Creative 1820 Using External Sends & Returns, To Insert an External Signal Processing Device

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer

Mixer Strip Creation

	Input
Insert		To Physical Output
Send/Return		From Physical Input

Panning

Fader

Aux 1 Bus

Aux 2 Bus

Main Output Bus

3.Choose one of the Send Outputs. Click on a destination to select it.

4.Choose one of the Return Inputs. Click on a source to select it.

5.Click OK to select the Send and Return, or Cancel to cancel the operation.

Using External Sends & Returns

An External Send/Return breaks the signal at the insert point and sends it out to the selected external destination such as a compressor, a stereo effect processor or any other audio device. Any physical input or output can be used.

Outboard Signal Processor

S/PDIF

Input

S/PDIF

Output

If the source or destination you want to use is not available in the list, they are probably already being used elsewhere. Check the input Strips, Inserts and Output Assignments.

The Send/Return Inserts allow you to connect your favorite external analog or digital gear.

To Insert an External Signal Processing Device:

1.Right-click on the insert chain and select the Insert Send/Return (Physical Output and Input). The popup dialog box shown above appears.

2.Select the output and input you wish to use.

3.Connect your external audio gear to the appropriate analog or digital connectors.

4.If you’re using the analog outputs and inputs, you may have to adjust the levels in the I/O Session Settings. See page 31. You can insert a level meter after the Send/ Return to make sure you’re getting a strong signal back from the external device.

5.If you’re using a digital Send/Return, make sure that the external digital device is synchronized to the digital input. Otherwise, poor audio quality will result. (Alternatively, you can synchronize PatchMix DSP to your external device in the System Session Settings. See page 30.)

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