Specifications

Chapter 98: Using Eleven 559
Eleven Signal Flow Notes
The following figure shows the signal flow through Eleven from its input source to its output desti-
nation.
Plug-Ins are Pre-Fader
Keep in mind that inserts (plug-ins) in
Pro Tools are post-disk/live input but pre-fader.
The track fader does not affect the signal into
any plug-ins inserted on that same track. This is
the same for all Pro Tools inserts, not just
Eleven.
Input LED before the Input Knob
The Input LED is before the Input section of the
Master section, which is prior to the first input
stage of each amp. This lets you determine
whether you’re clipping a signal before it enters
the Eleven signal chain. The Input LEDs will
light red when the signal has clipped the input.
(If this occurs, insert the Trim plug-in before
Eleven and use its (Trim) gain control to atten-
uate the signal.)
Input Knob and Amp Gain
Eleven actually gives you two separate input
gain stages to the plug in:
 The Input knob in the Master section, which
affects the signal level before entering the ampli-
fier model.
– and –
 The gain knob(s) on each amplifier, which
control the main input stage of that particular
amplifier model.
This makes the Input knob useful for increasing
or decreasing gain on amps that don’t have a
separate preamp.
Noise Gate After the Input Knob
The Noise Gate is keyed (triggered) from the in-
put signal. The gate is applied to the output of
the amp; when open it lets sound pass from the
amp to the cabinet module, and when closed si-
lences amp output to the speaker cabinet.
Signal flow through Eleven
Input LED
Input knob
Gate
Amp Cabinet/Mic Output knob
Input
from Pro Tools
track (disk) or live input
Output
to Pro Tools
output or bus