put my fxs on the particular track. What's the best method? Thanks Richard Beausoleil PRODUCTIONS BEAUSOLEIL Arrangements musicaux Studio multi-pistes Démo vocal Tél : (514) 924-0411 Courriel : prodsoleil@xxxxxxxxxxx