auxiliaries and insert points

Auxes & Inserts

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Auxiliaries and Insert Points

Auxes & Inserts

Agenda

• What are Auxiliaries?

• Pre & Post Fade Sends

• Effects Returns

• Insert Points

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What are Auxiliaries?

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Auxiliaries are used for connecting external effects units and sending foldback (or

headphone) mixes to musicians.

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Audient ASP8024 Auxiliary Sends

What are Auxiliaries?

Used for connecting external effects units and sending

foldback mixes to musicians.

Aux Sends to Effects

Aux Sends for Foldback

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Audient ASP8024 Auxiliary Sends

Copy of signal is sent to effects unit input

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Aux Masters need to be turned up

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Signal is sent to the input of the corresponding effects unit

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Output signal is returned into the stereo inputs on desk

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What are AuxiliariesAuxiliary Send and Returns

Left

Right

Auxiliary Send on Channel Strip

Left

Right

Auxiliary Return on Master Section

Mixer

External Device

Pre Delay Early Reflections Reverb Time

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Pre & Post Fade Sends

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Pre Fade Sends

When the auxiliary signal is taken before the fader it is

known as a pre-fade send.

Post Fade SendsWhen the aux signal is taken after the fader. This

means that aux send level is affected by a change in

the fader's level.

Press for pre fade

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Effects Returns

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The outputs of an effect unit needs to be brought back

into the desk at some point…

Effects Returns

Audient Stereo Inputs (Master Section)

You can then blend your effected signal (wet) with your

unaffected signal (dry).

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F/B A & F/B BAllows the input signal to be fed to Foldback A and B

Trim - Control to compensate for different input levels

Mix - Sends input signal to the mix bus

Master Level

Effects Returns

Audient Stereo Inputs (Master Section)

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When there are no remaining effects returns on the desk, we bring the output of the effects unit into spare channels on the mixing desk.

Effects Returns

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Alesis Nanoverb outputs in both Audient Studios would need to be patched into.......

Effects Returns

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..2 x line inputs on a spare channel (stereo left and right).

Effects Returns

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The line input signal would be returned into the channel path on the desk. Both faders would need to be panned left and right and placed in the mix bus.

Effects Returns

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Insert Points

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An insert point allows you to 'break' the signal path so that the signal can be sent to an external processing unit.

The processed signal is then brought back into the desk to the exact same point at which it left.

What are Insert Points ?

Dynamic Processing CB204

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1

Insert In on Channel Path

1

2

Insert In on Tape Return Path

Insert Points

Audient ASP8024 Input Pod

2

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Send - Sends signal into outboard unit

Insert Points

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Send into device input

Outboard Equipment

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Output from device into channel return

Outboard Equipment

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Return - Returns signal

Insert Points

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References

You Tube

Setting Up Effects

Patching Effects

The Auxiliary Section

The Auxiliary Master Section

Inserting Outboard Equipment

Web Sites

http://www.barryrudolph.com/pages/compdirectory.html

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