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4 Specify the track type (Aux Input) and format
(
stereo), then click Create.
5 Set the input of the Auxiliary Input to the same
bus path to which you assigned all contributing
tracks.
6 Set the output of the Auxiliary Input track to
your main stereo mix outputs (typically, outputs
1–2).
7 Set the Auxiliary Input Track level.
8 To process the submix, assign a plug-in or hard-
ware insert on the Auxiliary Input.
9 Set the controls of the plug-in. The plug-in By-
pass and Wet/Dry controls (if available) deter-
mine the amount of effect heard.
The contributing track faders control the balance
within the submix. The Auxiliary Input track con-
trols the output levels of all tracks routed to it.
You can apply mix automation to the volume, pan,
mute, and send level, send pan, and send mute con-
trols of the Auxiliary Input.
You can also bounce a submix to disk to free up the
voices for use by other tracks. See Chapter 51,
“Mixdown” for more information.
Send and Return Submixing for
Effects Processing
When you are submixing for reverb, delay, and
similar effects processing, use sends to achieve tra-
ditional send/return bussing. You can use a real-
time plug-in or a hardware insert as a shared re-
source for all tracks included in a submix. The
wet/dry balance in the mix can be controlled using
the track faders (dry level) and Auxiliary Input
fader (effect return, or wet, level).
To create an effects return submix with a plug-in or
hardware insert:
1 Assign each track’s main output to your main
mix outputs.
2 On the source tracks, assign a send (mono or
stereo) and select a mono or stereo bus path
from the Send selector. Configure the sends for
pre- or post-fader, as needed.
3 Choose Track > New.
4 Specify the track type (Aux Input) and format
(
stereo), then click Create.
5 From the Auxiliary Input track’s Input Path se-
lector, select the send bus path.
6 Solo safe the track so that if you solo another
track that uses the effects send, you won’t mute
the effects return (see “Solo Safe Mode” on
page 258).
7 Assign a plug-in or hardware insert on the Aux-
iliary Input.
8 Set the effect to “100% wet,” and set any other
controls.
9 From the Auxiliary Input track’s Output Path
selector, select an output path (main outputs).
Adjust the individual track faders to balance the
dry (unprocessed) tracks. With the send set to pre-
fader, the amount of effect is controlled by the
level of the Send Level fader or the Auxiliary Input
Volume fader. If the send is post-fader, the Send
Level fader follows volume level.
See Chapter 49, “Plug-In and Hardware
Inserts” for more information.