Sends - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

About the "No Output" Option
Track outputs can be set to No Output. Assign-
ing a track output to No Output loses any pan-
ning automation associated with the track.
Tracks assigned to No Output will not be audi-
ble, but they do not free their associated DSP re-
sources.

Sends

Pro Tools lets you insert up to ten sends (A–E
and F–J) on each audio track, Auxiliary Input, or
Instrument track.
Sends provide the following features:
• Sends can be set as pre- or post-fader.
• Send level, pan, mute, and LFE controls can be
configured to follow Groups.
• Send level, send mute, and send pan (for ste-
reo and multichannel sends) are fully autom-
atable. See "Automating Sends" on page 595.
• Send controls can be displayed and edited
from the Mix or Edit windows, or in their own
output windows.
• Sends can be assigned to available output and
bus paths (main or sub-paths), in mono or ste-
reo, or any of the supported multichannel for-
mats for surround mixing.
• Each send can have multiple assignments (for
example, to available output and bus paths).
Sends must be returned to the mix through an
Auxiliary Input, audio track, or Instrument
track, to be audible in Pro Tools. They can be
monitored and processed through an Auxiliary
Input (or Instrument track), recorded to audio
tracks, and bounced to disk. (Bouncing and mix-
down are explained in Chapter 28, "Mix-
down.")
Assigning Sends to Tracks
To add a send to a track:
Make sure Sends View is enabled in the Mix or
1
Edit window (see "Views in the Mix and Edit
Windows" on page 532 for information).
Click the Send selector on the track and
2
choose a path from the pop-up menu.
Assigning a send to a stereo bus path
The send can be a mono or stereo (or any of the
supported multichannel formats for surround
mixing) output or bus path.
Send window (mono)
Chapter 25: Basic Mixing 537