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68 lines
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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 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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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-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 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>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>-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. 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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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 on the send in the processor box will re-display the patchbay
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dialog that gives full control over the routing of the send, as well as
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additional controls: gain fader, panner, signal meter, and phase inverter.
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</p>
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<figure class="right">
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<img class="hdimage" src="/images/external-send-dialog.png" alt="External Send Dialog">
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<figcaption>
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External Send Dialog
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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