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-<p>
- <dfn>Auxilliary sends</dfn> are <a
- href="/working-with-plugins/processor-box/">processors</a> in a bus or
- track channel strip. They tap the signal at a specific point in the signal
- flow (pre-fader, post-fader, before or after EQs and other plugins, etc.)
- and send a copy of that signal somewhere else, without affecting the
- normal signal flow downwards to the channel fader.
-</p>
-<p>
- 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
- />
- Since sends are JACK ports, it is also possible to send the tapped signal
- somewhere else directly, which is not usually possible on hardware mixers
- (see <a href="/signal-routing/external-sends/">External Sends</a>).
-</p>
-
-<p>
- It may be useful to
- <a href="/signal-routing/comparing-aux-sends-and-subgroups/">compare and contrast</a>
- the use of aux sends with <a href="/signal-routing/subgrouping/">subgrouping</a>.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Adding a new aux bus</h2>
-<p>
- Choose <kbd class="menu">Session > Add New Track or Bus</kbd>. In the
- <kbd class="menu">New Track & Bus</kbd> dialog, select "Busses" in the Track/Bus
- selector at the upper right.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Adding a send to an aux bus</h2>
-<p>
- Context-click on the processor box for the track you want to send to the bus, and
- choose <kbd class="menu">New Aux Send</kbd>. From the submenu, choose the bus you
- want to send to. A send will be added (and will be visible in the processor box).
- Note that the submenu may be empty if you have not created a bus yet.
-</p>
-
-<h3>Pre-fader and Post-fader Aux Sends</h3>
-<p>
- Depending on whether you context-click above or below the fader in the processor box,
- the new aux send can be placed before or after the fader in the channel strip.
- <dfn>Post-fader</dfn> aux sends are typically used when using an aux for shared signal
- processing (FX), so that the amount of effect is always proportional to
- the main mix fader. <dfn>Pre-fader</dfn> sends ensure that the level sent to the bus
- is controlled <em>only</em> by the send, not the main fader — this is typical
- when constructing headphone and monitor wedge mixes.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Adding a new aux bus and sending a Track Group to it</h2>
-<p>
- You can add aux sends to all members of a group and connect them to a new aux bus
- with a single click. After creating the track group (and adding tracks to it),
- context-click on the group tab and choose either
- <kbd class="menu">Add New Aux Bus (pre-fader)</kbd> or
- <kbd class="menu">Add New Aux Bus (post-fader)</kbd>. A new aux bus will be created,
- and a new aux send added to every member of the track group that connects to
- this aux bus.
-</p>
-
-<h2>Altering Send Levels</h2>
-<p>
- You can alter the amount of the signal received by a send that it delivers to the bus
- it connects to. There are three approaches to this:
-</p>
-<h3>Use the Send Fader</h3>
-<p>
- Every send processor has a small horizontal fader that can be adjusted in the usual way. It is
- not very big and so this can be a little unsatisfactory if you want very fine control
- over the send level.
-</p>
-<h3>Mapping the Main Fader</h3>
-<p>
- Double-clicking on the send in the processor box will allow you to use the
- big fader of the mixer strip to control the send. The visual appearance of
- the mixer strip will change to reflect this. Double-click the send again to
- revert back to normal function for the strip.
-</p>
-<h3>Map Aux Sends To Main Faders</h3>
-<p>
- Pressing the button marked <kbd class="menu">Aux Sends</kbd> on a aux bus will
- alter the channel strip for every track or bus that feeds the aux bus. Many
- aspects of the strip will become insensitive and/or change their visual
- appearance. More importantly, the main fader of the affected channel strips
- will now control the send level and <strong>not</strong> the track gain.
- This gives a larger, more configurable control to alter the level. Click the
- <kbd class="menu">Aux Sends</kbd> button of the aux bus again to revert the
- channel strips to their normal use.
-</p>
-<h2>Disabling Sends</h2>
-<p>
- Clicking on the small "LED" in the send display in the processor box of the
- channel strip will enable/disable the send. When disabled, only silence will
- be delivered to the aux bus by this track. When enabled, the signal arriving
- at the send will be delivered to the aux bus.
-</p>
-<h2>Send Panning</h2>
-<p>
- Send panners can be configured to either be independent of the main
- panner, or to follow it. The latter could be useful for Reverb effects, or
- for in-ear monitor mixes delivered in stereo.
-</p>
-
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