Best way to setup Bus/Group Channels in Ableton

dbolt · Post by **dbolt** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:52 pm

I want to set up bus/group channels in Ableton 7... Of course I use the return channels for Delays and Reverbs....I even put Comp./Distor. effects on returns...but I want to run all my drums through one track and all music bussed thru another... is it best to run them thru the returns or to set up 2 Audio channels and bus the tracks thru....

doc holiday · Post by **doc holiday** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:59 pm

set up the audio tracks and route the audio to them (bus)

dbolt · Post by **dbolt** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:54 pm

doc holiday wrote:set up the audio tracks and route the audio to them (bus)

So this may seem like a stupid question but say I have two dedicated audio/bus tracks.. 1 for all drums and 2 for all music .... and I have my mix laid out in the Arrangement view and now do I have to record my drum parts and music parts into the bus tracks or just leave them blank with any effects inside and when I render all tracks or choose master Ableton should pick up all tracks right....I hope that makes sense....

doc holiday · Post by **doc holiday** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:59 pm

either way or both combined.
you also may find you like having more then two bus tracks.

dbolt · Post by **dbolt** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:20 pm

Very good thanks for your help....

1ntelligent Fraud · Post by **1ntelligent Fraud** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:29 pm

I like to use audio tracks set to monitor and send the audio to them. This is good if I have no need for a variable send. I use it for simplicity and organization.

dbolt · Post by **dbolt** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:00 am

1ntelligent Fraud wrote:I like to use audio tracks set to monitor and send the audio to them. This is good if I have no need for a variable send. I use it for simplicity and organization.

Yes it can tidy things up a bit..... my concerns were as long as I had the bus/audio tracks set to monitor and when I'm ready to render/bounce my mix down I wanted to make sure my audio was being passed through the bus tracks and recorded in my final mix with any effects that I might use in the bus channels.... and like doc holiday pointed out you can do it both ways....

I method I want to start utilizing is having one bus track for drums wet w/ compression/effects and one bus track dry... this really makes the drums punchier.... I think they call this New York Compression... but I haven't recorded any tracks