Eleven Free Signal Flow - ELEVEN Free Manual

Eleven Free Signal Flow

The following figure shows the signal flow through Eleven Free from its input source to its output des-
tination.
Input
from Pro Tools
track (disk) or live input
Input LED
Figure 2. Signal flow through Eleven Free
Notes
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 Free.
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 Free signal chain. The Input LEDs
will light red when the signal has clipped the in-
put. (If this occurs, insert the Digidesign Trim
plug-in before Eleven Free, and use the gain at-
tenuation available in the Trim plug-in to lower
the gain.)
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Input knob Amp
Gate
Cabinet/Mic
Input Knob and Amp Gain
Eleven Free actually gives you two separate in-
put 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.
Output
to Pro Tools
output or bus
Output knob