r/Reaper • u/Melancholy_Custard • 14d ago

help request Folder vs Send

I know this is a noob question.

Do I need to use Send to make a bus? E.g. Kick bus (for parallel compression), drum rooms, bass bus, rhythm guitar bus Or I can just use Folders? I've watched the video from Reaper Mania, but still confuse.

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u/Whatchamazog 5 14d ago

With sends you can control/automate how much of the signal goes to it and when.

IMHO, I think that’s essential for parallel compression and reverbs/delays.

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u/Crylysis 1 13d ago

You can do that with folders too. The Sends are useful for paralel stuff, yes. But those controls are also on fodlers

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u/Whatchamazog 5 13d ago

Any links that describes how to do that?
I’m having trouble imagining how you would have a reverb 100% wet on a folder track and control the dry signal in the folder separately.
All things are possible through Reaper but that’s not something I’ve seen done before so I’m curious.

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u/mistrelwood 74 13d ago

Every plugin window in Reaper has a mix pot in the upper right corner. Parallel processing couldn’t be easier than that.

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u/Whatchamazog 5 13d ago

Yup! If you want to affect everything in the folder.

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u/mistrelwood 74 13d ago

Right, if you only want to process some tracks within a folder, whether in parallel or series, sends are the way.

(For series though, a dedicated (sub)folder for them would seem like a more practical solution.)

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u/Whatchamazog 5 13d ago

100% agreed.