Record on bussed track help?

[x_Bass009]

I'm trying to record all my tracks bussed onto one track.

It works when I buss all the tracks to an aux but I can't record with an aux track. When I buss it all to a regular stereo audio file that CAN record, it won't pick up anything. I've set the input to buss 1-2 like so:

Help?

[Howie J]

Arm the track to record...


Howie J

[x_Bass009]

Originally Posted by Howie J

Arm the track to record...

That won't work. The track won't pick up any signal.

[DaveE]

It should once you hit record.

[Howie J]

.....or if it's not coming through before you hit record, hit Option-K or Alt-K to toggle Input Monitoring...

You're on the right track..just a step or two away. This works...I do it all the time when I sum things through my D-Box back into a stereo track.

Howie J

[backplay]

If the above doesn't work:

Use a SEND on your Aux 1, and rout it to a buss.
Use that buss as an input on your audio track.
Arm the audio track, hit record, and the audio will be recorded.

[couch11]

Originally Posted by backplay

If the above doesn't work:

Use a SEND on your Aux 1, and rout it to a buss.
Use that buss as an input on your audio track.
Arm the audio track, hit record, and the audio will be recorded.

Well yes, but if he can't get it to work the way it is now, it won't work that way either.

The answer has already been giving. ARM your track and hit record.

[InternJesse]

I doubt this is the issue, but why is the master fader bussed to 1-2?

[craigdouglas]

send the aux to an audio track to record
take the master fader off buss 1-2 make it output 1-2 and send the stereo track your about to record on to output 1-2 or remove it..
this is how most mixers print the mix in protools.. send all your tracks to a master aux.. put whatever 2 buss processing on that track then route that to a stereo audio track. then you just record your mix on a track... then just select the track that was printed,. (shift command k) (bounce selection) then its outputted... this way you can save final mixes in playlists and edit between takes..

[backplay]

Originally Posted by InternJesse

why is the master fader bussed to 1-2?

Indeed, strange routing.

[couch11]

It shouldn't matter that there is a master fader for buss 1-2. That should be ok. I'm not at a system to check it, but I don't see why that would be a problem. My guess is that the OP finally got it to work since they haven't posted back in some time.

[Howie J]

Originally Posted by couch11

It shouldn't matter that there is a master fader for buss 1-2.

Wrong way of looking at it.. They are pointing out that the Master Fader's output is set to Bus 1-2. It's redundant and looping. He's basically bussing everything to a stereo audio track, which will feed a master fader, which he has bussed BACK to the same audio track.

Department of redundancy department.

Not to mention screwing with all the levels...

Howie J

[JoRillo]

Originally Posted by Howie J

Wrong way of looking at it.. They are pointing out that the Master Fader's output is set to Bus 1-2. It's redundant and looping. He's basically bussing everything to a stereo audio track, which will feed a master fader, which he has bussed BACK to the same audio track.

Department of redundancy department.

Not to mention screwing with all the levels...

Howie J

Forgive me if I am wrong, or misunderstanding out, but Pro Tools master faders don't have sound. For an example: All of my tracks are routed to the Output Aux I have set up, right next to that is a master fader which the output is set to Output (the aux track) and I use the master fader only for level control on the way out.

[couch11]

Originally Posted by Howie J

Wrong way of looking at it.. They are pointing out that the Master Fader's output is set to Bus 1-2. It's redundant and looping. He's basically bussing everything to a stereo audio track, which will feed a master fader, which he has bussed BACK to the same audio track.

Department of redundancy department.

Not to mention screwing with all the levels...

Howie J

No. In this case, the Master Fader is the master for all tracks being sent to buss 1-2. The track he is recording to is controlled by the Master Fader for Audio Out 1-2, not Buss 1-2. Note, even though you don't have a Master Fader showing for your audio outs, there is one always active from my understanding.

So for example, tracks 1-12 outputs are assigned to Buss 1-2. You can have a Master Fader that controls the level being feed to Buss 1-2 AND record it to an audio track with its inputs assigned to Buss 1-2. There is no feedback in this situation. Busses and Audio Outs are independent of each other.

Still think the OP probably didn't have the track record armed and got it to work. Still no reply from the OP.