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title: Comparing Aux Sends and Subgroups
-menu-title: Auxes vs. Groups
+menu_title: Auxes vs. Groups
---
<p>
that common signal processing can be applied to the mix of their signals.
</p>
<p>
- An aux send leaves the existing signal routing to the main mix in place,
- and is typically used to create a separate mix to send to (for example)
+ <dfn>Aux sends</dfn> leave the existing signal routing to the main mix in place,
+ and are typically used to create a separate mix to send to (for example)
monitors or headphones (for performer monitor mixes):
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-<img height="400px" src="/files/manual/a3/images/aux_routing.png" alt="aux signal routing" />
+<img width="300px" src="/files/manual/a3/images/aux_routing.png" alt="aux signal routing" />
<p>
- Subgroups usually remove the original signal routing to the main mix and
+ <dfn>Subgroups</dfn> usually remove the original signal routing to the main mix and
replace it with a new one that delivers the output of the subgroup bus to
the main mix instead.
</p>
-<img height="400px" src="/files/manual/a3/images/subgroup_routes.png" alt="sub group signal routing" />
+<img width="300px" src="/files/manual/a3/images/subgroup_routes.png" alt="sub group signal routing" />