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Buses and routing
AUX buses
An AUX bus is a collecting bus combining all signals of the corresponding "AUX sends" of the individual
channels. AUX buses are usually used for controlling real-time effects via the volume curve. For this
purpose, part of the signal of the desired mixer channel is sent to the AUX bus ("AUX send") and effects
are added. The AUX bus fader represents the "AUX return". This means that the higher the volume of
the AUX bus, the more effects in the mix will be audible.
Hint: The AUX tracks contained in the VIP
tracks are usually not objects. They only provide dynamic effects to other tracks.
Working method
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An AUX/a submix bus can be created in the mixer at any time. To insert a submix bus after all
channels, right click on the number of the last channel shown in the mixer. In the appearing
context menu, select "Insert Tracks -> New submix bus". If the output of several previous
channels is now routed through this bus, the volume of all of these can be controlled centrally
through the new bus. If you have created an AUX bus with "Insert Tracks -> New AUX bus",
you can channel the signals of the previously created AUX sections into the the newly created
AUX bus. AUX buses are also the target for AUX sends with a lower channel number.
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Right clicking the number of a channel allows the option to select between the properties "AUX
bus", "Submix bus", or even both for the according channel strip.
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Submix or AUX buses are always stereo buses.
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Submix buses can be fed from tracks with a lower channel number just as a physical output
device.
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Submix and AUX buses can be used for all channel effects, including volume, panorama
automation, and AUX send. You can align your output to output devices or submix buses with a
higher channel number the same way as any other channel.
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Automation of volume and panning for AUX and submix buses are the same as for all other
channels.
Submix buses
A submix bus combines several tracks. It controls the volume, panorama, and effects settings of all
tracks that are "routed" to the submix bus. For example, all drum tracks (hi-hat track, bass drum track,
etc.) can be combined to one submix bus so that the entire drum kit can be controlled via the volume
controller of the submix bus.
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