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