Here's another great vid I found from Kraznet onYT...
This one explains using VCA faders in Samplitude Pro X 2 and later. This is a great video for those who want to know about VCA mixing, or who perhaps have questions about what VCA is and what it does.
Kraz is an incredible resource for Samplitude instructions and explanations, his vids are always clear, concise... he gets right to the subject without any fluff or comversational bloat. His vids arent based on a subjectivity, he simply explains the various functions without an opinion.
He's become my go-to resource for all things Samplitude.
Anyway, enjoy.
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I'm kinda unclear as to why VCA's are preferable to just a track
I'm kinda unclear as to why VCA's are preferable to just a track group? The bussing thing makes sense as far as effects go, just unclear if the VCA's accomplish something docent than say just a drum group for instance. Which is how I worked in DP.
For something like drums, even with VCA, wouldn't you want some grouping for editing?
Seems like VCA is the way to go, just trying to learn why, what and how's of them.
Well, a VCA can control a track group, only without the ability
Well, a VCA can control a track group, only without the ability to process the combined tracks. An Aux has places for inserts as well as an I/O selection for routing. A VCA does not. So when using a VCA to control, say, alike tracks...a bunch of hairbrained guitars for instance, the processing being used, comps, eq's , verbs, etc are not summed to the VCA's output and their relationship to the individual tracks will not change. Neither will the automation applied to the individual tracks change. All of the fader relationships and ratios between stuff coming and going in the group remains constant no matter what the VCA master is set at.
When you use an Aux as a master fader for a group, the relationship of the processing added at the Aux will change as the Aux level changes.
A VCA master also allows individual level changes within the group without effect on the VCA output. If you use an Aux as your group master, you will affect ALL the faders within the group with any change to any fader within the group.
With a VCA master fader you can control all the foley located at the other end of the 900 input SSL you're working on......... LOL
Davedog, post: 452632, member: 4495 wrote: Neither will the auto
Davedog, post: 452632, member: 4495 wrote: Neither will the automation applied to the individual tracks change.
That is an enormous benefit, particularly for those 11,000th hour tweaks to like a BU vocal line ect.
So do I understand it correctly that a VCA fader is essentially a vulnerable fader you assign to stuff?
dvdhawk, post: 452636, member: 36047 wrote: I'll second that. T
dvdhawk, post: 452636, member: 36047 wrote: I'll second that.
They were supposedly going to make it Mac compatible with Samplitude Pro x3, but it never ended up happening. I would imagine with such tight compatibility w sequoia, they'd have to re write that too. I never found out exactly why they didn't end up following through. It sure would make my life easier.
Thats great! I've been using VCA masters in my mixes in PT fore
Thats great! I've been using VCA masters in my mixes in PT fore about a year. But in PTHD 10 it isn't as simple as this tutorial shows samplitude to be. I believe PTHDX12 is very similar. But the ease of the controls in this DAW is really quite telling. If only they made it for a MAC!