Aux Send/Return System; Aux Sends; Stereo Aux Returns - Alesis Studio 32 Reference Manual

Aux Send/Return System

Aux sends

In the center of each channel module are the blue knobs that make up the Auxiliary
Send section, which allows the signal to be routed to outboard signal processing
equipment. There are two Aux knobs in each channel, but there are four different
Auxiliary Masters and outputs. Since some people will use the Monitor section as an
auxiliary send, it's numbered 1/2, and the other auxes are numbered 3 through 6.
Both Aux Sends of any channel may be sent to Aux 3/4, or to Aux 5/6 by using the
switch in the middle of the knobs: this is the AUX ASSIGN switch and it affects
both knobs in the channel. The upper Aux knob has a unique capability: by pressing
the AUX 3(5) SOURCE switch it can select either the Channel's signal or the
Monitor's signal to send to Aux 3/5. In the Master section you'll find master level
controls for all four Aux Sends.

Stereo Aux Returns

The Stereo Aux Returns, found near the top of the master section, are extra input
channels designed for routing the signals back from signal processing equipment.
Aux Returns can be thought of as very basic line input channels. The gray LEVEL
knobs control how much effect will be added to the mix, either while tracking or
mixing down. The purple MON 1/2 knobs control how much effect will be sent to the
monitor section so you can hear it in the headphone or control room mix,
independently of the amount going to the multitrack or stereo mix.
If you are using a MIDI system with several keyboards, each with stereo signals,
you can alternatively use the Stereo Aux Returns as additional line inputs. This is
especially useful for keyboards that provide their own on-board signal processing,
and therefore do not need to be routed to the other Aux Sends.
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