7 <dfn>Subgrouping</dfn> (sometimes known as "Grouping" or "Audio Grouping")
8 is a way to collect related signals together to apply some common
9 treatment, before sending them on to the main mix. One standard
10 application is to group several tracks belonging to the same instrument or
11 section (such as a drumkit or horn section), to be able to adjust their
12 volume with a single fader, after their inner balance has been set using
17 To create a subgroup from an existing Track/Bus group, context-click on
18 the relevant <a href="/working-with-tracks/track-and-bus-groups/">group tab</a>,
19 and choose <kbd class="menu">Add new subgroup bus</kbd>. A new bus will be
20 created and every member of the track group will have its outputs disconnected
21 from other destinations and then connected to the new bus inputs. The bus
22 outputs will feed the master bus unless you have selected manual connections
23 for the session. The bus will be named after the track group name.
26 Alternatively, you can create a group manually, by first adding a new bus,
27 then, for each track you want to feed the subgroup bus, disconnect its outputs
28 from the master and connect it to the inputs of the subgroup bus instead.
29 You can do this in the global audio patchbay or a track by track basis via the
30 output button of each track's channel strip.
33 To remove a subgroup (bus), context-click on the track group tab, and select
34 <kbd class="menu">Remove subgroup bus</kbd>. You can also simply delete the
35 bus itself. Note that this operation will <strong>not</strong> restore signal
36 routing to the way it was before the addition of the subgroup bus — tracks
37 that had been subgrouped will be left with their main outputs disconncted.