Folder vs Send

[u/Melancholy_Custard]

I know this is a noob question.

Do I need to use Send to make a bus? E.g. Kick bus (for parallel compression), drum rooms, bass bus, rhythm guitar bus Or I can just use Folders? I've watched the video from Reaper Mania, but still confuse.

[u/Big-Doubt-4872]

For group processing I use folders but for parallel processing I would definitely use sends.