- Aux sends are not JACK ports, use - External Sends to send audio to Jack ports. External Sends can + Aux sends are not JACK ports, + External Sends should be used to send audio to Jack ports. External Sends can send the tapped signal somewhere else directly, which is not usually possible on hardware mixers.
@@ -31,35 +31,49 @@- Choose Session > Add New Track or Bus. In the - New Track & Bus dialog, select "Busses" in the Track/Bus - selector at the upper right. + New busses can be created using the Session > Add Track, Bus or VCA… + menu, and selecting Audio Busses in the Template/Type + selector on the left of the Add Track/Bus/VCA dialog.
- Context-click on the processor box for the track you want to send to the bus, and - choose New Aux Send. 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 New Aux Send … 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.
- 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. - Post-fader 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. Pre-fader sends ensure that the level sent to the bus - is controlled only 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.
++ The color of the processor will reflect this pre/post position (red for + Pre, green for Post). Dragging and dropping the send inside + the processor box before or after the Fader processor changes the type of + fader accordingly. +
+- 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 + All members of a group can be sent to a new aux bus at once with a single click. + After creating the track group + (and adding tracks to it), context-clicking on the group tab allows to choose either Add New Aux Bus (pre-fader) or Add New Aux Bus (post-fader). A new aux bus will be created, and a new aux send added to every member of the track group that connects to @@ -68,44 +82,38 @@
- 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:
-- 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. -
-- 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 you +a very fine control over the send level is required.
- Pressing the button marked Aux Sends on a aux bus will + In Mixer mode, pressing the button marked Aux 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. Click the - Aux Sends button of the aux bus again to revert the + This gives a larger, more configurable control to alter the level. Clicking the + Aux button of the aux bus again reverts the channel strips to their normal use.
+- 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.
+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.
- diff --git a/include/external-sends.html b/include/external-sends.html index 06bcaee9..c4237039 100644 --- a/include/external-sends.html +++ b/include/external-sends.html @@ -1,57 +1,52 @@Like a normal aux send, an external send taps the signal at a - specific within a channel strip, but delivers it to an external application + specific point within a channel strip, but delivers it to an external application or piece of hardware rather than an Ardour bus. By itself, an external send has no effect whatsoever on the audio signals within Ardour—it is a one-way signal routing that leaves all existing signal processing just as it was.
- Most people will not have much use for this, but it can be useful if you - want to experiment with external applications or hardware signal processing - applications. + Most people will not have much use for this, but it can be useful to experiment + with external applications or hardware signal processing applications.
- Context-click on the + Context-clicking on the processor box in a - channel strip (at the desired location, pre or post fader) and choose - Add new External Send. A dialog will appear - containing the standard Ardour - patchbay to allow - you to connect the send to the desired destination. + channel strip (at the desired location, pre or post fader) and choosing + Add new External Send will show a dialog containing the + standard Ardour patchbay to allow + to connect the send to the desired destination.
You can remove an external send in several ways:
+An external send can be removed in several ways:
Just below the send in the processor box is a small fader that can be used like all other faders in Ardour to control the gain applied to the signal - delivered by the send. Drag it to alter the level, Shift-click to restore + delivered by the send. Dragging it alters the level, Shift-click restores to unity (0dB) gain.
- Click the small "LED" in the send display within the processor box to turn + Clicking the small LED in the send display within the processor box turns it on and off. When turned off, silence will be delivered to the send. When turned on, the signal within the channel strip will be delivered.
- Double-clicking or Edit-clicking on the send in the processor box will - redisplay the patchbay dialog that allows you full control over the routing - of the send. + Double-clicking on the send in the processor box will redisplay the patchbay + dialog that gives full control over the routing of the send.
- diff --git a/include/signal-routing.html b/include/signal-routing.html index 3fd2b50d..f8e61d65 100644 --- a/include/signal-routing.html +++ b/include/signal-routing.html @@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ inserts, which means they can be tapped into by other JACK clients. Only the signal flow inside a track or bus (i.e. from processor to processor) is - handled internally.+ By default, Ardour will automatically create the following connections:
This configuration is sufficient to do basic tracking and playback of many - sessions without any adjustment by the user. If you are using Ardour and - start to change these connections, be certain that you have a good reason - to do so—it is generally not necessary and often leads to problems. + sessions without any adjustment by the user. Changing these connections + is generally not necessary and often leads to problems.
However, for many workflows during mixing, more complicated signal routing - is required. Ardour offers many possibilties for connecting things in the - way you may need or want them. + is required. Ardour offers many possibilties for connecting things to fit any + particular workflow.
-