Hello there,
there is this green line above the 2nd last plugin slots. What does that mean resp. what does a plugin not do thats inserted below this line compared to a plugin thats inserted above this line?
Best Regards
Hello there,
there is this green line above the 2nd last plugin slots. What does that mean resp. what does a plugin not do thats inserted below this line compared to a plugin thats inserted above this line?
Best Regards
Those are post fader slots.
The level of the fader affects the input into these…so if you are automating level of a track you might put reverb post fade so that it also changes with the automation level.
oh - I thought those were post channel-strip, pre-fader slots.
The green line only exists in between the upper and lower segment at the end of insert slots of a channel. You won’t find a line in between send slots.
You can recognize pre- and post-fader effects very easily by their colour:
Pre-fader = blue
Post-fader = orange
Although there is no green line in the send department, you can change the status from pre-fader (default for a reason, see @Grim’s example) to post-fader by clicking on the umbrella icon:
Now they will turn blue.
Why would you turn a send effect that is perfectly set to pre-fader (by default) to post-fader? One example: you want to fade out a vocal and keep the orignal level of the reverb so that the reverb is the only thing left at the end for dramatic purposes.
Rule of thumb for most use cases (that it why this is the default in Cubase):
Inserts = Post-fader (blue)
Sends = Pre-fader (orange)
I though he was talking about the channel inserts - not the sends?
I was.
Yes, you are right. The OP was talking about the inserts as he mentioned the green line and you can also tell by the look of the screenshot.
I was trying to translate pre/post behaviour across the channel… True, the OP didn’t ask for that
Another thing…the green line is not necessarily located above the second last slot. You can move it up and down as you please by dragging the line:
Pre-fader slot is correct.
Post-channel slot is correct as well, as it definetly resides behind the channel strip. However, what really matters is that it will be be post fader, too.
And to make it all the more confusing: You can also switch the position of the channel strip effects from post-inserts (default) to pre-inserts:
Why am I babbling about these things; they are not easy to grasp.
I just wanted to give a quick outline when it comes to pre/post-fader options as inserts or sends.
Now, if you take different panning options into consideration multiplied by these pre/post-options, hell yeah, THAT is a rabbit hole…
Nuff said…
@Grim Spot on as always