02/01/2024
Drum sub group buses SUCK!
Who told you to do that shi*t?
Why? Excuse it “limits” you to the exact same blend for any processing that happens on that bus. It’s especially horribly on live drums and any appreciable amount of compression or limiting. A washed out flattened cymbal and hat sound is rarely desired.
PARALLEL.
Do it in parallel where YOU have control of how much of what is getting processed. And if for some reason you do want it all being equal, you still can easily. And it’s Additive. Meaning it’s easier to control the balance of the processed signal against the dry.
Furthermore… that in between third layer before your mix bus (individual, sub group, mix bus) causes an endless round robin of processing is that much more difficult to manage. I can’t do it without pulling my hair out.
Oh… and this is true of all “food” groups. Not just drums.
Parallel. Aux sends. Aux returns. Parallel.
