So for quite a while I have been setting my track outputs to None and then using sends to route out to various instrument and FX busses. Now I'm reconsidering this strategy and might use the track outputs to go to main instrument busses and only using sends to output to FX busses and the like. So I was wondering how everyone approaches this and what their reasoning is. Just looking for the pros/cons of both methods. Cheers.

Tracks outs should go to your master bus. Sends go to your bussses, if you use them and your busses go to your master bus. The master bus goes to your main outs


The tracks outputs are always to the master bus and if im using an FX on a bus, then i'll use a send, but that never changes the tracks ouput.

Cj

Beepster


So for quite a while I have been setting my track outputs to None and then using sends to route out to various instrument and FX busses. Now I'm reconsidering this strategy and might use the track outputs to go to main instrument busses and only using sends to output to FX busses and the like. So I was wondering how everyone approaches this and what their reasoning is. Just looking for the pros/cons of both methods. Cheers.

If I want them to be completely effected by a buss (The whole signal, not just part of it) I assign output to busses (Drum Buss, Vocal Buss, Guitar Buss) and if I only want some of the signal to be effected, I use sends (Reverb, delay, etc)

Hi, CJay... Wouldn't that end up defeating the purpose of the instrument busses? I thought you wanted to have stuff like say the drum kit all going to a bus then to the master so all the tracks could be controlled as one unit. Sorry... I'm confused.

Usually use track outputs to master. Drums track outputs generally go to Drum bus. Sometimes like instruments will be routed to a bus. Sends to FX busses. Everything ultimately resolves to master bus

Beepster


So for quite a while I have been setting my track outputs to None and then using sends to route out to various instrument and FX busses. Now I'm reconsidering this strategy and might use the track outputs to go to main instrument busses and only using sends to output to FX busses and the like. So I was wondering how everyone approaches this and what their reasoning is. Just looking for the pros/cons of both methods. Cheers.

I've only ever used your second method - Track outputs to group instrument busses, Track sends to Fx busses. All busses to Master

+1

Bob Bone

@Rageo and Jonesey... Thanks. So that's two votes for the combo method. Cheers.

Hi, Bob. Is that a vote for Output to Inst. busses? It will get rid of that missing output message I get (I know I can disable that message but I like having it unless something really does go wrong). Cheers.

Hi, CJay... Wouldn't that end up defeating the purpose of the instrument busses?

Hi, CJay... Wouldn't that end up defeating the purpose of the instrument busses?

Not at all. It very very common to sent tracks to buses. Tracks always go to the master bus and buses always go to the master bus. a track will go to a bus when you want to sent it to a bus with an FX, like reverb or parallel compression or any other FX that is on the bus or buses. 


You can send the track to 50 different buses if you want. 




CJ