Hey,
 
I'm going to be doing a reverse reverb and I was wondering if there is a short way to render and export an effects bus then import it back into a track?  Seems like freezing may have the same effect?...can you freeze a bus?
 
Thanks!
 
Donny

Can't freeze a bus, there is nothing to freeze. Select the "Bounce to Track(s)" option from the Track menu, set the source category to Buses, select the bus and bounce it. Or record an Aux track.

Alternative method: drag the portion of the audio you want effected into a new track. Apply reverb there, bounce and reverse. Trim to just the reverb tail if desired. Drag the reversed-reverb back into the original track and use slip-edits and crossfades to make the transition seamless. If you're using the effect more than once, you can often copy-and-paste that reverse-reverb clip to multiple places.

thanks guys, much appreciated!

scook
Can't freeze a bus, there is nothing to freeze. Select the "Bounce to Track(s)" option from the Track menu, set the source category to Buses, select the bus and bounce it. Or record an Aux track.

I got it to work this way and very happy with the result.  I've never used the bounce to track feature.  Insanely handy.  I do have a question though...I'm familiar with busses....but record on an aux track...how do you do that?
 
Thanks!
 
Donny

bitflipper
Alternative method: drag the portion of the audio you want effected into a new track. Apply reverb there, bounce and reverse. Trim to just the reverb tail if desired. Drag the reversed-reverb back into the original track and use slip-edits and crossfades to make the transition seamless. If you're using the effect more than once, you can often copy-and-paste that reverse-reverb clip to multiple places.

I'm definitely going to try to place this in the other two parts of the tune.  Want to be careful to use it sparsely.  I could probably use the practice of actually rendering it for each spot, but my mix is due on Friday.

I just saw the Aux track video...wow...another feature new to me.
 

doncolga
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I could probably use the practice of actually rendering it for each spot, but my mix is due on Friday.

Sorry to go off-topic on your thread Don, but I can't think of any other music forum I have or still do participate in, where a professional on a deadline could post a question and quickly get enough sufficiently good and useful information to (I hope for you) complete on schedule.
 
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Don, another method of creating a reverse reverb is is similar to Bitflipper's but different.  Choose your clip, reverse first, then add reverb to the reversed clip, print the effect, then rereverse.  The reverb will precede the signal and the signal will be going in the  right direction.  The Beatles and others used to do this with tape by turning the reels over and recording backward, and then flipping the reels back.  So much easier in Sonar.

TheMaartian

doncolga
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I could probably use the practice of actually rendering it for each spot, but my mix is due on Friday.

Sorry to go off-topic on your thread Don, but I can't think of any other music forum I have or still do participate in, where a professional on a deadline could post a question and quickly get enough sufficiently good and useful information to (I hope for you) complete on schedule.
 
I love this forum!

Absolutely!  This is a metal song and the reverse reverb type thing is what I was hearing in my head for the very last two phrases on each vocal chorus.  I'm really happy with the results and totally appreciate the tips here.
 
Donny