Specifications

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Sends
Pro Tools lets you insert up to five sends on each
audio track or Auxiliary Input.
Sends provide the following features:
• Sends can be set as pre- or post-fader.
• Send level and mute can be configured to fol-
low Groups.
• Send level, send mute, and send pan (for ste-
reo and multichannel sends) are fully autom-
atable. See “Automating Sends” on page 460.
• Send controls can be displayed and edited
from the Mix or Edit windows, or in their own
output windows.
• Sends can be assigned to available output and
bus paths (main or sub-paths), in mono or ste-
reo, or any of the supported multichannel for-
mats for surround mixing.
• Each send can have multiple assignments (for
example, to available output and bus paths).
Sends must be returned to the mix through an
Auxiliary Input or audio track to be audible in
Pro Tools. They can be monitored and processed
through an Auxiliary Input, recorded to audio
tracks, and bounced to disk. (Bouncing and mix-
down are explained in Chapter 29, “Mix-
down.”)
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” on page 408 for information).
2 Click the Sends button 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.
Assigning a send to a stereo bus path
Send window (mono)