How to Use Bingo's Multi-Output Feature for Per-Track Mixing in Your DAW

How to Use Bingo's Multi-Output Feature for Per-Track Mixing in Your DAW

One of Bingo's most powerful features is multi-output routing — the ability to send each drum track to its own separate output in your DAW. Instead of mixing everything inside Bingo, you can route your kick, snare, hi-hat, and every other voice to individual mixer channels. This gives you full control over EQ, compression, sends, and spatial processing on a per-drum basis, using all the tools your DAW already provides.

Bingo provides 17 stereo outputs: one main mix output (which sums all tracks together) plus 16 individual track outputs. The main output is always active. The individual track outputs are available on-demand — you activate them in your DAW when you need them.

Why Use Multiple Outputs?

When all your drums are summed into a single stereo output, your mixing options are limited to what Bingo offers internally. Multi-output routing opens up a world of possibilities:

• *Individual EQ and compression — Tame a boomy kick without affecting your snare
• *Separate reverb sends — Put your snare in a large hall while keeping your kick dry
• *Sidechain routing — Use your kick's individual output as a sidechain source for a bass compressor
• *Parallel processing — Blend a crushed parallel channel with your clean drums
• *Automation — Automate volume, pan, and effects per drum using your DAW's automation lanes
• *Spatial mixing — Place each drum element precisely in the stereo field (or surround field)

Track Numbering in Bingo

Bingo's outputs are labeled Track 1 through Track 16, corresponding to the track positions inside the plugin. Since bus names can't update dynamically, you'll want to reference the track order in Bingo's UI to know which voice (Kick, Snare, etc.) is on which track number.

A helpful practice: once you've set up your kit, rename the receiving tracks in your DAW to match the voice names. For example, rename the track receiving "Track 1" to "Kick," "Track 2" to "Snare," and so on.

Ableton Live

1. Load Bingo on a MIDI track.
2. Build your kit in Bingo so you know which voice is on which track number.
3. Create one Audio track per drum you want separated (Cmd+T / Ctrl+T).
4. On each Audio track, set Audio From:

• *Top dropdown: select the Bingo MIDI track (e.g., 1-Bingo).
• *Bottom dropdown: choose Track 1, Track 2, etc., matching the desired drum.

1. Set Monitor = In on each Audio track.
2. Repeat for all drums you want on their own channels.
3. (Optional) On the Bingo MIDI track, set Audio To = Sends Only if you don’t want to hear the main mix.

Notes:

• *You can route only key drums (e.g., Kick, Snare, OH) and leave others on the main mix.
• *Group the audio returns (Cmd+G) for drum bus processing.

Logic Pro

1. Create a Software Instrument track.
2. Insert Bingo (Multi-Output) – not the Stereo version.
3. Set up your kit in Bingo.
4. Open the Mixer (X).
5. On the Bingo instrument channel strip, click the + button to create aux channel strips:

• *1st click → Track 1
• *2nd click → Track 2
• *etc.

1. Rename each aux to match the drum (Kick, Snare, HH, etc.).

Notes:

• *The + button only appears on Multi-Output instances.
• *You only need to create auxes for the outputs you actually use.

Cubase / Nuendo

1. Open VST Instruments Rack (F11) and load Bingo.
2. Click the small arrow icon next to Bingo’s name.
3. In Activate Outputs, enable the outputs you need (Track 1–16).
4. Each activated output appears as a separate channel in the MixConsole.

Quirk:

• *If channel names look wrong, remove and re-insert Bingo after your kit is set; Cubase initializes names at load time.

FL Studio

1. Load Bingo on a Mixer insert.
2. Open Wrapper Settings (gear icon on plugin window).
3. Go to the Processing tab.
4. Click Auto map outputs.

• *If Bingo is on Insert 1: Track 1 → Insert 2, Track 2 → Insert 3, etc.

1. Process each mapped insert independently.

Notes:

• *Ensure enough free inserts after Bingo’s insert.
• *You can override mappings manually in the Processing tab.

REAPER

1. Insert Bingo on a track via the FX browser.
2. When REAPER shows Build routing for new plugin?:

• *Yes → auto-create tracks for all outputs.
• *No → set up manually.

1. Manual setup:

• *Create one track per drum you want separated.
• *On the Bingo track, open Routing (Route button).
• *(Optional) Disable Master send if you don’t want the main mix.
• *Add sends from Bingo to each destination track, assigning the correct stereo channel pair for each Bingo track.

Notes:

• *Use Routing Matrix (Alt+R) for a global view.
• *Delete unused auto-created tracks if you accepted auto-build.

Studio One

1. Load Bingo as an Instrument.
2. Open the Console.
3. Find Bingo’s instrument channel and expand it (disclosure triangle).
4. Check the boxes for the outputs you want (Track 1–16).
5. Each checked output appears as its own Console channel.

Notes:

• *Only activated outputs appear, keeping the mixer clean.

Bitwig Studio

1. Load Bingo on an Instrument track.
2. In the device panel, click the double-arrow icon on the Bingo device to reveal output chains.
3. Add chains for each output you want (Track 1–16).
4. (Optional) For fully independent tracks, place an Audio Receiver on destination tracks and point it to the desired Bingo output chain.

Notes:

• *By default, multi-out chains live inside the instrument track; use Audio Receiver only when you need separate tracks/busses.

Quick Reference

• *Ableton Live – Audio tracks with Audio From: Bingo → Track N, Monitor = In.
• *Logic Pro – Use Multi-Output version; click + in Mixer to create auxes.
• *Cubase / Nuendo – VST Rack → Activate Outputs.
• *FL Studio – Wrapper Settings → Processing → Auto map outputs.
• *REAPER – Accept Build routing or manually add sends from Bingo track.
• *Studio One – Console → expand instrument → tick output checkboxes.
• *Bitwig – Device panel → double-arrow → add output chains; optionally use Audio Receiver.

Use only the outputs you need at first (often Kick, Snare, Toms, OH/Room), and expand routing as your mix requires.