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SamiS

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Print Bus

Aug 28th, 2010, 06:26

The Mixing R&B course, lecture 48, introduces the idea of a "Print Bus." Very cool. I have it all set up the way the talk suggests, but I do not seem to be able to control my input level to the new track that I created with input from the Print Bus (Bus 30 in my case). It seems to Peg Out at 6.0db and the fader does not seem to control input level. How do I control input level to bring the Print Bus mix back to a reasonable range for recording? -Sami

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Rounik Admin

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Re: Print Bus

Aug 28th, 2010, 11:23

Hey Sami, Do you have Input Monitoring turned on? Prefernces > Audio > Devices > Core Audio? Thanks Rounik

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SamiS

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Re: Print Bus

Aug 28th, 2010, 11:38

Software Monitoring is checked. Independent Monitoring Level is not checked. There is no field specifically labeled "Input Monitoring."

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SamiS

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Re: Print Bus

Aug 28th, 2010, 01:52

And I notice that if I have the track (with bus 30 as input) Input enabled, the levels are fine and controllable with the fader. As soon as I hit the record enable, the levels go off scale. I am clearly missing something fundamental here. Suggestions? -Sami

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Rounik Admin

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Re: Print Bus

Aug 29th, 2010, 03:12

hmmm... odd... works fine for me. What version of Logic are you running? 9.1.1? Which levels are going off the scale? Your Stereo Output... or the Audio Channel strip with Bus 30 as the input? Thanks R

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SamiS

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Re: Print Bus

Aug 29th, 2010, 03:56

Release 9.1.1. On the audio channel with bus 30 as input. Stereo output is fine. -Sami

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Rounik Admin

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Re: Print Bus

Aug 30th, 2010, 05:47

OK... I'm not sure I can answer this as I can't replicate the issue :( But I'll walk you through my usual workflow: Once Mixing has been completed and I want to bounce/print stems in Logic: 1. In Mixer, select channel strips for first print. e.g. drums. 2. Create a send to Bus 30. Using a send you can decide how much of the signal from each channel strip is sent to the Aux. (Option click the send knob to set it to 0dB). 3. repeat steps above for different stems (but send to different Bus number). 4. Create an audio track for each "stem" and set their inputs to the relevant Bus number. e.g. if bouncing 5 stems, you may wish to have 5 audio tracks. 1st with input: Bus 30, 2nd with input: Bus 31, 3rd with input: Bus 32, etc etc. 5. Record enable the audio tracks and hit record. btw, you might also wish to lower the level of the Output Stereo channel strip! :) R

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