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Using busses

Multiple audio busses are only available in the full version of Vegas software.

A bus is a master control for the audio-signal mix of one or more tracks. You can assign tracks to play back on a specific bus. For more information, see Assigning audio tracks to busses on page 186.

However, to assign a track to a bus, you must have more than one bus in your project. Each project has a Master bus as a default, but you may add up to 25 additional busses to the Mixer window. A bus is the last stage in the signal’s flow through Vegas software. For more information, see Audio signal flow on page 39.

You can configure each bus to use a specific hardware output. For more information, see Audio tab on page 342.

Automation settings

The controls in the bus control list can function as trim controls or automation controls for bus volume, panning, and muting. Click the button and verify Show Automation Controls is not selected if you want the bus control to function as a trim control. Adjusting a trim control affects the entire track. Click the button and choose Show Automation Controls to adjust automation settings. For more information, see Using Automation on page 155.

Bus control in Mixer Window

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Automation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mute

 

settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bus FX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pan slider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fader

Mute

Prevents playback of the bus (pg. 186). When

 

Show Automation Controls is selected, the button

 

is displayed as a

,and you can use the button to

 

edit mute automation on the bus’s bus track.

 

 

Solo

Plays only the output of that bus (pg. 186).

Fader

Adjusts the bus’s volume on two stereo channels

 

(pg. 185). When Show Automation Controls is

 

selected, the thumb is displayed as a , and you

 

can use the fader to edit volume automation on

 

the bus’s bus track. Tip: Right-click the thumb and

 

choose Pre FX or Post FX from the shortcut menu

 

to specify whether the bus level is applied before

 

or after the bus effects chain.

 

 

Name

Name of the bus. Double-click the name to edit it

 

(pg. 186).

 

 

 

 

Pan

Drag to ajust the overall panning of the track.

 

When Show Automation Controls is selected, the

 

thumb is displayed as a

, and you can use the

 

slider to edit pan automation on the bus’s bus

 

track.

 

 

Playback device Allows you to select the device that the bus uses

 

for playback.

Bus FX

Displays the Bus FX window and allows you to

 

adjust the audio effects plug-ins.

Meter

Displays the playback level of the bus (pg. 185).

Meter

Bus control

Bus control showing

 

automation controls

Adding busses to a project

You can add up to 25 busses at any time during the development of your project.

Adding a bus

Click the Insert Bus button () on the Mixer window.

CHP. 9

USING THE MIXER