<p>
- <dfn>Auxil
liary sends</dfn> are simple <a
+ <dfn>Auxiliary sends</dfn> are simple <a
href="@@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.)
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
+ an auxiliary 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
+ Aux sends do not show up outside of Ardour either on the audio device
+ or as JACK ports, <a href="@@external-sends">External Sends</a> should
+ be used to send audio to the audio device or Jack ports. External Sends can
send the tapped signal somewhere else directly, which is not usually
possible on hardware mixers.
</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.
+ New busses can be created using the <kbd class="menu">Session > Add Track, Bus or VCA…</kbd>
+ menu, and selecting <kbd class="menu">Audio Busses</kbd> in the Template/Type
+ selector on the left of the <kbd class="menu">Add Track/Bus/VCA</kbd> dialog.
</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.
+ Context-clicking on the processor box for the track to send to the bus, and
+ choosing <kbd class="menu">New Aux Send …</kbd> shows a submenu, listing the busses.
+ Choosing one bus will add a send (which will be visible in the processor box).
+ Note that if the only existing bus is the Master Bus, the menu will be grayed out.
</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.
+ Depending on whether the context-click happened 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.
</p>
+<ul>
+ <li><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.</li>
+ <li><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.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+ The color of the processor will reflect this pre/post position (red for
+ <span style="color:darkred;">Pre</span>, green for <span
+ style="color:darkgreen;">Post</span>). Dragging and dropping the send inside
+ the processor box before or after the Fader processor changes the type of
+ fader accordingly.
+</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 <a href="@@track-and-bus-groups">track group</a>
- (and adding tracks to it), context-click on the group tab and choose either
+ All members of a group can be sent to a new aux bus at once with a single click.
+ After creating the <a href="@@track-and-bus-groups">track group</a>
+ (and adding tracks to it), context-clicking on the group tab allows to 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
<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:
+ The amount of the signal received by a send that it delivers to the bus it connects to
+ can be altered in two ways:
</p>
-<h3>Use the Send Fader</h3>
+<h3>Using 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.
+ 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
+a very fine control over the send level is required.
</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
+ In Mixer mode, pressing the button marked <kbd class="menu">Show 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
+ This gives a larger, more configurable control to alter the level. Clicking the
+ <kbd class="menu">Show Sends</kbd> button of the aux bus again reverts 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
+ 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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