I've been working this around in my head, and I can't really come up with a solid answer... If I have 3 audio tracks with identical compression, EQ and misc effects insert settings mixed together...is the output of that the same as mixing those tracks together first on a bus or an aux, and then adding those effects as inserts on the bus/aux instead? Some effects seem more straightforward than others for this sort of thing. Okay, obviously there are a few effects like a gate (or a pitchcorrector) that won't work right at all...but something like compression has always baffled me Is compressing a few mixed raw tracks the same as compressing the tracks then mixing them together? I would assume not, because dynamics effects often feel like spooky black magic, but I've been surprised by this sort of thing before. -- ______________________ Eric Oehler wonko@nulldevice.com www.nulldevice.com