Help automating plugins across all tracks in Cubase 5

[leavings]

Hi all,

I need your help applying reverb to all tracks in several small sections of a song. This song has several stops, and I want to apply reverb just before those stops so that the instruments spill over into the otherwise dead space. Check out the Soundcloud link below at 4:18 for an example.

I thought I could create a reverb FX track and bus it to the main outs, and then automate it to only function during the stops. Either this can't be done or I can't figure out how. I then tried busing the FX track to each instrument individually, but this created panning issues, since the instruments are all panned to different spots, and the FX track seems to aggregate them all to one point.

I'm using Cubase 5.0.0

Please help; your input is greatly appreciated!

 

[leavings]

I played with various settings for the last day and devised a kludge to get the effect I wanted. I just created multiple FX channels, one for each track that I wanted to apply the effect to. I then panned the FX channels to the same spot as the original track, and played with the wet and dry levels until the volume was right.

Another option that worked (but was harder to manipulate) was to mix down the whole track and apply the effect to the waveform. I preferred my other fix.

Still, seems like there must be an easier way to do this. I tried group channels and busing through the main outs; both of those attempts resulted in panning and volume issues. If anyone can tutor me in an easier solution, I'd still like to learn.

Thanks!

 

[sixer2007]

I sounds like you might be using a Mono FX channel, which could be why you're getting strange panning issues. When you first add a new FX track, there's a small drop down menu and you can switch between Mono And Stereo. Make sure to select Stereo here.
Then, you should be able to create a send from each of the tracks to that FX channel with what ever effect you want on it.
This won't allow you to pan the effect to the same place as the original sound, though, if that's what you're really looking to do...
So if that's what you want, your method with Mono FX tracks is actually a better option.