mark4man
MoonMix Studios
If you look at the signal flow chart for SONARs 2 & 4 (& I'm assuming it’s the same for 5)...for Tracks, the sequence is: Clip Automation > Trim > FX Insert > Track Volume...permitting any signal to be altered prior to track plug-in Input (in turn affording more control over how the plug-in reacts.)
On the Outputs (Virtual Mains)...there is no Trim control...only Output Volume, after the FX Insert (this is true for SONAR 2...v4's v mains have Input Gain.)
But in v2...this makes it difficult to, say for example; hit a mastering limiter harder or softer.
So...in SONAR 2...where the Virtual Mains are only routed directly to the hdwe. Outs...if I wanted to alter the collective gain of ALL my tracks prior to a mastering plug-in applied to the stereo bus (A)...I would have to enable an Auxiliary Send for all those tracks; & then adjust the Return volume of the Auxiliary Bus before sending it back to the stereo bus.
Is there an easier way ???
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Question 2:
In general...in dealing with floating point DAW audio engines...is there any harm in running the tracks a little hot relative to the finished summation product ? In other words...if I have 20 semi-hot tracks; & the collective gain of those tracks pushes the stereo bus over 0dB...
...is it better to (for purposes of summation):
A) Pull each track's output back an equal portion...
...or B), just pull back the output of the stereo bus ?
Does it make any difference?
Thanks,
mark4man
On the Outputs (Virtual Mains)...there is no Trim control...only Output Volume, after the FX Insert (this is true for SONAR 2...v4's v mains have Input Gain.)
But in v2...this makes it difficult to, say for example; hit a mastering limiter harder or softer.
So...in SONAR 2...where the Virtual Mains are only routed directly to the hdwe. Outs...if I wanted to alter the collective gain of ALL my tracks prior to a mastering plug-in applied to the stereo bus (A)...I would have to enable an Auxiliary Send for all those tracks; & then adjust the Return volume of the Auxiliary Bus before sending it back to the stereo bus.
Is there an easier way ???
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 2:
In general...in dealing with floating point DAW audio engines...is there any harm in running the tracks a little hot relative to the finished summation product ? In other words...if I have 20 semi-hot tracks; & the collective gain of those tracks pushes the stereo bus over 0dB...
...is it better to (for purposes of summation):
A) Pull each track's output back an equal portion...
...or B), just pull back the output of the stereo bus ?
Does it make any difference?
Thanks,
mark4man