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cfordummies
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I'm gonna try to phrase this as best as I can.
Basically I only just learned about using one instance of a VST rather than a separate one for every single track. I didn't realize what poor practice that was til my PC started slowing down terribly when I have a new instance of Battery 3 open for every single part of the drum track (snare, kick, hi hat, etc, so probably well over 4 different instances of Battery open at once).
Then I found out I'm supposed to just open one instance and then I guess send it out to all the different tracks so they're all sharing it. Here's where I start to get confused.
I want to maintain complete control over each part of the drums (volume, effects, panning) without affecting the others. So, I might want only the snare to go through an EQ and not the kick or hi hat or anything else. The only way that the signal worked for me was to send the track containing Battery to an EQ, but that way it impacts all of the drum sounds, obviously.
So basically I want to send all these MIDI tracks through Battery 3 but also have each one be EQed separately. Same for any synth instrument or anything like that. What should the order of the chain be? I figured it would be just like using a guitar through a bunch of effects pedals.
Also I've been loading Battery under FX in just a regular track. Am I supposed to pick "insert virtual instrument"? If so, what's the next step after that? Is this just some silly thing like I'm not picking the right sends or what?
Thanks for any help in advance! Sorry for the mouthful. I'm trying my best to grasp this here.
Basically I only just learned about using one instance of a VST rather than a separate one for every single track. I didn't realize what poor practice that was til my PC started slowing down terribly when I have a new instance of Battery 3 open for every single part of the drum track (snare, kick, hi hat, etc, so probably well over 4 different instances of Battery open at once).
Then I found out I'm supposed to just open one instance and then I guess send it out to all the different tracks so they're all sharing it. Here's where I start to get confused.
I want to maintain complete control over each part of the drums (volume, effects, panning) without affecting the others. So, I might want only the snare to go through an EQ and not the kick or hi hat or anything else. The only way that the signal worked for me was to send the track containing Battery to an EQ, but that way it impacts all of the drum sounds, obviously.
So basically I want to send all these MIDI tracks through Battery 3 but also have each one be EQed separately. Same for any synth instrument or anything like that. What should the order of the chain be? I figured it would be just like using a guitar through a bunch of effects pedals.
Also I've been loading Battery under FX in just a regular track. Am I supposed to pick "insert virtual instrument"? If so, what's the next step after that? Is this just some silly thing like I'm not picking the right sends or what?
Thanks for any help in advance! Sorry for the mouthful. I'm trying my best to grasp this here.
