</figure>
<p>
An Ardour bus can be considered a virtual track, as in a track that doesn't
have a playlist (so, no regions). Its use is to "group" some audio signals to
be treated the same way. One simple use case is to group all the audio tracks
</figure>
<p>
An Ardour bus can be considered a virtual track, as in a track that doesn't
have a playlist (so, no regions). Its use is to "group" some audio signals to
be treated the same way. One simple use case is to group all the audio tracks
the arrangement uses different MIDI tracks. Moreover, busses with both Audio and
MIDI inputs are well suited for vocoders and similar plugins, where a MIDI
signal controls an audio one.
the arrangement uses different MIDI tracks. Moreover, busses with both Audio and
MIDI inputs are well suited for vocoders and similar plugins, where a MIDI
signal controls an audio one.
<p>
Connecting the output(s) of a track to the input(s) of the bus sends
<em>all</em> the audio/MIDI to the bus. In the mixer strip, select (at the
bottom) the OUTPUT button (often, by default, "Master"), and in the list,
choose the input of a bus. Note that only the bus able to receive this output
<p>
Connecting the output(s) of a track to the input(s) of the bus sends
<em>all</em> the audio/MIDI to the bus. In the mixer strip, select (at the
bottom) the OUTPUT button (often, by default, "Master"), and in the list,
choose the input of a bus. Note that only the bus able to receive this output
<p>
This allows not to interrupt the natural flow of the signal, i.e. the track will
still output to what its connected to (e.g. Master). The signal is "tapped" at
<p>
This allows not to interrupt the natural flow of the signal, i.e. the track will
still output to what its connected to (e.g. Master). The signal is "tapped" at