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The expander/gate option within the dynamics is not available on a buss. In the post here https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=118618 a method is described to work around this by patching the buss to a timeline track to make the processing available. I'm trying to do that without success.

I went to Patch Input/Output. For the source type I selected "Bus Out" and selected a bus I previously created that is sourced from an existing timeline track that has my audio clip. For the destination type I selected "Track Input" and selected a new timeline track. When I playback I don't see any audio on the new timeline track (no meter activity). Perhaps I'm doing this entirely wrong?

I also tried just routing the existing timeline track with my audio clip to a new timeline track directly to see if I'm understanding basic patching/routing, ie source type of "Track Direct" set to my existing timeline track with an audio clip and destination type of "Track Input", set to my new timeline track and I still see no audio meter activity.

Again, what I'm looking to accomplish is the ability to use the expander/gate functionality of dynamics on a buss, so if the above strategy is not right then please advise on the correct strategy and how to accomplish it.

Thanks!

Is the Timeline Track in Thru mode?

Reynaud Venter wrote:Is the Timeline Track in Thru mode?

Thanks, that was it. Now that I see it working the total solution/workaround seems kind of unwieldy for what I'm doing. Perhaps there's a better way?

I have multiple timeline tracks with audio clips as their source for which I want to apply a single expander. I'm feeding each of those tracks in pre-mode as a Buss Send to my user-created buss (and muting the original tracks so they contribute no dry sound output), and routing that buss to a new timeline track set to Tru Mode so that I can perform the expander on it. The output of that new timeline track is to my main buss.

Insert an Expander plugin across the Buss.

Reynaud Venter wrote:Insert an Expander plugin across the Buss.

I originally couldn't find one, which lead me down the path I've taken. Is there an expander hidden in one of the built-in effects that I overlooked? Or do you mean a third-party plugin?

Currently no Fairlight AFX Expander available, so it would have to be a third party plugin.