You will see the plug-in’s input meter become active as you raise the mixer input channel’s aux send.
Set the plug-in input/output signal levels as you would with any effect, so the meter reaches its upper-most range every so often (always trust your ears first). This can be accomplished from the console or GUI.
Pre-Fader and Post-Fader Auxiliary Sends
Normally, effect sends are post-fader, so the signal sent to the effect follows the program level in the mix. Occasionally you may wish to feed an effect from a pre-fader source so that the signal level from the aux control is independent of the channel fader position. Aux sends are selectable pre- or post-fader globally (all Aux 1’s for instance) from the Mix Options screen in the Setup window, or individually on a channel-by-channel basis either from the channel strip or the Fat Channel.
In the channel strip, Alt-click the Aux Send level indicator to toggle between pre-and post-fader operation. Post-fader is indicated by a red bar, pre-fader is indicated by a yellow bar.
In the Fat Channel, clicking on the small indicators below the Aux knobs toggles between pre- and post- fader operation. Yellow indicates pre-fader, post-fader is indicated by the background color.
Channel Strip
Fat Channel