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Busses and sends

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:05 pm
by k_k
are they the same? if theyre not could you explain what the differece is

I DEMAND IT

pretty please

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:22 pm
by stapleface
they aren't the same.
a buss is a channel that you can assign groups of tracks onto- this is useful if you want to add the same effect to every part of a drum kit and uses less processing power than putting the effect on each channel separately.

I don't feel confident in explaining what a send is but it's not the same as a buss.

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:35 pm
by Disco Nutter
Basicly you send the whole signal to a BUS and part of a signal to the SEND.

If you send a kick to a bus you send the signal through it. If you send it to a SEND you have 2 signals - one from the original channel and one from the send.

You can send a controlled amount of signal to the SEND, thats why it's often used with effects such as reverb - different amount of signal sent to the SEND equal different amounts of reverb to different signals.

BUSes are used as control groups for easier handling of audio. For example: you send your bass layers to it and compress them. Or your drums, or whatever.

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:36 pm
by skeletor
A bus is a common electrical path which many signals can be combined into. A send sends your signal elsewhere and you control how much of the signal you want to send..you have no choice with the bus.

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:37 pm
by k_k
Johnny Beat wrote:Basicly you send the whole signal to a BUS and part of a signal to the SEND.

If you send a kick to a bus you send the signal through it. If you send it to a SEND you have 2 signals - one from the original channel and one from the send.
cheers love this makes sense to me which is strange but cheers

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:38 pm
by Disco Nutter
K_K wrote:
Johnny Beat wrote:Basicly you send the whole signal to a BUS and part of a signal to the SEND.

If you send a kick to a bus you send the signal through it. If you send it to a SEND you have 2 signals - one from the original channel and one from the send.
cheers love this makes sense to me which is strange but cheers
You should read the EDIT too :)

Cheers :)

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:59 pm
by k_k
alright question numero dos - how the funk do i set up a buss in fruity. Sends are easy to set up so how do i go about creating a buss channel?

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:11 pm
by Brisance
do as with sends, but do not route them to the master.

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:12 pm
by Disco Nutter
Read it's manual, probably says it the best way possible :)

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:15 pm
by k_k
Brisance wrote:do as with sends, but do not route them to the master.
worked a treat nice one . i suppose thats why with sends the output will always be louder as its using two signals instead of one?

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:25 pm
by ELLFIVEDEE
Johnny Beat wrote:Basicly you send the whole signal to a BUS and part of a signal to the SEND.

If you send a kick to a bus you send the signal through it. If you send it to a SEND you have 2 signals - one from the original channel and one from the send.

You can send a controlled amount of signal to the SEND, thats why it's often used with effects such as reverb - different amount of signal sent to the SEND equal different amounts of reverb to different signals.

BUSes are used as control groups for easier handling of audio. For example: you send your bass layers to it and compress them. Or your drums, or whatever.
very useful piece of text!!! :idea:

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:54 am
by futures_untold
probably to late to help you now....

but http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t ... ds+inserts

In FL, haven't the foggiest. Follow the manual suggestion above, or type in 'setting up busses in fruity/fl' into google!