Bus question regarding output

another tip i learned from a mac pro vid was to take groups of tracks and set their output to a bus and then be able to control the level with one fader - i know this is like grouping tracks and then using one fader of the group to adjust all of that group levels

in my bus scenario though - if i pull the bus fader all the way down there is still signal from the grouped tracks coming through the mix - it's as if the bus is just adding the same signal back in

what am i doing wrong?

the concept of bus groups is cool when you start to think of all the stuff you can do

Sometimes I have to create a bus in the environment, so I can set it's output to off.

This is differnet than the Auz output that the bus feeds into.

Sometimes they are preset to off, but other times they are not.

I can't figure it out yet as to why.

Maybe songs I started in L7???

Sometimes I have to create a bus in the environment, so I can set it's output to off.

This is differnet than the Auz output that the bus feeds into.

Sometimes they are preset to off, but other times they are not.

I can't figure it out yet as to why.

Maybe songs I started in L7???

Yep. Bus objects in L8 are really legacy and probably only exist for L6-7 compatibility.

what am i doing wrong?

In that setup, even with the "BG 1 HORN" fader pulled all the way down, I think signal would still come through on the effect send buses (your "horn verb" and "horn comp" auxes, in this case).

uh huh

of course uncle

setting the output of the verb and comp bus to the grouped bus 4 bus allows total control

what's funny is the mac pro vid was doing this wrong then

thanks all