Phill, thanks for the tips. We learn new things everyday. Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Muir" <philmuir1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 8:31 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays > Rod, the reason for putting reverb on a bus, isn't to do with whether you want the reverb to be > available to other tracks or not. It's to do with how you would normally patch affects. Think of > it this way. If you were using reverb when using hardware such as a mixing concel. you would > normally add the reverb to an Aux on the mixing desk. > > Adding reverb in the way you have described on to the track bin, would be the same as plugging the > hardware reverb unit into the insert on a channel on your mixing concel. Adding reverb in this way, > gives you much less control over the affect and also causes the affect to come out in mono. Where > as, if you actually add a send, and add the reverb in the Aux pane then, you can easily control how > much reverb the track is sent with the send. > > You can still go into the property page of the reverb if required an alter how much dry and wet > signal is sent through. Note: some reverb affects such as the Lexicon Pantheon, need to be turned > down a lot because, they are so good at what they do. I quite often will choose one of the presets > from the Pantheon and turn the send down to minus 25 on a track or, more. > > Regards, Phil Muir > > P J Muir Productions, Music and audio production, > Mixing, Mastering: www.philmuir.com/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod" <roddj12@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:50 AM > Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays > > > > By the way, Jeanette, I often insert my reverb the way you describe, and I > > have had no problem with it. I think the reason for putting it on a bus is > > just so that you can use it with another tract without having to patch > > another one. > > I only do that for vocals though. Others I put it on a bus send. > > > > Rod > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeanette Contant-Galitello" <jeanette@xxxxxxxx> > > To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:39 AM > > Subject: [ddots-l] Unusual use of Reverbs and Delays > > > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> I have a question. I know that you normally use reverbs and delays via a > >> bus and then you insert a send onto the track you want the effect on. > > But, > >> with Sonars freeze facility, it doesn't really matter how many instances > > of > >> reverbs and delays you use. So here is what I tried to do: Instead of > >> putting the reverb and delay on the bus, I put it on the track and lowered > >> the wetness to around 6%. The entire signal then goes through the effect. > >> The reason I am trying this is so that when I solo that one track (for > >> example a lead vocal) I can hear it with the effect. Otherwise I either > > hear > >> it dry or have to also solo the reverb bus but then I hear the reverb of > > all > >> the other instruments as well. > >> > >> 1. Is this recommended (probably not) > >> 2. Does this method give a poorer quality signal? > >> 3. I would appreciate any advice on this. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Jeanette > >> > >> > >> > >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > >> ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > >> ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> ** and in the Subject line type > >> ** unsubscribe > >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > >> ** immediately-following link:- > >> ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > >> ** or send a message, to > >> ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > >> > >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq