3 Like a normal aux send, an <dfn>external send</dfn> taps the signal at a
4 specific point within a channel strip, but delivers it to an external application
5 or piece of hardware rather than an Ardour bus. By itself, an external
6 send has no effect whatsoever on the audio signals within Ardour—it
7 is a one-way signal routing that leaves all existing signal processing
11 Most people will not have much use for this, but it can be useful to experiment
12 with external applications or hardware signal processing applications.
15 <h2>Adding an External Send</h2>
17 Context-clicking on the
18 <a href="@@processor-box">processor box</a> in a
19 channel strip (at the desired location, pre or post fader) and choosing
20 <kbd class="menu">Add new External Send</kbd> will show a dialog containing the
21 standard Ardour <a href="@@patchbay"><dfn>patchbay</dfn></a> to allow
22 to connect the send to the desired destination.
25 <h2>Removing an External Send</h2>
26 <p>An external send can be removed in several ways:</p>
28 <li><kbd class="mouse mod3">Right</kbd>-clicking the send in the processor box and
29 choosing either <kbd class="menu">Cut</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Delete</kbd>.</li>
30 <li>Selecting the send (with a single <kbd class="mouse">left</kbd> click) and
31 pressing the <kbd>Del</kbd> key.</li>
34 <h2>Altering Send Levels</h2>
36 Just below the send in the processor box is a small fader that can be used
37 like all other faders in Ardour to control the gain applied to the signal
38 delivered by the send. Dragging it alters the level, Shift-click restores
42 <h2>Disabling Sends</h2>
44 Clicking the small LED in the send display within the processor box turns
45 it on and off. When turned off, silence will be delivered to the send. When
46 turned on, the signal within the channel strip will be delivered.
48 <h2>Editing Send Routing</h2>
50 Double-clicking on the send in the processor box will re-display the patchbay
51 dialog that gives full control over the routing of the send.