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How do aux sends and returns work?
The aux sends on a mixer work independently of the main mix output and give you the ability to route multiple input channels to a single output while leaving out the channels you don’t want to hear. Typically, the output of the effects processor will be brought back to a stereo or aux return on the mixer.
How does the signal sent to the auxiliary get back to the mixing board?
The signal from the auxiliary send is often routed through outboard audio processing effects units (e.g., reverb, digital delay, compression, etc.) and then returned to the mixer using an auxiliary return input jack, thus creating an effects loop.
Does Aux send stereo?
Each aux output is a mono send. If you want to process a stereo input channel, the aux sends are both derived mono sums, so that won’t work in stereo either. And, if you want to process the input channels individually in mono, plugging up both sides of both processors is pointless.
Is FX send the same as aux send?
Aux sends are sometimes labeled with different names such as “effects send,” “FX send,” MON (short for “monitor”) or even “foldback,” but they all work the same way: They serve as a secondary output from a channel that routes the signal to a place other than the main left and right speakers.
What is return in mixer?
In the latter case, the aux bus that feeds the effects processor is usually referred to as a ‘send’, while the mixer channel that receives the effect processor’s output will usually be called the ‘return’.
What are sends in recording?
A send is a knob or fader within your DAW that allows you to send varying amounts of a regular track’s signal to an aux track. While the terms “aux” and “return” can be used interchangeably within one another, a send is something different. It’s simply a parameter that can be adjusted.
Is aux mono or stereo?
Insert a stereo plug on it, like a reverb. (The aux now has mono input and stereo output.) Feed it with mono sends.