Studio One Sends. What's the difference? (FX,BUS,AUX,VCA, AND the Splitter)

[@shivnaad]

This is excellent explanation. Can you show inn a tabular format what each type can do and can't? TBH it actually is a difficult concept to understand unless one tries it themself.

[@Chelitosuav]

I can make a follow up video cause there is some more deep dive I can do. And I'll include a tab sheet to help you decide what you need. However this is one of those things where I don't think that'll help as much as a schematic for what each is doing. I'll include both just in case. I'll let you know when I put that up.

[@intigori]

Hey man thanks for taking the time to make this video, I'm wondering what channel to use when using a VST plugin for multiple guitars, for example: I have 2 guitars having the same tone hard panned left and right, not sure if I should use a bus or FX channel! Think you could help me with this? Cheers.

[@Chelitosuav]

What's good, so there are two ways you can go about this. You are saying Vst but I think you're talking about an amp simulator. If that's the case if you feel comfortable with committing audio. You can go to the console and put it the on the input itself. This will mean you are putting the amp before the studio one console fader. And printing the amp sound. Then take those two performances and pan them left/right. If you want a little more freedom and not sure you want to commit the audio put it on the track itself.. You can also use an aux track. This is the closest thing in studio one to bus recording. Set the input of the aux to the appropriate input. Then set the output of the aux to an output you aren't using because you don't want to here double. Then on your panned left and right channels for guitar set the input to aux channel. I usually label it recording bus or Amp to make it easier to tell what's happening. Let me know if that's what you are looking for. Having multiple instances of an amp sim can eat up the cpu this is a great way to save it. Now if it is an actual vst and you want to send it to multiple locations. You can use a bus channel as a chain to multiple tracks this will however print your midi instrument to audio. You will set it up similar to how you set up the Aux channel for an amp sim.

[@intigori]

@@Chelitosuav Yo! Yeah they are Neural DSP plugins for guitars, basically an AMP SIM but the file type is a VST in the DAW. Probably not that important but I was wondering in what category (effects or virtual instruments) those plugins would fit in!? I've tried in the past to print the sound but I like the freedom to play with the tone after taking the takes! But like you said, I was probably doing things in a way that it was really taxing for the CPU, like throwing the plugin in every channel LOL. I tried the BUS channel route and it seems to be doing the job! I'm curious about the AUX workflow though - not sure my head got the hang of it yet lol - lots of input/output routing stuff going on (I'm very visual and learn by doing ahah) If only I had an old physical studio with all the old hardware and someone to make me plug the cables so I could visualise the routing🤣 Cheers brother, and thanks for taking the time to respond!

[@Chelitosuav]

I will make a video for you I got just the thing you need! 🤙🏼 It will be up by Sunday

[@Chelitosuav]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGnScqqmYtKVr6s I made this video specifically for you hope it helps! There is a little rant at the beginning of guitar recording technique in this new age. Hopefully it clarifies what I was saying to do.