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Audio effects
• In the mixer, you can use the level fader for the FX chan-
nel to set the effect return level.
By adjusting the return level, you control the amount of the signal sent
from the FX channel to the output bus.
Setting the effect return level.
6. If you want the signal to be sent to the FX channel be-
fore the audio channel’s volume fader in the mixer, click on
the Pre-Fader button for the send so that it lights up.
A send set to pre-fader mode.
Normally you want the effect send to be proportional to
the channel volume (post-fader send). The picture below
shows where the sends are “tapped” from the signal in
pre and post-fader mode:
Ö You can choose whether a send in pre-fader mode
should be affected by the channel’s Mute button or not.
This is done with the option “Mute Pre-Send when Mute” in the Prefe-
rences dialog (VST page).
• When one or several sends are activated for a channel,
the Send Effects buttons light up in blue.
Bypassing the sends
• In the mixer, you can click on the lit (blue) Sends State
button for a channel to bypass (disable) all its sends.
When the sends are bypassed, the button is yellow. Click the button again
to enable the sends.
• In the Inspector and the Channel Settings window, click
the button to the left of the Sends button (so that it lights
up yellow) to bypass the sends.
• You can also bypass individual sends in the channel
overview.
See “Insert effects in the channel overview” on page 89.
• You can also bypass the send effects by clicking the
“Bypass Inserts” button for the FX channel.
This bypasses the actual effects which may be used by several different
channels. Bypassing a send affects that send and that channel only. If
you bypass the insert effects, the original sound will be passed through.
This may lead to unwanted side effects (higher volume). To deactivate all
effects, use the mute button in the FX channel.
FX channels and the Solo Defeat function
When mixing, you might sometimes want to solo specific
audio channels, and listen only to these while other chan-
nels are muted. However, this will mute all FX channels as
well. If the soloed audio channels have sends routed to FX
channels, this means you will not hear the send effects for
the channels.
To remedy this, you can use the Solo Defeat function for
the FX channel:
1. [Alt]/[Option]-click the Solo button for the FX channel.
This activates the Solo Defeat function for the FX channel. In this mode,
the FX channel will not be muted if you solo another channel in the mixer.
Insert effects 1–6
EQ
Volume (fader)
Pre-fader sends
Post-fader sends
Insert effects 7–8
Input gain