How do you arrange your rack?

[Vince-Noir-99]

Hello!
It's nice that when selecting a track in the sequencer, the Rack will focus to the connected device, so I guess in the end it doesn't matter much in which fashion all the tracks, instruments and FX are laid out, unless for patching clarity in the back.. But I wonder to know if someone is following any particular arrangement order?
Vertical, horizontal, to the left or right of the Master Section... ?

[normen]

I usually put each mixer channel in a column with the devices on that channel below it. Master section column stays free for global/send devices. But given all the routing options and ways to have separate tracks for single devices etc. this sometimes gets messed up a bit.

[raymondh]

I try to have a column for master fx, and separate columns for bass, verse synths, chorus synths, vocals, fx. And a re-mark at the top of each column to label. It is a bit arbitrary but it provides a level of organisation.

[Vince-Noir-99]

Most times I'm doing just as you guys, and try to follow the same mixer channels order (kick, snare,,, bass, synth, vocals...). It comes natural, but seeing a few screenshots or videos around, I got tempted to mess everything up, or stack everything vertically. Don't know why!

[hadmyrackextended]

I usually bus the channels at the end of each bunch. So my busses are at the end of the drum single channels and then coloured to signify a bus channel; like bright pink or something.

So ill setup my drums as you typically would; kick, snare, hats & percussion on single channels
(Kick Snare bus) (Hats & Percussion bus) (Overall Drums bus)

I may use the kick snare bus as a sidechain and cut into the Hats and Percussion bus ever so slightly to give the beat a pulse and keep the kick snare dominant. Also this setup means later on when I want to sidechain into something else to keep the kick and snare at the front, I have the channel ready and waiting.

[challism]

I try to do as you guys, with each channel in its own column, but I find that I often run out of patch cables. Or that my cables aren't long enough to reach the mixer. ;(

[The_G]

I do drums on the left, synths on the right.

[joeyluck]

I do nothing until I am ready to work further on a project. Until then, things are typically in one rack.
Then, I'll organize things into sections, with one rack going to drums/all percussion etc.

[dvdrtldg]

Pretty haphazard, but one thing I always do is put all my insert FX (apart from combis of course) up in the Insert FX box, i.e. just below the Bypass button instead of under the instrument. Makes things a lot tidier if I can hide them away/display them as needed.

[Vince-Noir-99]

Pretty haphazard, but one thing I always do is put all my insert FX (apart from combis of course) up in the Insert FX box, i.e. just below the Bypass button instead of under the instrument. Makes things a lot tidier if I can hide them away/display them as needed.

I've recently started taking that habit. In the beginning I liked the signal flow going top to bottom, but it's also nice to keep the focus on the sound generator, and have the FX separately and easily hide-able. It's a bit frustrating that Combis don't fit in there though.. It could be made possible, whilst preventing from nesting Combis inside other Combis and make endless matryoshkas

[dvdrtldg]

It's also really convenient to have FX already inside the programmer for CV manipulation. I often end up dragging the instrument in there as well

[Vince-Noir-99]

It's also really convenient to have FX already inside the programmer for CV manipulation. I often end up dragging the instrument in there as well

Nice! I didn't know you could!

[Chizmata]

Master and mix channels and send FX on the left, combinators on the right.

[Vince-Noir-99]

Master and mix channels and send FX on the left, combinators on the right.

Do you mean the combis are connected to the mix channels on the left?
Interesting. I think it makes sense because everything on the left is the traditional recording studio, and on the right you have the 'music' stuff. (If I got you right.)

[Chizmata]

Master and mix channels and send FX on the left, combinators on the right.

Do you mean the combis are connected to the mix channels on the left?
Interesting. I think it makes sense because everything on the left is the traditional recording studio, and on the right you have the 'music' stuff. (If I got you right.)

yes thats exatly how i do it. So i can access mixer channels quickly instead of scrolling through massive combinators to find them. it also gives you a better overview when you sidechain between mixer channels. i dont have too many tracks most of the time so the rack doesnt go too deep down, thats why it works for me.

[submonsterz]

I let chaos run its course
works for me .

[Aquila]

I do drums on the left, synths on the right.

That's pretty much how I do things too. Any rhythm stuff, and occasionally basses too, go on the left rack. Leads and whatnot on the next rack over. If I have vocals or other musical stems I'll put them in a third rack.

[Spryx]

It sounds horrible, but I put everything in the single rack. Sometimes, if it is too crowded, I separate instrument into two racks: one for melodic instruments, and one for drums and effects.

[Dave909]

I keep send fx in the master collumn and then all the drum stuff in the second. Synth stuff in the third. Sometimes i like to add ReMarks in there labelling stuff but thats mostly with collabs

[Spryx]

Today I learned: .... Everyone in the world is more organized than I am

[selig]

I put FX and Mastering to the left of the Hardware Interface, drums/bass under the Master Section, Synths/Keys next, then Guitars if any, finally vocals. Use ReMark on larger songs and collabs as dave909 mentions.

This basic left to right drums/percussion/bass/keys/guitars/vocals comes from years of multi-track habits. Makes it easy to move around the project for me, being familiar and all.

[Dante]

Dual Screen, Left Hand screen - two racks (with send FX at top left in combinator), then sequencer below the racks. Right Hand Screen - dedicated to the SSL.

[pushedbutton]

I start by putting each category of instrument in its own rack...then i get into creating and all plans to stay organised go out of the window.

[dvdrtldg]

It's also really convenient to have FX already inside the programmer for CV manipulation. I often end up dragging the instrument in there as well

Nice! I didn't know you could!

Yeah it's very handy. It's basically a combinator, but with internal rotaries & buttons rather than external. Suits me fine, since I almost never use the rotaries & buttons, just the programmer

[Wook]

I put FX and Mastering to the left of the Hardware Interface

Whaaat? It never occured to me to try dragging stuff to the left of the master section.