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62 lines
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layout: default
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title: External Sends
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---
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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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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 —
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it 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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</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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<a href="/working-with-plugins/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="/signal-routing/Patchbay/"><dfn>patchbay</dfn></a> to allow
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you 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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<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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</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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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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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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</p>
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