How to filter Multiple channels without losing outputs

Question

Hello all, this really is my last hope. I'm having a real big issue in Logic, it's been that way since I started and I'm hoping someone help me. The issue is the same with every track I create, and is as follows:
An example I will use is the main 'drop' of a track. I want to have most elements gradually filtering out, to allow an emphasis when the beat kicks back in at the drop. At the same time, I want to leave some elements playing, such as reverse cymbal, rise/swoosh/sweep sounds etc. The problem I have is how to select multiple items to filter out, using ONE filter (eg. Beats & bass) and not have to put a filter on EVERY individual track and automate them individually.
I know one option would be to send all of these items to a bus, and then filter that bus, but then that means that the elements are playing from TWO sound sources - their original channel strip AND the bus that they are now assigned to.
I know this problem can be alleviated by removing the output from the original channel strips, and only have their sound coming from the BUS, but then this causes the problem of loss of impact/volume because I'm losing the original sound source.
Lots of my sounds are sent together to busses, eg. BeatsBus. BassBus etc. where they all gather and are compressed together creating extra volume and compression effect.
Hopefully I have explained myself well enough here, it's not the easiest problem to articulate over a message.
But to recap, I want to filter multiple sounds (beats, bass and everything else) with one filter, without losing my MULTIPLE sound sources, ie their original channel strip output.
Please please help.
Steven.

Answer 1

Dont use a send to get the tracks to the bus. Assign the tracks OUTPUTS (should say "stereo out" before you change it)  directly to the busses.