Stereo buses

Buses are useful for mixing together different audio tracks (in stereo) and applying effects to the mix. You can mix the tracks at different volume levels by adjusting each track’s bus send level. Buses output to either other buses or to a main out.

You control the bus as follows:

Table 160.  

To do this	Do this
Send audio data from an audio track to the bus	In an audio track, press the Bus Send Enable button corresponding to the bus, or choose the bus as an output for the track. If the track doesn’t have a Send module, you can insert one by right-clicking the track and choosing Insert > Send > [name of bus you want the data to go to].
Send audio data from a bus to another bus	If the bus doesn’t have a Send module, you can insert one by right-clicking the bus and choosing Insert > Send > [name of bus you want the data to go to]. Then click the Bus Send Enable button so that it’s lit, and adjust the Bus Send Level and Bus Send Pan.
Set the level of the audio data sent to the bus	In an audio track, set the Bus Send Level corresponding to the bus, or volume fader if the output is to the bus
Set the pan of the audio data sent to the bus	Adjust the Bus Send Pan knob
Set the input level to the bus	Adjust the Input gain on the bus itself
Set the input panning to the bus	Adjust the Input pan on the bus itself
Display the waveform of the audio that’s flowing through the bus	Enable the bus’ Waveform Preview button
Add a real-time audio effect to the bus	Right-click in the effects bin and select an effect from the list (for more information, see Using real-time effects)
Remove an effect	Select the effect and press DELETE, or right-click and choose Delete
Set the output level	Adjust the Output volume
Set the output panning	Adjust the Pan setting
Set the Send Pan to be the same as the bus that the bus feeds into	Right-click the Send Pan control and choose Follow Bus Pan from the pop-up menu. This setting is only active when the send has the same interleave as the bus it feeds into, and is set to Post Fader. If enabled, the Send Pan control no longer affects the output.
Select the output	Click the Output button and choose one from the list

For more information about using buses and sends, see www.cakewalk.com/Tips/MixMast/AuxBus.aspx.