Applying a single effect to several tracks?

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Slowjett

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Hello,
I've got a bunch of different vocal tracks that come in and out, I was wondering if there was anyway to apply my effect (compression in this case) to several of them instead of setting them up the same for each channel? I'm sorry if this is a noob question, im just not sure exactly how to go about it.

Thank you!
Josh
 
you can set it up for one of the tracks and then copy and paste the settings of the track (providing you want all of the settings for the tracks to be identical). this can be done when you are looking at the mixer window. you select one of the tracks, use the copy button (on the left side of thw window) then select the track you want to copy it to, and click on the paste button. Otherwise, for most plugins, you can save the settings you are using as a bank and apply it to the other tracks.

This is all assuming you are using a plugin, and not an external compression unit.
 
That would be the typical roll of a sub-buss with the effect inserted there.
Baring that, kill the track feeds to the master and do a post (or pre)-fader aux send on each track -same as above but treating the 'effect return' bus as your sub-mix, faders and/or aux sends as your (vocal) mix.
 
mixsit said:
That would be the typical roll of a sub-buss with the effect inserted there.
Baring that, kill the track feeds to the master and do a post (or pre)-fader aux send on each track -same as above but treating the 'effect return' bus as your sub-mix, faders and/or aux sends as your (vocal) mix.
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would there be any difference between putting compression on all seperate tracks, than compressing it as a group track? like i know for modulation and other such things it would be different. but would the compression sound any different?
 
I'd say it could sound different in that in compressing a group' the hottest one in the mix could tend to drive the comp somewhat more than the others. But if they're already in balance going in, perhaps less so . (It's possible to do 'ducking' in this way.) :)
Look at one being a mix of micro-managed vs more a global control. In global, if they're 'self mixing, that is maintained.
 
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