Updating pages : passive form, new menu locations, etc.
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wedge mixes), or returned to the main mix (in the case of an effect).
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</p>
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<p>
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Aux sends are not JACK ports, use <a href="@@external-sends">
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External Sends</a> to send audio to Jack ports. External Sends can
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Aux sends are not JACK ports, <a href="@@external-sends">
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External Sends</a> should be used to send audio to Jack ports. External Sends can
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send the tapped signal somewhere else directly, which is not usually
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possible on hardware mixers.
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</p>
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<h2>Adding a new aux bus</h2>
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<p>
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Choose <kbd class="menu">Session > Add New Track or Bus</kbd>. In the
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<kbd class="menu">New Track & Bus</kbd> dialog, select "Busses" in the Track/Bus
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selector at the upper right.
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New busses can be created using the <kbd class="menu">Session > Add Track, Bus or VCA…</kbd>
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menu, and selecting <kbd class="menu">Audio Busses</kbd> in the Template/Type
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selector on the left of the <kbd class="menu">Add Track/Bus/VCA</kbd> dialog.
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</p>
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<h2>Adding a send to an aux bus</h2>
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<p>
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Context-click on the processor box for the track you want to send to the bus, and
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choose <kbd class="menu">New Aux Send</kbd>. From the submenu, choose the bus you
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want to send to. A send will be added (and will be visible in the processor box).
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Note that the submenu may be empty if you have not created a bus yet.
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Context-clicking on the processor box for the track to send to the bus, and
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choosing <kbd class="menu">New Aux Send …</kbd> shows a submenu, listing the busses.
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Choosing one bus will add a send (which will be visible in the processor box).
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Note that if the only existing bus is the Master Bus, the menu will be grayed out.
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</p>
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<h3>Pre-fader and Post-fader Aux Sends</h3>
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<p>
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Depending on whether you context-click above or below the fader in the processor box,
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the new aux send can be placed before or after the fader in the channel strip.
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<dfn>Post-fader</dfn> aux sends are typically used when using an aux for shared signal
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processing (FX), so that the amount of effect is always proportional to
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the main mix fader. <dfn>Pre-fader</dfn> sends ensure that the level sent to the bus
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is controlled <em>only</em> by the send, not the main fader—this is typical
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when constructing headphone and monitor wedge mixes.
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Depending on whether the context-click happened above or below the fader in the
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processor box, the new aux send can be placed before or after the fader in the
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channel strip.
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><dfn>Post-fader</dfn> aux sends are typically used when using an aux for
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shared signal processing (FX), so that the amount of effect is always
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proportional to the main mix fader.</li>
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<li><dfn>Pre-fader</dfn> sends ensure
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that the level sent to the bus is controlled <em>only</em> by the send, not the
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main fader—this is typical when constructing headphone and monitor wedge
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mixes.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The color of the processor will reflect this pre/post position (red for
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<span style="color:darkred;">Pre</span>, green for <span
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style="color:darkgreen;">Post</span>). Dragging and dropping the send inside
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the processor box before or after the Fader processor changes the type of
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fader accordingly.
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</p>
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<h2>Adding a new aux bus and sending a Track Group to it</h2>
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<p>
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You can add aux sends to all members of a group and connect them to a new aux bus
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with a single click. After creating the <a href="@@track-and-bus-groups">track group</a>
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(and adding tracks to it), context-click on the group tab and choose either
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All members of a group can be sent to a new aux bus at once with a single click.
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After creating the <a href="@@track-and-bus-groups">track group</a>
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(and adding tracks to it), context-clicking on the group tab allows to choose either
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<kbd class="menu">Add New Aux Bus (pre-fader)</kbd> or
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<kbd class="menu">Add New Aux Bus (post-fader)</kbd>. A new aux bus will be created,
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and a new aux send added to every member of the track group that connects to
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<h2>Altering Send Levels</h2>
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<p>
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You can alter the amount of the signal received by a send that it delivers to the bus
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it connects to. There are three approaches to this:
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The amount of the signal received by a send that it delivers to the bus it connects to
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can be altered in two ways:
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</p>
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<h3>Use the Send Fader</h3>
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<h3>Using the Send Fader</h3>
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<p>
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Every send processor has a small horizontal fader that can be adjusted in the usual way. It is
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not very big and so this can be a little unsatisfactory if you want very fine control
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over the send level.
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</p>
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<h3>Mapping the Main Fader</h3>
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<p>
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Double-clicking on the send in the processor box will allow you to use the
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big fader of the mixer strip to control the send. The visual appearance of
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the mixer strip will change to reflect this. Double-click the send again to
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revert back to normal function for the strip.
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Every send processor has a small horizontal fader that can be adjusted in the
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usual way. It is not very big and so this can be a little unsatisfactory if you
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a very fine control over the send level is required.
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</p>
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<h3>Map Aux Sends To Main Faders</h3>
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<p>
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Pressing the button marked <kbd class="menu">Aux Sends</kbd> on a aux bus will
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In Mixer mode, pressing the button marked <kbd class="menu">Aux</kbd> on a aux bus will
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alter the channel strip for every track or bus that feeds the aux bus. Many
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aspects of the strip will become insensitive and/or change their visual
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appearance. More importantly, the main fader of the affected channel strips
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will now control the send level and <strong>not</strong> the track gain.
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This gives a larger, more configurable control to alter the level. Click the
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<kbd class="menu">Aux Sends</kbd> button of the aux bus again to revert the
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This gives a larger, more configurable control to alter the level. Clicking the
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<kbd class="menu">Aux</kbd> button of the aux bus again reverts the
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channel strips to their normal use.
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</p>
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<h2>Disabling Sends</h2>
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<p>
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Clicking on the small "LED" in the send display in the processor box of the
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Clicking on the small LED in the send display in the processor box of the
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channel strip will enable/disable the send. When disabled, only silence will
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be delivered to the aux bus by this track. When enabled, the signal arriving
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at the send will be delivered to the aux bus.
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</p>
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<h2>Send Panning</h2>
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<p>
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Send panners can be configured to either be independent of the main
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panner, or to follow it. The latter could be useful for Reverb effects, or
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for in-ear monitor mixes delivered in stereo.
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</p>
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<p>
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Like a normal aux send, an <dfn>external send</dfn> taps the signal at a
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specific within a channel strip, but delivers it to an external application
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specific point within a channel strip, but delivers it to an external application
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or piece of hardware rather than an Ardour bus. By itself, an external
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send has no effect whatsoever on the audio signals within Ardour—it
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is a one-way signal routing that leaves all existing signal processing
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just as it was.
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</p>
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<p>
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Most people will not have much use for this, but it can be useful if you
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want to experiment with external applications or hardware signal processing
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applications.
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Most people will not have much use for this, but it can be useful to experiment
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with external applications or hardware signal processing applications.
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</p>
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<h2>Adding an External Send</h2>
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<p>
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Context-click on the
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Context-clicking on the
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<a href="@@processor-box">processor box</a> in a
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channel strip (at the desired location, pre or post fader) and choose
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<kbd class="menu">Add new External Send</kbd>. A dialog will appear
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containing the standard Ardour
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<a href="@@patchbay"><dfn>patchbay</dfn></a> to allow
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you to connect the send to the desired destination.
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channel strip (at the desired location, pre or post fader) and choosing
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<kbd class="menu">Add new External Send</kbd> will show a dialog containing the
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standard Ardour <a href="@@patchbay"><dfn>patchbay</dfn></a> to allow
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to connect the send to the desired destination.
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</p>
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<h2>Removing an External Send</h2>
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<p>You can remove an external send in several ways:</p>
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<p>An external send can be removed in several ways:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><kbd class="mouse mod3">Right</kbd>-click the send in the processor box.</li>
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<li>Position the pointer over the send and press the <kbd>Del</kbd> key.</li>
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<li>Position the pointer over the send and press <kbd class="mod1">x</kbd>.</li>
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<li>Context-click the send and choose either <kbd class="menu">Cut</kbd> or
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<kbd class="menu">Delete</kbd>.</li>
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<li><kbd class="mouse mod3">Right</kbd>-clicking the send in the processor box and
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choosing either <kbd class="menu">Cut</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Delete</kbd>.</li>
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<li>Selecting the send (with a single <kbd class="mouse">left</kbd> click) and
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pressing the <kbd>Del</kbd> key.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Altering Send Levels</h2>
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<p>
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Just below the send in the processor box is a small fader that can be used
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like all other faders in Ardour to control the gain applied to the signal
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delivered by the send. Drag it to alter the level, Shift-click to restore
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delivered by the send. Dragging it alters the level, Shift-click restores
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to unity (0dB) gain.
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</p>
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<h2>Disabling Sends</h2>
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<p>
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Click the small "LED" in the send display within the processor box to turn
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Clicking the small LED in the send display within the processor box turns
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it on and off. When turned off, silence will be delivered to the send. When
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turned on, the signal within the channel strip will be delivered.
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</p>
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<h2>Editing Send Routing</h2>
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<p>
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Double-clicking or Edit-clicking on the send in the processor box will
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redisplay the patchbay dialog that allows you full control over the routing
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of the send.
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Double-clicking on the send in the processor box will redisplay the patchbay
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dialog that gives full control over the routing of the send.
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</p>
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inserts, which means they can be tapped into by other JACK clients.
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Only the signal flow inside a track or bus (i.e. from <a
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href="@@processor-box">processor to processor</a>) is
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handled internally.<br>
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By default, Ardour will create the following connections for you:
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handled internally.
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</p>
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<p>
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By default, Ardour will automatically create the following connections:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<dfn>Track inputs</dfn> are optionally auto-connected to hardware inputs, in round robin
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order, depending on the setting you chose in the
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order, depending on the setting chosen in the
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<a href="@@newopen-session-dialog"><kbd
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class="menu">Session > New Session</kbd> dialog</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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This configuration is sufficient to do basic tracking and playback of many
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sessions without any adjustment by the user. If you are using Ardour and
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start to change these connections, be certain that you have a good reason
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to do so—it is generally not necessary and often leads to problems.
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sessions without any adjustment by the user. Changing these connections
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is generally not necessary and often leads to problems.
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</p>
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<p>
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However, for many workflows during mixing, more complicated signal routing
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is required. Ardour offers many possibilties for connecting things in the
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way you may need or want them.
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is required. Ardour offers many possibilties for connecting things to fit any
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particular workflow.
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</p>
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