Insert vs Send effects, when use which

[@216ric]

I feel like I'm seeing for the first time with this program. Thank you for being so clear with how you explain this. This is awesome

[@joeabstractjoe]

Excellent tutorial I never heard anyone else explain these effects before.

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you, Joe! 😉

[@shubham_bahadur_21]

I definitely say.......Sir You're amazing........Fan of your skills.......And I really want to Thank You to help us out with this great topic....... Thank You So Much Sir.......😇😇😇😇

[@johnthelad]

Watching this is like switching on a lightbulb and everything suddenly becomes clear. Superbly explained with added diagrams to help understand. Please keep adding for Studio One users.

[@SupercyMusic]

Thanks! I'll try to add as much Studio One info as I can 😉

[@b1j]

This advances the discussion nicely. Another application of EQ -> reverb in a send FX channel is if you don't want to reverberate the low frequencies. Applying a high pass upstream of the reverb will give you reverb in only the higher, shimmering sounds. Even a beginner like me can hear the difference in clarity. Than you for taking the time to walk us through this.

[@phildott]

Don't know if you're still gonna read this, but I wanna say that you're explaining it really well, and it's just a pleasure to hear someone talking like that :) keep up the work

[@SupercyMusic]

Thanks, I appreciate it 🙂👍

[@iEKNOWS_]

Amazing video! Even tho I landed on this same conclusion years ago it's awesome to see someone confirm it!

[@SupercyMusic]

Thanks! It is good to know that there is someone who thinks alike 😉👍

[@fernandocolaco3816]

Thank you very much for all the explanations and also thank you for the time you use to help us all in our quest for music production. Bless you.

[@nexusnostalgia]

I've watched alot of these videos trying to perfect the quality of my music and I've definitely struggled with understanding how the sends work and really the busses in general. I've always kinda known what they were but never used them besides using the top inserts for FX after tracking but Omfg I finally set up a send buss for reverb using a couple drum tracks and also a send buss for a thick stereo chorus/delay effect on my vocals and I just realized I've been using reverb and some effects totally wrong or atleast not to their full capability.Wow. Thank you so much for explaining this. You are a great teacher Sir.

[@Rich_Pierik]

I stayed till the end and it was worth every minute! Cheers.

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you, Richard 🙂👍

[@degaben]

Excellent, clean, uncluttered presentation. So glad I subscribed.

[@guitarembassygero7132]

You're cool man, your explanations are VERY well made with good argumentation and through logic. THANK you.

[@arianrasel3498]

Wow thank you sir you always speak Clearly and graphically then it is so easy

[@gusr110]

I agree with the others you are a good teacher. Explain things really well thanks.

[@adventuremotorcyclediaries5899]

The best explanation that I've come across in terms of send and insert effects. Well articulated and great examples. Thanks.

[@ashtonjones2570]

U preached on this!!!! Amazing video!

[@sasquatchtotem]

Really helpful and concise

[@shaminiqwan8010]

Good explanation especially for a newbie like me. Thank you so much !

[@rickybarr6007]

Cheers !! Very concise, well paced and wonderfully explained tutorial. Was able to soak all the advice up in a way that I can now safely say : I understand why common sense comes in to play when routing signals and the options that open up when using sends and dedicated FX channels. Thankyou for taking the time and patience to explain it and make the video.

[@Sylhux]

Thank you for making it clearer !

[@SupercyMusic]

Any time! 😉👍

[@jatocko]

you SPeak so cleary.keep on doing so

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you so much! That's very encouraging 😉

[@xavigtr]

Really great explanation sir.Thank you

[@SupercyMusic]

You're welcome! 😊👍

[@Syarikat]

Best explanation for newbies I've seen. Thank you so much!

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful! 😉👍

[@krishnamohan7615]

wow super really cool video thanks

[@dragoscalistru8162]

So easy to understand, loved it!

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you, Drahog 😉 Glad the video was useful to you 👍

[@slimshady22248202]

Great tutorial keep up the good work!

[@SupercyMusic]

Thanks, will do! 👍

[@brainyvids]

in support, just want to say what a great supporting video this is, thank you

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you! Good to hear the video is useful to you!

[@gazikamalcovers1098]

Love you man. Your explanation is highly understandable.

[@davidpartridge7867]

Cystasl clear, on point, thanks

[@SjaakShirly6559]

Man, this is an excellent explanation.Thanks. I learned a lot!

[@SupercyMusic]

Great to hear it was useful to you 👍🏻

[@sjkotey5265]

Very helpfull. Thanks!

[@mohammedeqbal9711]

No words to say, you rocking... I subscribed your channel

[@CrossAita]

So clear explanation. I did subscribe for your channel. Thank you 🙏🏻 for the video

[@Archangelrey1]

Thank you, I just started using DAW more in-depth then just drag and drop to convert to Mp3. You have clear up on how to use this.

[@SupercyMusic]

You're very welcome, Alberto 👍🏻

[@impalerfelblood1362]

Thanks for the video, it was detailed and well explained. If I understand correctly, you want to use a send effect if you want the same reverb/effect on multiple tracks, and/or you want to EQ the effect without touching the source audio? Basically an insert transforms the audio at the start, and an insert transforms the audio at the end, but allows the original signal to passthrough?

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you for your comment, Aaron 👍🏻 Yes, you're right. An insert effect effects the entire signal, and a send effect allows the original signal to pass through.

[@BillNagle6900]

Thanks very much!

[@SupercyMusic]

You're welcome 👍

[@ragingoracle6239]

can I get a list of good send vst/effects to use?

[@yoUUniverseCreations]

excellent tutorial indeed thanks a lot

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you 😉

[@kenbulletdrums]

Very nice video thank you. Please make more studio one related content

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you for the comment! I'll try to make as many S1 videos as I can 😉

[@user-qh5uy8xi5m]

And about saturation and distortion Wht best send or insert ?

[@AlecDrow]

Brilliant! Learned a lot in this short time! Thank You!

[@JamesReyes01]

You deserve more subs! Great video 🙂

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you, James! 😉👍

[@jm_lb]

nice nice nice. thanks !

[@SupercyMusic]

You're welcome, Juan! Hope the video was useful to you!

[@SopsyietyBassWorks]

Under rated :) Learnt, so much!

[@jatocko]

and please explain how to use EQ correctly,im always confuse

[@SupercyMusic]

I will try to do a little video about EQ soon 👍🏽

[@jatocko]

THANKS SO MUCH

[@laurastackmusic]

Thanks!

[@connectwithsandeep]

Wow! Thank you so much!

[@Bhrok3n]

If I use a send or insert... Does it have an effect of the tonal quality.. For example will a low pass insert sound different than a low pass send with the same exact settings?

[@SupercyMusic]

Good question! My answer is: it might. I guess it also depends on the quality of the plugin you're using. But it's a pretty common issue with using e.g. a reverb as an insert effect that the original signal gets "swallowed up" by the reverb and it becomes difficult to hear the original signal in the mix. That's usually not what you would want.

[@kingblack6965]

MUCHAS GRACIAS HOMBRE

[@jagadishkumarmr531]

Sir , thank you very much for this detailed video. One more thing that still troubles me is that , there is a "plus" symbol beside SEND effects which drops down to show different buses. Could you please explain what is the use of this option? Thanks in advance!!

[@SupercyMusic]

Hello Jagadish, with this "plus" symbol you can add send effects to that particular track. I hope that answers your question; if it doesn't, let me know! 😉

[@szatek16]

What about a situation when i have a few tracks of my vocal with the same eq settings and each one of those have some different specified effects on insert. I could put the eq to the send but audio of each track would be routed to equalizer at the end of their way. I always do the eq at the beginning. Is there any way to make it working with one eq plugin?

[@SupercyMusic]

Thanks for your question! I believe that if you want to use an eq at the beginning of an effects-chain, you cannot use it as a send effect. So if I understand you correctly, in your case there is no way around it: you should use a separate eq for every single track.

[@whtevernevrmind2884]

hey Percy, excellent explanation from both videos, made me subscribe to your channel. so as i understood from the first video, please let me know if this diagram is more accurate than your diagram from this video: imgur.com/gallery/mDKpj for that, i wonder if it makes sense to hear both tracks (after-‘send’ track and original track) at the same time. so it would be great if there’s an example of how it sounds like. secondly, about the 10 drum tracks in this video: instead using ‘send’ for 10 tracks -> 10 ‘send’ tracks -> ‘main’ (= 20 tracks in total), we ‘send’ 10 of them -> 1 track -> ‘main’ (= 11 tracks in total). so you still hear 20 tracks, but there’s only 11 in your mixing. please advice if understand it correctly. thank you Percy, i appreciate your videos and efforts very much!

[@SupercyMusic]

Thank you for your comment and for subscribing! Your diagram is more accurate if you send both signals directly to the master bus. However, in most cases, I would personally prefer to send both signals to a sub-mix bus, so that you have more control over the combined sound before it gets to the master bus. (I might do a little video to explain.) To your second question: I wouldn't really think of it in those terms. You don't really hear tracks, you hear sounds. So in both cases, you hear 10 sounds with (in this case) some reverb added to them. So whether you use method 1 or method 2 the end result would be very similar, however, method 2 might be much more practical in this example. I hope this makes sense.