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An aux send is a mult. A group buss is simply a group.
On an aux, you can send various levels of various tracks to the same reverb. You can then tailor that one reverb, mute it, change it, whatever you want - in one place. That's the obvious advantage. There are others...
So...an aux is a seperate channel used for assigning the same effects to different channels...bussing is having the dry and wet signals mixed via the aux channel...
out of curiousity, on avereage, how many different reverbs will you use on any given song?
Again, a bus is any point in the system where multiple signals are mixed together into one signal.
An aux send is a feature of a channel allowing the signal to be split off for various purposes including parallel effects. It essentially splits (mults) the signal, one copy to the effect and one to the mix. The one going to the effect triggers the effect and the results are returned to the mix (without any of the original signal because the original signal is already in the mix). That makes two signal paths, the channel path with the original signal and the aux path with the effect, thus parallel effects.
In Pro Tools you have to assign sends to a bus, the bus to an effects channel, and the effects channel to the main mix (or a submix group bus) to set up a parallel (aux loop) effect. Then it can be used on any channel.
When people use the term bus they often mean a submix group bus. A submix is when you combine multiple signals together before they reach the main mix bus. That allows them to be processed together. Any volume changes or effects inserted on the group bus affect the whole batch of signals as one unit.
Inserted effects are serial effects. All the signal goes through the effect.The balance of dry/wet is done in the effect plugin. Usually things like eq and compression are done in series.
Aux send/return effect loops are parallel. The effect should only return wet signal and no dry. The wet/dry balance is done by raising or lowering the effect in the mix. Reverbs, delays, ambience etc. are typically done as parallel effects.
"Bus" is a generic term. "Aux" is simply a special type of bus. All Aux channels are buses, but not all buses are aux channels.OK I do understand all that, it does make sense.
I think what's confusing is the way Logic deals with them...the terminology seems different to me.
On the logic mixer, you click send, which then displays bus 1, 2, 3 and so on.
On clicking on of those, it then automatically creates an aux channel of that number.
Hence my initial confusion!
Hello. I am a proud owner of a Soundtracs Cmx4400 but i cant figure out how to get the aux to function? It has a trs but is the return on the same jack plug? The repair manual dosent cover this.
My idea was to let the aux go through a patchbay ( normalled??? ) and connect a reverb with a Y-cord (mono in, mono out) Thats if the return is of course on the same jack plug?
Just to clearify:
i have tried aux 3 pre and postfader and its turned up 80% and theres nothing coming back.
Then i tried to bus the signal to bus 1 and 2 and the aux above that channel and...... Nothing coming back....
Any idea on how to hook up the aux:es?