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Chapter 16 Mix a project 511
Send signals to multiple destinations
You can route a signal to several output destinations, using aux channel strips.
For example, you might have a main signal with the output destination set to external speakers.
At the same time, you want to hear the signal as a separate headphone mix, including some
additional eects. To do this, you would set up two separate output destinations for your signal,
with the aux channel strips controlling the headphone mix, including the additional eects.
Output a single channel strip to two destinations
1 Click-hold the channel strip’s Output slot, then choose the main output destination for the mix,
such as speakers.
2 Click-hold the channel strip’s Send slot, then choose the bus to send the separate signal to.
An aux channel strip is created automatically. Your chosen bus is reected in the aux channel
strip’s Input slot.
3 Click-hold the aux channel strip’s Output slot, then choose the second output destination for the
mix, such as headphones.
Your signal ow is now routed to two separate output destinations. The main signal ow to the
speakers is heard in its “dry” state. The second signal ow—via a bus to the aux channel strip, and
output to headphones—can be modied and heard in its “wet” state.
Use multi-output instruments
There are two reasons to use multi-output instruments in your mix:
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To process each sound individually in a drum kit, for example, with dierent eects
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To route the dierent software instrument outputs to dierent outputs on your audio interface
Logic Pro supports the multiple outputs of Drum Kit Designer, the EXS24 mkII, Ultrabeat, and all
Audio Unit instruments. One or more multi-output options may be displayed in addition to the
mono and stereo versions shown in the plug-in pop-up menu of the Instrument slot.
Note: Not all instruments oer multi-output options.