User`s guide

Chapter 19: Basic Mixing 271
Sends
Pro Tools allows you place up to five Sends
on each audio or Auxiliary Input track. You
can set Sends to be either pre- or post-fader.
When you create a new Send, its output
level is automatically set to –∞.
✽ You can set the Send output level to zero by
Option-clicking (Macintosh) or Alt-clicking (Win-
dows) the Send fader.
Sends are typically returned to the mix by
means of an Auxiliary Input. They can also
be recorded directly onto another track.
There are two types of destinations for
Sends: Internal Mix Busses and Hardware I/O
Sends.
Internal Mix Busses
Pro Tools TDM systems provide 32 busses
and Pro Tools LE systems provide 16 busses
for routing signals internally to other desti-
nations, including real-time Plug-Ins.
Hardware I/O Sends
Hardware I/O Sends are often used for
headphone cue mixes or for sending sig-
nals to external effects processors. See
“Hardware I/O Inserts and Sends” on
page 277.
Mono and Stereo Sends
Sends can be either mono or stereo. When
you click the Sends button on a channel,
you can choose from a list of mono or ste-
reo outputs or busses. Send level, Send
Mute, and Send Pan (for stereo Sends) pa-
rameters are fully automatable. See “Auto-
mating Sends” on page 295.
Assigning Sends to Tracks
To show Sends in the Mix Window:
1 If Sends are not currently visible on your
tracks, select Display > Mix Window Shows
> Sends View.
2 Select Display > Sends View Shows > As-
signments to show all the Sends buttons on
the tracks.
To add a Send to a track:
1 Click the Sends button on the track and
choose a Send from the pop-up menu.
The Send can be either a mono or stereo
Send, and can have a destination of an in-
ternal mix bus or a hardware I/O output.
2 Set the output level of the Send.
To remove a Send from a track:
■ Click the Sends button on the track and
choose No Send from the pop-up menu.
Assigning a hardware stereo Send
Removing a Send