One other feature of VCAs is when muted will silence all sends going to other buses that are not under the control of whatever the assigned bus is. I use three VCAs for muting Vocals, Music, Beat, and if they are sharing FX sends such as Reverb or Delay, just muting the bus you will still hear the FX sends, whereas muting a VCA will totally silence everything assigned to the VCA.
Exactly! And if you solo a BUS (let's say the BUS sums 8 drum tracks) you can't hear the individual sends (say you send just the snare to a plate reverb for example). The sound with the BUS soloed will be bone dry (well, if you've put reverbs as inserts on a ch it will be heard). BUT if the drum tracks are in the same VCA group and you solo that VCA you get to hear all individual sends. AND this is where I think Logic's "in between" solution is both genius and confusing is that if you create a track stack (summing stack!) it passes audio as a BUS...AND...the solo funkction will act like if it was a VCA... got me?
Amazingly helpful explanation! On point, no blah, just sound information! Having a memory like a sieve, I came here two or three times already. Thank you!
I wish every video explaining things in Logic was like this one. 10/10 concise, easy to listen to and understand. No wasted time talking about unrelated BS or reiterating things that have already been stated. Thank you
Thank you Sean for making that so much easier to understand. It has baffled me for quite some time. Now I have a much better understanding, thanks to you. :)
Your videos are absolutely the best in terms of clarity and I always use them as my first (and often) only port of call when I want to learn a new feature in Logic Pro. I always recommend them to my high school students too, and invariably they agree with me. Many thanks for the excellent service you provide!!
This video answered a few questions I've had about controlling volumes of groups of tracks easily, without summing them. I've been trying to set that up easily so that I can quickly bring a single mix element/track a few dB above the rest of the mix to hear it in context, but a little more clearly, for adjustment. Now that'll be extremely quick and simple to toggle! Thanks for all your videos - they've helped me get to the music faster.
Very helpful!! Thank you! I love the idea at the end of using bus grouping in combo with VCA subsets of the bussed tracks. Very thorough, clear and quick instructional vid!! Great work!!
Superb!! Thanks so much for this. One other thing that is handy with VCA’s is using them to control the overall mix volume for tracks that have volume automation. So much better than editing the automation parameters.
All that agree, please let me & MTHG kno: I think all of MTHG’s vids are best in class, and there is a lot of great posters out there! He’s certainly the Beatles of explaining Logic. Its an art form he’s mastered. It’s him, I bold underscored line, everyone else follows. Thank you, so very much, for all you do, and don’t let Yoko be a disruption:)
Excellent vid, I knew some of this stuff but hadn’t heard it all explained so concisely. I need to utilize more of these tricks to streamline my workflow.
Seriously dude, awesome content here. Subscribing because you helped me understand what I consider to be a CORE concept of mixing. Much love, keep up the great work.
That was AWESOME!!! Thank you brother. You are helping to lift the veil of ignorance and unfounded fear of recording one video at a time. May you live to see the marriages of your children’s,children’s children! ✌️
Great video, I learned these differences the hard way! I use summing stacks for more or less everything to group drums, vocals and guitars and put different effect plugins on busses so I can use them anywhere.
This is so useful. I knew all of it except the VCA stuff so thank you for clearing it up for me. Now I feel like I have complete control of the mixer :)
Thanks, I definitely feel I understand VCAs and groups more now. Giving logics convenience with summing stacks I don't really feel the need for groups and VCAs but I know that when it comes time to work on a desk it will be valuable to know. Thanks!
thanks for every video!!! we are releasing our album soon and we recorded it ourselves and i learned logic from your tutorials... so a huge thanks goes to you!! 🤩
Weird compliment but yeah, Your voice is the most pleasing to ears compared to any of the tutors I've heard over youtube! I can listen to your voice and watch tutorials for hours and not get irritated lol
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This video is absolutely THE BEST video on UA-cam explaining all the different types of routing in Logic Pro X. Apple should hire this guy.
Couldn't agree more.
I agree completely
The BEST video ever!!! Thank you so much. I'm honestly near tears here. Thumbs up
Agreed!
I just learned so much
Ah! In Logic Pro X, a folder track is a VCA, and a Summing Stack is a buss. That clicked my bulb. Thank you!
The phrase, "clicked my bulb" really clicked _my_ bulb if ya know whada mean
Ahhh Yess -- well spotted my friend :D
One other feature of VCAs is when muted will silence all sends going to other buses that are not under the control of whatever the assigned bus is. I use three VCAs for muting Vocals, Music, Beat, and if they are sharing FX sends such as Reverb or Delay, just muting the bus you will still hear the FX sends, whereas muting a VCA will totally silence everything assigned to the VCA.
Exactly! And if you solo a BUS (let's say the BUS sums 8 drum tracks) you can't hear the individual sends (say you send just the snare to a plate reverb for example). The sound with the BUS soloed will be bone dry (well, if you've put reverbs as inserts on a ch it will be heard). BUT if the drum tracks are in the same VCA group and you solo that VCA you get to hear all individual sends. AND this is where I think Logic's "in between" solution is both genius and confusing is that if you create a track stack (summing stack!) it passes audio as a BUS...AND...the solo funkction will act like if it was a VCA... got me?
So nice to finally understand this stuff. Thank you!
This explanation is amazing. Definitely keeping up to date with your vids. Thank you for the detail you have gone to in this one.
This is the best explanation I've seen. Nice to have you back making videos.
I didn't know all the details of these. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll start using them accordingly from now on. SUPER USEFUL
Thanks for clearing up a concept that had clouded my mind for so long! You’re videos are great.
Amazingly helpful explanation! On point, no blah, just sound information! Having a memory like a sieve, I came here two or three times already. Thank you!
Best explanation/demonstration on this topic I've seen thus far. MTHG videos on Logic Pro X are the best. Thank you for everything!
I wish every video explaining things in Logic was like this one. 10/10 concise, easy to listen to and understand. No wasted time talking about unrelated BS or reiterating things that have already been stated. Thank you
Thanks Josh! I had been struggling with this over the last month or so. All clear now. I oh you a career!
This is one of the best tutorials I have seen. You earned my support 100%
Thank you Sean for making that so much easier to understand. It has baffled me for quite some time. Now I have a much better understanding, thanks to you. :)
Your videos are absolutely the best in terms of clarity and I always use them as my first (and often) only port of call when I want to learn a new feature in Logic Pro. I always recommend them to my high school students too, and invariably they agree with me. Many thanks for the excellent service you provide!!
That was the best, most concise and straightforward explanation of this topic that I've ever seen. Way better than what's in the Logic manual. Thanks!
This video answered a few questions I've had about controlling volumes of groups of tracks easily, without summing them. I've been trying to set that up easily so that I can quickly bring a single mix element/track a few dB above the rest of the mix to hear it in context, but a little more clearly, for adjustment. Now that'll be extremely quick and simple to toggle! Thanks for all your videos - they've helped me get to the music faster.
Thank You. I've been an audio engineer for 15 years and you just taught me something new ! :D
Very helpful!! Thank you! I love the idea at the end of using bus grouping in combo with VCA subsets of the bussed tracks. Very thorough, clear and quick instructional vid!! Great work!!
Thanks for explaining all these different paths in such a level of detail. This is extremely helpful.
Just found you and am so glad! Clear, concise and above all, intelligent. Thenks a million (from France).
My day 1 on Logic and this was one of the first videos I found, so glad I did!!
Superb!! Thanks so much for this. One other thing that is handy with VCA’s is using them to control the overall mix volume for tracks that have volume automation. So much better than editing the automation parameters.
Nice job as always. This really helps to put these features into a context. Thanks.
Man, you are just the best. I am so freaking grateful for you and your work
All that agree, please let me & MTHG kno:
I think all of MTHG’s vids are best in class, and there is a lot of great posters out there! He’s certainly the Beatles of explaining Logic. Its an art form he’s mastered.
It’s him, I bold underscored line, everyone else follows. Thank you, so very much, for all you do, and don’t let Yoko be a disruption:)
Great Video MTHG!!
Excellent vid, I knew some of this stuff but hadn’t heard it all explained so concisely. I need to utilize more of these tricks to streamline my workflow.
Spectacular video...The new stacks update in logic threw me off a bit but now I have no questions left, thank you
Really cleared a lot of doubts of routing in Logic Pro X. Thanks for making this video.
Absolutely, no doubt, the best video i’ve seen on this topic. I have literally never understood it fully in five years
Seriously dude, awesome content here. Subscribing because you helped me understand what I consider to be a CORE concept of mixing. Much love, keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for all your videos. They are much appreciated. Great job!
That was AWESOME!!! Thank you brother. You are helping to lift the veil of ignorance and unfounded fear of recording one video at a time. May you live to see the marriages of your children’s,children’s children! ✌️
As always clear, concise and very helpful explanations. Please keep up the truly great work. Many thanks
Fantastic video, such a clear and precise description/contrast
Outstanding, you deserve a standing ovation. Thanks sooooooo Much
This was very informative. I'm loving the summing track stacks!
Thank you for the clear and precise explanations you provide.
Great video, I learned these differences the hard way! I use summing stacks for more or less everything to group drums, vocals and guitars and put different effect plugins on busses so I can use them anywhere.
Your explanations couldn't be clearer. Thanks for all your great work.
Best video on UA-cam! Please make more of these type of doubt clearing videos of logic pro X!
Incredible. Thank you for this, I can't wait to dive into your other videos. Subscribed!
This was faaaaaantastic. Thank you for putting this together!
This is so useful. I knew all of it except the VCA stuff so thank you for clearing it up for me. Now I feel like I have complete control of the mixer :)
Thanks, I definitely feel I understand VCAs and groups more now. Giving logics convenience with summing stacks I don't really feel the need for groups and VCAs but I know that when it comes time to work on a desk it will be valuable to know. Thanks!
This is video absolutely staggering, very well explained and you have a very good sense to repeat things at the right time.
Great video-never really understood what VCA and groups did before-you explained these concepts very clearly
Best video in logic I’ve seen. Really helped me understand the daw to the next level, which I needed. Thank you
Being a teacher myself, I can make this statement: You Are an amazing teacher! Thank you so much for let us learn so much from you!
Thanks, MTHG! Much appreciated...
Great explanation. Especially regarding the VCA
Fantastic video, Music Tech Help Guy.
You Da Man! Such a valuable lesson that saves me time to learn thru books or class about this thing in Logic pro, thanks again and cheers!
Literally invaluable to a new Logic user in 2020; thanks Josh! 🙏🏻
Such a good video. Impeccable explanation!
Thank you for making this video. Really cleared up a few things for me!
Super clear and helpful explanation of these. Thanks a bunch!
well done. i like your way of explaining this stuff. in particular your "in terms of signal flow, there is no difference between X and Y"
Thank you for all the videos! You produce the best of Logic tutorials! I learned a lot by watching your videos! Cheers
The best way to explain the topic. Thank you Tech Guy!
Well explained! Refreshing to have someone that gets to the point.
Great video, never really saw the need to use the separate VCAs but great example with the close vs cymbal mics!
Thank you so much!! Best teacher on UA-cam!
Excellent excellent tutorial - nicely said - spoken clearly, and well structured!
Thanks a ton ! cheers from France !
You're amazing, man - the best tutorials ever!!!!
As everybody else is saying - you explained this sooo well! Thanks a lot, man!
You really explain things so well, thank you
This was SO HELPFUL thank you!!!
Super clear tutorial. Love it!
You explain everything so good. I appreciate your great channel.
Thank you, this is the only tutorial that actually helped me understand what buses do.
You don’t stop to make our lives easier!
Thanks so much.
Do you have a video on how to screencast with the pc’s audio like you do?
thanks for every video!!! we are releasing our album soon and we recorded it ourselves and i learned logic from your tutorials... so a huge thanks goes to you!! 🤩
This is perfect, Ungodly amounts of thanks to you, Sir! ✨
This has helped me so much, very clear and concise Thank you!!
It's really helpful. Thanks for your work!
Love your voice! If there are several videos covering one same topic, I'm definitely gonna pick your to watch.
Thanks for breaking this down for me, I never knew!
This was a great clear up! Thank you
Really clear explanations. Well done! thanks!
Really great vid!
Thanks so much. Ideal balance between speed of explanation and completeness!
This was actually super helpful! Thank you so much!
Brilliant as ever! Thank you.
Thank you for this vid! I learned a few new things for sure.
Legend! As always thank you!
Fantastic - very well presented. Even I understand the difference between Busses, VCAs and Groups now. ( and track stacks ). Thanks very much.
That has helped to understand alot. Been asking about VCA's and what there for , for a while :) thx that was creative.
Love your videos! Really appreciate all you do. Thanks. Oh yeah, I just realized that your talking voice is scary similar to "Justin Bartha's"!
Weird compliment but yeah,
Your voice is the most pleasing to ears compared to any of the tutors I've heard over youtube!
I can listen to your voice and watch tutorials for hours and not get irritated lol
Very good explanation!!!
Love your videos man!,
You’re such a great instructor. Thank you for this tutorial!
Yeah me too, I was confused about VCA? Your videos have really helped so big thanks...
Your channel rocks man!
Thanks for this video! It cleared up a lot for me.
Brilliant! Best explanation EVER!
Great explanation! Very useful info!