- Auxilliary sends are simple Auxiliary sends are simple processors 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.) @@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ Aux sends from several tracks are collectively sent to a bus 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 Aux bus even though it is the same as + an auxiliary bus or Aux bus 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).
- Aux sends are not JACK ports, - External Sends should be used 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, External Sends 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.
@@ -93,13 +94,13 @@ a very fine control over the send level is required.- In Mixer mode, pressing the button marked Aux on a aux bus will + In Mixer mode, pressing the button marked Show Sends 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 not the track gain. This gives a larger, more configurable control to alter the level. Clicking the - Aux button of the aux bus again reverts the + Show Sends button of the aux bus again reverts the channel strips to their normal use.