I read the manual on this, but it only really says how to set them up, but not much on application or ' tips and tricks with VCAs ', which is what I'm looking for. So Im guessing THAT is a scenario where a VCA would be useful?Ĭan someone expand on that? And also give some more examples of how using VCA groups makes PT mixing more flexible? Uh-oh, that one track is quieter, but the delay return is the same, obviously, since that track itself, feeding the delay, was not physically turned down. So I pull the Aux down that those tracks are feeding. Later, I feel that the entire group that track belongs to, should be quieter. I like the level Im getting on the delay return. The only thing I can think of, off the top of my head, that messes me up sometimes is when I need to put discreet sends on individual tracks within the group.įor example, I have a send on a track going to a delay. The group of tracks is hitting my compressor just how I like it, but overall, the group is too loud so I bring down the Aux master. When I bring a track down inside that group, it also decreases the level it feeds to the main reverb send. Normally, I feed regular groups to Aux's, which house my FX sends and any overall plugin processing I want for that group. But maybe Im missing something that would better my work flow if I incorporated VCA groups. Ive used VCAs for many years in the analog world, but I can't really think of many uses for them in PTs.
When it was introduced, I already had my way of mixing that worked fine using regular groups, and I have to admit I never said to myself, " Man, i wish I had VCAs! " But I prob said " Man, I wish there was a way around.XYZ.! " And the answer may very well be VCA groups. I've never really explored the VCA group feature in PT much.
I tried the ol' search thing, but the results are always so tedious or completely OT.