Reference Guide

892 Mixing
Signal flow
Stereo buses
Buses are useful for mixing together different audio tracks (in stereo) and applying effects to the mix.
You can mix the tracks at different volume levels by adjusting each track’s bus send level. Buses
output to either other buses or to a main out.
You control the bus as follows:
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Send audio data from an audio track to
the bus
In an audio track, press the Bus Send Enable button
corresponding to the bus, or choose the bus as an output for the
track. If the track doesn’t have a Send module, you can insert one
by right-clicking the track and choosing Insert > Send > [name of
bus you want the data to go to].
Send audio data from a bus to another
bus
If the bus doesn’t have a Send module, you can insert one by right-
clicking the bus and choosing Insert > Send > [name of bus you
want the data to go to]. Then click the Bus Send Enable button
so that it’s lit, and adjust the Bus Send Level and Bus Send Pan.
Set the level of the audio data sent to the
bus
In an audio track, set the Bus Send Level corresponding to the
bus, or volume fader if the output is to the bus
Set the pan of the audio data sent to the
bus
Adjust the Bus Send Pan knob
Set the input level to the bus Adjust the Input gain on the bus itself
Set the input panning to the bus Adjust the Input pan on the bus itself
Display the waveform of the audio that’s
flowing through the bus
Enable the bus’ Waveform Preview button
Add a real-time audio effect to the bus Right-click in the effects bin and select an effect from the list (for
more information, see “Using real-time effects” on page 913)
Remove an effect Select the effect and press DELETE, or right-click and choose
Delete
Set the output level Adjust the Output volume
Set the output panning Adjust the Pan setting
Set the Send Pan to be the same as the
bus that the bus feeds into
Right-click the Send Pan control and choose Follow Bus Pan from
the pop-up menu. This setting is only active when the send has the
same interleave as the bus it feeds into, and is set to Post Fader. If
enabled, the Send Pan control no longer affects the output.
Select the output Click the Output button and choose one from the list
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