Bus Fader Not Responding [Solved]

[AndyB01]

Right chaps - technical question:

I'm trying to improve my rudimentary mixing skills by following Mike Enjo's excellent videos. I have created sends for my FX and buses for the instrument tracks, done the gain staging and have ended up with a half decent mix (well to my ears).

However, I think the lead guitar is just a tad too hot, but when I try and trim the level in the relevant bus fader it has zero effect. The guitar track in question has two sends to a delay and amp SIM and outputs to the bus.

I'm clearly missing something really obvious and/ or doing something really dumb, but I just can't land where I'm going wrong here.

Anyone care to have a crack at solving this one? I'd be extremely grateful.

Thanks in advance

Andy

Edited March 2, 2022 by AndyB01
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[reginaldStjohn]

Without seeing your exact routing it is hard to tell but it seems like the following might be happening from your description.

- You have a send to a Amp Sim that outputs to a bus

- You also have the audio track going somewhere as well?

Usually, I just put the amp sim on the track. I personally would not send my guitar track to an amp sim using a send unless I was trying to blend the amp sim sound with the non effected sound. Sends are usually, not always, used to send a portion of a signal to effect it and then have it blend in with the original signal.

[AndyB01]

Thanks, that could well be it. I will rain check that and post an update if that's the fix. 

Cheers

Andy

[AndyB01]

Yep, that was it - cheers.

All fixed. ? Thinking back, I don't know why I used a send and an FX track for an amp sim either. ?

Andy

Edited March 2, 2022 by AndyB01