Assigning Sends to Tracks

To add a send to a track:

1 Make sure Sends View is enabled in the Mix or Edit window (see Views in the Mix and Edit Windows for information).

2 Click the Send selector on the track and choose a path from the pop-up menu.

The send can be a mono or stereo (or any of the supported multichannel formats for surround mixing) output or bus path.

3 Set the output level of the send in the Send window by doing one of the following:

Adjust the Send Level fader.

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Set the send level to unity gain (0 dB) by Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Mac) the Send Level fader.

When you create a new send, its initial output level depends on the setting of the Sends Default to –INF preference.

Pans for sends can be linked to the panning on the track’s main output path by enabling the Send Pans Default To Follow Main Pan preference.

To change the default setting for sends:

1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.

2 Do one of the following:

Select Sends Default to “–INF.”

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Deselect Sends Default to “–INF” and new sends will default to unity gain (0 dB).

3 Do one of the following:

Select Send Pans Default to Follow Main Pan.

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Deselect Send Pans Default to Follow Main Pan to have panning control over the sends independent of the panning on the track’s main output path.

To remove a send from a track:

Click the Sends button on the track and choose No Send from the pop-up menu.