Ok.. so..  sends = no problem.  But I'm having trouble with returns..  can somebody please explain, or link a blog post about how to use a return specifically in Sonar X1..  :-)

Cause I saw it in the Craig Anderton vids, but it was too fast for me.  Plus..  Renoise doesn't do this, so I have no practice with it, as I'm basically coming to Sonar with a Renoise - Ableton experience..  A little Cubase when I was learning, but its been years, since I've done returns, and I should have these down...

So..  Hows it done?

Cheers/thanks

Normally I avoid these questions as I don`t have X1 and certain things have clearly changed. But since no one else has answered yet...typically the Send is assigned to a Bus which becomes the Return. Assign the Send to an unused Bus; if you have to insert a new Bus do so. Now anytime you use the Send on a track that audio will pass thru to the Bus which is functioning as the Return. Often the Bus will be referred to as an Aux Bus ie. Send 1 goes to Aux 1, Send 2 goes to Aux 2 (a seperate Bus) although this is not fixed in stone, you can call the Bus(ses) whatever you like.
 
A simple example would be to Insert Reverb into the FX Bin of the Aux Bus that you have assigned the Send to. Now you can send multiple tracks thru the single effect and control how much effect is applied to the individual track thru the Send control

Stoons pretty much nailed it. Put simply, the return signal is the signal coming out of the bus. Use the fader to adjust it in the mix, route it to another bus if needed.

You can "send" a signal out to a hardware reverb and have the processed signal "return" to the mix.
 
Same for a software reverb or other plugin.

SToons


Normally I avoid these questions as I don`t have X1 and certain things have clearly changed. But since no one else has answered yet...typically the Send is assigned to a Bus which becomes the Return. Assign the Send to an unused Bus; if you have to insert a new Bus do so. Now anytime you use the Send on a track that audio will pass thru to the Bus which is functioning as the Return. Often the Bus will be referred to as an Aux Bus ie. Send 1 goes to Aux 1, Send 2 goes to Aux 2 (a seperate Bus) although this is not fixed in stone, you can call the Bus(ses) whatever you like.
 
A simple example would be to Insert Reverb into the FX Bin of the Aux Bus that you have assigned the Send to. Now you can send multiple tracks thru the single effect and control how much effect is applied to the individual track thru the Send control

Thanks SToons, crystal clear now..  Totally radical, and much appreciated

:-)

@ perfectprint

Cheers

@ A1MixMan

Thanks

It's also important to remember that whenever you inset a send to a bus/aux/return - call it what you want - you are now dealing with a copy of your signal.

So the track will end up in your master bus twice - once via the send and once direct (via it's output assignment).

Bristol_Jonesey


It's also important to remember that whenever you inset a send to a bus/aux/return - call it what you want - you are now dealing with a copy of your signal.

So the track will end up in your master bus twice - once via the send and once direct (via it's output assignment).

that does seem rather important...  noted.  thank you Bristol_Jonesey