Hey Jon, EQ and compression should go on the inserts. Putting them on an aux is considered parallel processing and you run the risk of running into phase issues. It can certainly be done but, for your purposes, the insert is the way to go.
HTH, Slau On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Jon Solitro wrote: > A couple things that have come up recently. First of all, more of a mixing > question, but when mixing vocals for example, and putting compression on it. > Should I put the compression plugin on the insert on the vocal tracks > themselves, or is it the same if I put it on the Vocal FX Aux track I > created? In my song I have three layers of vocals in the chorus, and I'm > wondering if there's a difference if I put the compressor on the insert or > make a Chorus FX track and put one compressor on that and just create a send > on each vocal track that busses over to that aux. It seems like a send > "sends" the signal out to a bus, and also send it to the normal outputs, i.e > you'll have both an affected and unaffected signal if you're doing that. > Which is probably fine for things like delay and reverb, but effectgs like EQ > and compression where you want to change the sound entirely, I feel like you > would still get the original signal leaking through. Is this what inserts are > for? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
