Logic Pro #29 - Track Stacks & Bus Processing

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

In this video, I demonstrate the following: 1. How to create and use Folder Stacks. 2. How to create and use Summing Stacks. 3. How to use Summing Stacks for bus processing. 4. How to use Summing Stacks to layer software instruments. 5. How to flatten track stacks. Support the sponsor of this video, Boombox | bit.ly/boomboxsponsor For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website | carneymediagroup.com Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram | instagram.com/musictechhelpguy Support the channel on Patreon | patreon.com/musictechhelpguy Demo project used in this video | www.logicproguide.com/downloads Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Sponsor Segment 1:11 Folder Stacks 4:15 Flatten Folder Stacks 4:49 Summing Stacks 8:58 Drum Bus EQ & Compression 11:24 Acoustic Guitar Bus Compression 13:18 Flatten Summing Stacks 14:03 Layering Software Instruments 15:49 Transposer & Tremolo Effects

[@happysuperman4649]

Thank you ! Unlike other YT tutorials , your instructions are more clearly and straight forward !

[@kpmtwo]

LOVE the software layering part at the end. Mind blown

[@cameronpatrickscott]

Super useful, wow what a series!

[@soundguydon]

I'm loving this whole series. So much information! Some stuff I knew, some stuff I didn't -- and some stuff I *thought* I knew. Thanks for sharing !

[@DanMia-cd1bm]

It's over again and again and again..just one great learning experience followed by another....thank you

[@ArtmanBass]

Great explanation of folders and stacks. Now I see them as an alternative to VCAs and Busses.

[@Duskybuka]

Perfect explanation, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for taking the time to produce these amazing tutorials :)

[@rajat_vaid]

You're helping and inspiring many people.. keep up the good work.. love from India ❤

[@bassManDavis1953]

Love the idea of exploring the track stacks with different software instruments! Instant synth? Never knew about this so thank you for a brilliant piece of tuition.

[@richyr777]

This was the exact information I was searching for. Thanks heaps for the video!

[@kickinflix5588]

I like your style. Really good teaching. Thanx.

[@ajadrew]

I need this video - never got track stacks together - thank you 👍🙂

[@monstri50]

You’re the best, always. Thanks for the help!!

[@andy-pandyman]

Great series so far, helps recap what my leaky memory has lost, and quite a bit of new stuff, cheers Music TechHelpGuy 🎵

[@joseferro1432]

Excellent Video! Thanks.

[@thewhitbyfox]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@manewry66tw]

Post/pre pan/fader a bit confusing sometimes (I never worked with physical mixer) but together with track stacking it opens a whole new world of possibilities.

[@vewilli]

Thank you so much for this video which provides me with a lot of new knowledge … #30 already waits for me. 👍🏻

[@zsoltg]

Great video as always! Thank you 🙏

[@HishamKhalaf1]

Thank you. Clear Explanation.

[@TheRealSandman]

What's the difference in doing the summing to just sending all your audio to a separate bus to compress?

[@team.logicpro]

You rock!

[@rajivmusic9519]

very useful

[@MarshallVeeMarshall]

lit 🕯

[@gwsound]

thanks, good video.

[@vk-music22]

thankyou sir

[@DrewLeo625]

@6:12 Ctrl + T what's the actual action called? I need to be able to find it in the menu because I WILL forget it if I only know of it as a shortcut now

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

"Create Tracks for Selected Channel Strips" is the full name of the function. It's in the "Options" menu in the mixer. You can also find it just by control-clicking or right-clicking on a channel strip in the mixer.

[@DrewLeo625]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy Thanks a bunch! You ROCK!

[@haroldbaker555]

Hey Josh, just wondering where you got those super nice pads + arp at the end of the video. Thank you.

[@micahskerrett9509]

Thank you. A summing stack is good to use rather than just routing tracks to a normal bus

[@starfishandroid]

Why?

[@conduets4939]

What if you have different types of bass (acoustic, synth etc) that come in at different times but you want them side chained to the low end percussion? How would you group process this to avoid individually side chaining all the instruments? Just do a group bass summing track and separate the low end from the drum stack into a separate stack or..?

[@SeanOBrien888]

Thanks for all the great videos. They are awesome and a great help. This doesn't seem to work when using midi. I'm using Drum Machine Designer and I'm trying to apply gated reverb to the toms. If I send the toms to a Track Stack so I can apply gated reverb to all 3 toms at the same time they don't make any sound. As if the midi doesn't make it to the Drum Designer. Also the plugins in Logic don't allow multiple tracks to be side chained by 1 gate (All 3 Toms). I know Studio One does. The only way I can apply gated reverb to the toms is to create an aux track for each tom. Which seems wasteful. Am I missed a something? Maybe you could do a video on 80's gated reverb using Drum Designer

[@iamdjtab]

Great Day to You Mr.MTHG!!! I was wondering if you've experienced in or out of track stacks, hitting solo on a track, but hearing more audio tracks than the one soloed?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

It's possible that you might have accidentally set some tracks to "solo safe mode". Basically if you control-click on a solo button, you'll see a diagonal line go through it, which means the track will still play even if another track is solo'ed. Control-click again to turn off solo safe mode.

[@iamdjtab]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy C'mon MTHG... I've watched enough of your videos to know better than that. LMBO! Actually... I believe I've figured it out. It seems soloing a track that is going to the same bus (like a stack, which is basically an aux track) solos other tracks in that stack. When I experimented by assigning the track I wanted solo'd to the stereo output, it solo'd as desired.I don't know if that's a glitch, but that's what happened. Thanks for replying though. Also, as always... enjoying your content!!!

[@sybamunki]

Great tip re recording midi on a summed track!

[@rjj9278]

Is track stacks and buss processing necessary for production? I’m a beginner producer and I really would prefer not to be bothered with extra stuff like this if not necessary? Can I just get away with loading any desired effects on channel strip one by one or will this present issues at some point?

[@chrisfrostmusic]

If you send the various kick drums (there are 3 in the boucne down) to a bus to compress. Do you then need to change the output of those drum tracks to stereo or to the bus? I followed the method you have outlined but it just seems to make everything louder because there is an output signal on the bus and the drum tracks. Does that make sense? I am confused.

[@guzzoofoz]

👍

[@charleeparkerxo]

I knew you were dropping a video today. But I REALLY hoped it would be on automation.

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Tomorrow will be an automation video. Actually the next 2 will be on automation. Offline automation tomorrow, hopefully, real-time automation on Wednesday. Will probably be sooner than later tomorrow as well, cause I'm already working on it now, so check back around noon tomorrow, and it should be up.

[@charleeparkerxo]

@@MusicTechHelpGuy yessssss let’s go! I mean don’t get it twisted. I’m a hip hop artist/producer who normally uses 2 track instruments but wanted to up my game lol. So this video on summing stacks was perfect cause I was literally thinking about how to do this today. And I know how to automate but I have a feeling you can teach me something I don’t know. Maybe like “Smart Control” automation 👀

[@charleeparkerxo]

Either way…. 🙏🏾 thank you‼️ I’ve been using logic about 4 months now and you are THEE most thorough channel on KZbin explaining this Daw. And trust me… I spend ALOT of time on KZbin so I really appreciate you.

[@jfbmusic]

Hey Josh, another great vid! You got super creative with the 3-synth Summing Stack at the end. I bet it‘ll give everyone watching fresh new ideas - def did that for me.

[@rachelraspberry1761]

Are you able to add automation to summing stacks? I see how to add automation, but whenever i click to add a little line with points, nothing happens.

[@nishantmathews890]

how can i add an extra track in an already made track stack?

[@vettimack]

When I send my single hits to a bus reverb it works fine, but then when I want to filter the drum bus down as a whole the reverb still plays, how can I stop this? thanks.

[@milenyum17]

😀😘❤

[@oriolgalofre2528]

Does anyone have been able to create a track stack inside another track stack?

[@derekgillard4861]

where is #28?

[@MusicTechHelpGuy]

Logic Pro #28 - Sends & Time-Based Effects kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4LLnoKog8afjtk

[@len3169]

You da man!!!!!