external effects

[major_thom]

hey.. im trying to use some external reverb effects because i run out of cpu power when i use too many plug ins. however i cant seem to figure out how to run the effects.. i set everything up and it worked but the reverb was mixed in w/ the original track. so my only control over the effect was on the reverb unit using the 'blend' knob. is there a way to have the original track dry, and have another track that is just the reverbed signal. so then i could mix the 2 together using the mixing faders?? and if so how would i do this?? thanks

[lwilliam]

There's a section of the manual that covers using outboard effects. Look in the index under "bussing" or "busses".

Essentially, you use an aux send to a hardware output to the effects unit, and return it via a hardware input with an aux track receiving that input. Then you control the level via that aux return channel or send it to an audio track to record it.



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LW