Double Tracking and Managing Effects

[bouldersoundguy]

OK...first an important lesson in CPU usage. applying separate reverb types to different tracks would be a waste of power and a useless gesture. So the same thing happens when you have effects duplicated. That's not the right way to set up.

Some effects sound different inserted on tracks rather than shared on a bus, so sometimes you need to use duplicate effects.

First remove all the effects after noting the settings and saving them under your own personal names.

Saving your own presets can be useful.

Then duplicate the tracks. Offset them very slightly and play it back.

I heartily disagree. Double tracking is the far better option.

Always listen to your mixes without effects before deciding what effects to apply. Then apply the effects the mix needs.

That's generally a good idea.

As for the amp sim, try this. Duplicate the guitar track without sim. Then set up the amp sim on one track. Set your tracks up to record the amp sim on a separate track. Then the sim takes up no CPU power. Now you can treat the other guitar track the way you wish.

The freeze function apparently does this without having to record to another track.

 

[ShofB]

Why duplicate everything?

Hey everyone,
When I click "Duplicate Track" to double it up, it also copies all the associated FX in the new track.

The problem I'm running into is this: because I'm using a lot of delay, and the song has 18 other tracks with FX as well, the song stops/starts because the CPU is overloaded when I try to play it back.

So what I'm looking for is a strategy to minimize the FX usage. Since I'm doubling up a guitar track with the exact same effect, is there a way I can just set up the FX's once, and then route the guitar tracks to that FX bus?


Thanks!

It really depends on what you are trying to do. My basic question is what double everything exactly; I don't see the point. Depending on your DAW you could print the track which would lower your CPU usage.

 

[RAMI]

Yeah, I only read the last few posts, so I might be repeating what has already been said. But, don't duplicate tracks and nudge them or whatever. That sounds like crap and it's an amateur way of trying to make something sound "Insert cryptic adjective here". If you want doubled tracks, play them twice. It's not the best way, it's the only way*.

*Oscillating organs aside.