- Usually, aux sends from several tracks are collectively sent to a
- dedicated <dfn>Aux bus</dfn> in Ardour, to create a monitor mix for a
- musician, or to feed an effect unit. The output of such a bus might
- be routed to separate hardware outputs (in the case of headphone or monitor
- wedge mixes), or returned to the main mix (in the case of an effect).<br
- />
- Aux sends are not JACK ports, with <a href="/signal-routing/external-sends/">
- External Sends</a> Jack ports are created so it is also possible to
+ Aux sends from several tracks are collectively sent to a
+ <dfn>bus</dfn> in Ardour, to create a monitor mix for a
+ musician, or to feed an effect unit. A bus used in this way is considered
+ an auxilliary bus or <dfn>Aux bus</dfn> even though it is the same as
+ any other bus. The output of such a bus might
+ be routed to separate hardware outputs (in the case of headphone or monitor
+ wedge mixes), or returned to the main mix (in the case of an effect).
+</p>
+<p>
+ Aux sends are not JACK ports, use <a href="@@external-sends">
+ External Sends</a> to send audio to Jack ports. External Sends can