Sends to bus are loud regardless of effect on bus

Question

still on logic 7.2.3
when i put an effect on a bus then route a track to that bus i hear extra volume and the effect. If I solo bus 1 that has a reverb on it...I hear every track that has bus 1 assigned to that verb. Also If I mute the effect on bus 1 I still hear extra volume comming from that bus. I came from PT where I would set up an AUX not a bus to do the same thing and use less CPU. Am I doing something wrong because although I hear the effect I want...it also sounds way louder when adjusting the bus send from individual tracks? normal? taking off the bus send from a track to the actual bus reduces the volume dramatically.

Answer 1

It is normal to 'Output' each track to a 'Bus'. If you 'Send' each track to a bus, it is affected by the level adjustment of the 'Send'.
Several vocal tracks may require Rev, so 'Output' each track to a selected 'Bus' and put the 'Effect' on that 'Bus' so that all vocal tracks have the same 'Effect'.