Mixer Group Faders?

[sybil8]

hi

is it possible to make mixer fader groups?

thanks

[egr]

I’m guessing most of the replies to your question will be: “Use Sends with Mute Source.”

[vvoois (vV)]

@egr

I’m guessing most of the replies to your question will be: “Use Sends with Mute Source.”

+1

[sybil8]

so you can make groups of sends?

cheers

[airjob]

@egr

I’m guessing most of the replies to your question will be: “Use Sends with Mute Source.”

it’s by far not the same.

E.g. what I’d like to see is stuff like grouping faders for synchronous volume/panning changes or solo/mute
switching. That’s clearly missing.

For decent mixing processes grouping is essential.
Most other DAW’s support this in serveral ways.

So +1 for this

Moreover: what about mixining hardware controller support ? E.g. Reaper supports the development
of adapters/drivers for several external mixing consoles

[egr]

@Airjob

it’s by far not the same.

E.g. what I’d like to see is stuff like grouping faders for synchronous volume/panning changes or solo/mute
switching. That’s clearly missing.

For decent mixing processes grouping is essential.
Most other DAW’s support this in serveral ways.

Just to play devil’s advocate: If you send several tracks to the same Send track (muting the source output), synchronous volume/panning changes or solo/mute switching is exactly what you get (all track’s output are now controlled by the Send). Not to mention FX chain changes etc. How is Grouping different? NOTE: I’m honestly asking this question. I’ve not worked with any software where Grouping was an option so I know nothing about how it actually works.

[danoise]

For instant gratification, check out the (commercial) faderworksplugin ?

[Airmann]

@egr

Just to play devil’s advocate: If you send several tracks to the same Send track (muting the source output), synchronous volume/panning changes or solo/mute switching is exactly what you get (all track’s output are now controlled by the Send). Not to mention FX chain changes etc. How is Grouping different? NOTE: I’m honestly asking this question. I’ve not worked with any software where Grouping was an option so I know nothing about how it actually works.

I agree that you technically can achieve grouping with send-tracks,
but it can be very inconvenient and time consuming:

E.g. In other DAWs you can quickly link two faders (e.g. kick+snare) without defining a common
send target. Thus you can quickly adjust levels without loosing relations. E.g. in Reaper
you can even define Master-Slave relations between faders and realize fader “relation-chains”.

Moreover the soloing/muting possibilities are usually more advanced in other DAWs:

E.g. it is not possible to solo a group=send track in Renoise with one action. You always have to solo all
of the sending tracks. It’s a real PITA.

Further, if you mute some tracks and solo another you loose the previous mute-state.
It’s another real PITA.

In other words: mixing and grouping in Renoise is compared to other DAWs not very sophisticated
and in some aspects really impractically - especially muting and soloing.