User`s guide

Chapter 19: Basic Mixing 275
Generating Stereo Output from a
Mono Send/Return
You can use an Auxiliary Return arrange-
ment to generate a stereo output from a
mono Send. Set the send destination to a
mono Auxiliary Input track and place a ste-
reo Plug-In on the Auxiliary Input. The
output of the Auxiliary Input becomes ste-
reo.
To create an Auxiliary Return for an external
device:
1 Set the send destinations on the source
tracks to a Send output (for a mono Send)
or a Send output pair (for a stereo Send).
1 Choose File > New Track.
2 Choose the type (mono or stereo) of Aux-
iliary Input from the pop-up menu, and
click Create.
3 Click the Input Selector of the Auxiliary
Input channel and set it to the Hardware
I/O channel that you want to return.
4 Click the Output Selector of the Auxiliary
Input channel and choose an output.
Set the effect on the external device to
“100% wet.” You can then adjust the level
of the processed signal in the mix with the
main fader of the Auxiliary Input track.
Master Faders
Master Faders allow you to control the mas-
ter output levels of two types of signals in a
Pro Tools system:
• Signals sent to the outputs of the Audio
Interface
• Signals sent to any of the internal busses
Master Faders can be either mono or stereo
and have many applications, including:
• Controlling output mix levels
• Monitoring an output (such as a bus or
hardware output) to see if it is clipping
• Controlling submix levels
• Controlling effects sends levels
Send/return setup for a Internal Mix Bus
Real-time Plug-In applied to Insert A
Send to bus 1
Aux In input set to bus 1
Output set to main mix outs 1-2
Controls level of dry signal
Controls level of effect
Send/return setup for an external device
Send to external device
Input set to device’s return
Output set to main mix outs 1-2
Controls level of dry signal
Controls level of effect