Reference Guide

842 Mixing
Signa l flow
The audio in each bus is processed by the input gain and pan controls (main output buses don’t
have these controls), then processed by any real-time effects you have patched, sent through the
bus output level and pan controls, and then sent to the designated main out, in stereo. You can also
insert a send control on a bus, and send the bus signal to another bus, or route the output of a bus to
another bus.
At each main out, all audio data from audio tracks and buses that were routed to that main are mixed
together. Finally, the data passes through each main’s master volume fader.
See:
“Main outs” on page 845
“Signa l flow” on page 839
“Stereo buses” on page 842
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:
To do this Do this
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
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