Hey Matt, Instead of muting the kick or snare, you can send them through a different sub buss to the "key" input of a compressor or gate patched in to your audio signal.
Some compressors & gates have this "side chain" capability. Basically, they are raising(gate) or lowering (compressor) the volume of one track based on the level of another track. Drawmer gear and some others are big on that feature. A lot of radio DJs are set up so when they begain to speak the mic triggers the compressor for the music and it automatically lowers the music until the speech ends. They call that "ducking" because the music "ducks out of the way" greg From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Walsh Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 11:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NEOTEK: S2 Mutes To Busses? Hi everyone-- Possible stupid question about the S2. I often do submixes by assigning a bunch of channels to a buss, often in electronic music, where muting the kick or the snare is common practice. When I'm working on Pro Tools, I usually do this to create stems for later use. When I am working on tape, I often mute to reduce noise when creating a submix. Is there a way to have the mutes affect the signal going to the busses? I have been doing a bunch of kludge-y work-arounds like quick fades, and putting the channel's input to mic in place of a mute. Any advice? Thanks! Matt
