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EFFECTS – ORGANIZATION AND WORK FLOW 165
Effect as AUX
Under "Add effect tracks", select the options "Add FX send track" and "AUX bus", then
tick the box beside "Add FX return track" and finally click on the "Create tracks" button.
You'll now see two newly created tracks or channels in the arranger and in the mixer that
control the send or return signals of the external effect device.
You can now set up the send level of every integrated effect device in the AUX slot of every
mixer channel using the mouse, and also position the effect signal in the mix using the
fader of the effect return channel.
Effect as Insert
If you want to add an insert effect, select the options "Add FX send track" and "Submix
bus" under "Add effect tracks", tick the box beside "FX return track" and then click the
"Create tracks" button.
Two newly created tracks appear in the arranger and in the mixer to control the send
and/or return signal of the external insert effect device. For the track to which an insert
effect should be added, select the send (submix) track for the external effects device as the
output device.
Use the effect return channel fader to set the effect signal's return volume.
Note: Make sure input monitoring is switched on for the effect-return track. Activate the
loudspeaker button in the return track. The loudspeaker symbol is highlighted and you will
hear the effect-return signal.
The routing settings for each channel may also be adjusted in the track settings dialog.
Right click on the track name to start. For the effect-send channel, set the the output for
the sound card via "Playback" that is connected with the external effects input. For the