Before Aux/Send capabilities appeared in T2, I was using racks to simulate Sends like this:
1. Create a rack (called "Send 1", or whatever).
2. Add an effect to the rack (VST effect internals set to 100% Wet, 0% Dry)
3. For every track that I want sent to Send 1, I add "Send 1" at the end of those tracks, but set the DRY to 0db and raise the WET db to the desired level.
However, I found that the rack volume seems to get higher and higher when you add the rack to other tracks. Unlike a regular Send which should just mix different channels. It's almost like the rack is adding the signals from each track instead of mixing them?
Using Racks as Sends. (slight problem)
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- KVRAF
- 1617 posts since 2 Dec, 2003
the reason is that racks return full volume to every track. Try changing the outputs to none on the rack instance for every track that sends to it and then have a designated return track that has the outputs enabled.
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- KVRAF
- 6740 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from sheffield, england
on all your "send" tracks set the rack filter's dry control to 0db, and turn the "wet" parameter all the way off.
now create a new track for the "return", copy the rack filter to this track, and set the wet level up full (I tend to use the track's Vol/pan filter to set the return level)
It should now all work properly.
btw, make sure you put the "send" rack filters after the Vol/Pan filters for the send tracks, so that the amount of effect is always relative to the dry level (ie: a "post-fade" send in the traditional mixer paradigm)
now create a new track for the "return", copy the rack filter to this track, and set the wet level up full (I tend to use the track's Vol/pan filter to set the return level)
It should now all work properly.
btw, make sure you put the "send" rack filters after the Vol/Pan filters for the send tracks, so that the amount of effect is always relative to the dry level (ie: a "post-fade" send in the traditional mixer paradigm)
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1022 posts since 7 Sep, 2004
Cheers guys. I think I've got the hang of it now.
For each send rack instance on your instrument tracks, you can use the input levels to determine how much of the dry signal ends up going to the return track, right?
For each send rack instance on your instrument tracks, you can use the input levels to determine how much of the dry signal ends up going to the return track, right?