numberthirty wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:27 pm I take it that the Google sorted out switching inputs?

Sorta! As with everything, I do it the hard way. The you tube stuff I watched all said right click on the track, but it’s really right click on the track REC button specifically. Clicking anywhere else gives a different menu. ALSO, I noticed after the fact that just clicking on the track record button shows you the input by way of adding another line of options previously unshown, where you can also change the input.

Figured out adding an effects track you can send multiple tracks to. But it seems you cannot mute it in the mixer to test dry vs level for some reason. Is there a different way of doing this? Or is that the way to do an effects buss in Reaper?

tommy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:37 pm Figured out adding an effects track you can send multiple tracks to. But it seems you cannot mute it in the mixer to test dry vs level for some reason. Is there a different way of doing this? Or is that the way to do an effects buss in Reaper?

I assume you're using the send/receive function to route sources to your fx track. Either way, the mute button on the mixer will mute everything on that track, including any receives from other tracks. I regularly use this for a reverb bus.

In fact, this is one of the things I don't like about Reaper. It makes creating headphone sends a pain in the ass, as there's no way to do a pre-mute send. The mute is essentially the first thing in the signal path, so any mutes you make in the control room will be heard in the studio headphone mixes, regardless if your send is pre- or post-fader.

Nate Dort wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:07 pm

tommy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:37 pm Figured out adding an effects track you can send multiple tracks to. But it seems you cannot mute it in the mixer to test dry vs level for some reason. Is there a different way of doing this? Or is that the way to do an effects buss in Reaper?

I assume you're using the send/receive function to route sources to your fx track. Either way, the mute button on the mixer will mute everything on that track, including any receives from other tracks. I regularly use this for a reverb bus.

In fact, this is one of the things I don't like about Reaper. It makes creating headphone sends a pain in the ass, as there's no way to do a pre-mute send. The mute is essentially the first thing in the signal path, so any mutes you make in the control room will be heard in the studio headphone mixes, regardless if your send is pre- or post-fader.

I created a new track and called it VOX FX. I put the input to a random stereo pair (5/6) because I can’t see any other way to create a stereo track. I used the send on three different vocal tracks to go to track VOX FX. I didn’t use return. I then put both an EQ (to drop some of the low end) and a reverb 100% wet on that VOX FX track. Turn the fader half way up and hear lots of reverb. If I hit mute on the VOX FX track I still hear reverb. Makes zero sense to me.

tommy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:33 pm

Nate Dort wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:07 pm

tommy wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:37 pm Figured out adding an effects track you can send multiple tracks to. But it seems you cannot mute it in the mixer to test dry vs level for some reason. Is there a different way of doing this? Or is that the way to do an effects buss in Reaper?

I assume you're using the send/receive function to route sources to your fx track. Either way, the mute button on the mixer will mute everything on that track, including any receives from other tracks. I regularly use this for a reverb bus.

In fact, this is one of the things I don't like about Reaper. It makes creating headphone sends a pain in the ass, as there's no way to do a pre-mute send. The mute is essentially the first thing in the signal path, so any mutes you make in the control room will be heard in the studio headphone mixes, regardless if your send is pre- or post-fader.

I created a new track and called it VOX FX. I put the input to a random stereo pair (5/6) because I can’t see any other way to create a stereo track. I used the send on three different vocal tracks to go to track VOX FX. I didn’t use return. I then put both an EQ (to drop some of the low end) and a reverb 100% wet on that VOX FX track. Turn the fader half way up and hear lots of reverb. If I hit mute on the VOX FX track I still hear reverb. Makes zero sense to me.

Tracks are stereo by default. No need to assign a stereo pair as input.

What you're describing should work. However, I've gotten in the habit of using track folders instead of sends for situations like this, where you want all the guitars or all of the vocal tracks to go through one set of effects. It basically allows you to create a submix and have a single fader for each group. I find this way easer to mix than having to adjust all of the submix elements indivdually.

Just so I have this right...

Are we talking about being able to compare a "Wet..." send signal to a "Dry..." send signal?

Along the lines of if the send was not in play at all?

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:41 am Really just would like a simple analog line level hpf and lpf that can be used for tracking and mixing.

The closest thing I know of is a little API deal that’s still $500 a channel

I posted this in the clone/reissue thread and invented the Drawmer Gate, which has now been in every studio for the past 30 years.

I just have to find a cheap working one that’s not in Europe or Japan.

IIRC there's a 1:1 behringer clone of that drawmer that might be even easier/cheaper to find. Those things are also perfect for compressor sidechains.

Pile of connectors for coke bottle mics arrived. PSU project is in design stage still.

thecr4ne wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:44 pm The second of these arrived today... Now i gotta build power supplies for them.

After kicking the idea around for ages, a generous gift card I received at work prompted me to pull the trigger on the Sequential Circuits Take 5. Everything written about it points to it being the only polyphonic synth I need. Can't wait to bleep bloop.

But does it bloop bleep?