feeding the signal from before the insert point to its <dfn>Insert
send(s)</dfn>, and connecting the remainder of the channel strip to the
<dfn>Insert return(s)</dfn>, both of which are either audio device or JACK ports.
+</p>
+
+<p class="note">
+ When an insert is created, the signal will be interrupted until the relevant
+ connections to the insert ports are made!
+</p>
+
+<p>
While jack ports are visible to other JACK applications, ALSA ports are only
useful for patching in audio equipment external to the computer. If inserting
a software processor is required, a plugin would be the first choice. If a plugin
is not available then the jackd audio backend would have to be used. This is
not very common any more but there are some older jack clients that require
- using jack.<br>
+ using jack.
+</p>
+<p>
Inserts work the same as the inserts on analog consoles except they are not
normalled like most jacks on an analog console.
</p>
analog piece of gear into a channel strip, such as a vintage
compressor, tube equalizer, etc. In the latter case, the inserts would first
be connected to a pair of hardware ports, which are in turn connected to the
- outboard gear.
+ outboard gear. This is done on the <kbd class="tab">Send/Output</kbd> and
+ <kbd class="tab">Return/Input</kbd> tabs of the <kbd class="window">Insert</kbd>
+ dialog respectively.
</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/port-insert-send.png" width="50%" alt="Insert / Send">
+ <figcaption>
+ Insert Dialog, the Send/Output tab
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
<p>
- Disabling (bypassing) an insert is done by clicking on its LED in the processor box.
-</p>
-<p class="note">
- When an insert is created, the signal will be interrupted until the relevant
- connections to the insert ports are made!
+ Apart from providing access to the connections matrix, the dialog allows adjusting
+ the output gain and toggling phase inversion for Send/Output, as well as measuring
+ and adjusting latency for the insert.
</p>
+
<p class="note">
Inserts will incur an additional period of latency, which can be
measured and compensated for during mixing, but not during tracking!
</p>
+
+<p>
+ Disabling (bypassing) an insert is done by clicking on its LED in the processor box.
+</p>