(What is the best way to use more than 2 effects on the entire mix?)
The best way I know of (it may be the only way) to use more than 2 effects on an entire mix (or on any portion of already recorded material, for that matter) is to do multiple bounces, and this procedure would differ depending on how many tracks you have available to you. Let's say you did your original recording on tracks 1-6. You could mixdown those tracks to tracks 7 and 8, using Effects 1 and 2 on tracks 1-6 as you did so. Then you could take those mixed-down tracks out to DAT while running them through a new set of effects. Alternatively, you could bounce the mixed-down tracks to another pair of virtual tracks, also using a new set of effects. To further confuse the issue, let's say you'd used up all eight tracks with your original recording. You could mix those eight tracks to DAT while running the whole thing through your effects, then take the DAT tracks back into the VS (all this through the digital I/O, mind you - best to keep it 100% digital 'til the last possible moment), applying new effects on the way back in. Theoretically, you could do this ad infinitum, but eventually your bounced tracks would begin to degrade, and how many different effects would you really need to use, anyway?
John Parker (jparke01@sidley.com)
1997/12