To use an internal effect on an Aux Send:
1.Adjust the Aux Send level on the individual channel(s) you want to send to the internal ef- fect (Windows > Auxes). Use Cue 1 (Aux 9/10) or Cue 2 (Aux 11/12) if you want to use a stereo effect.
2.Open the Effects Rack (Windows > Effects Rack) and, if you haven't done so yet, load the effect into the Effects Rack using the New Plug- in button.
3.Select the Aux Send as the input source for the effect. If using the stereo feature of an effect, select Aux 9/Aux 10 (or Aux 11/Aux 12) as the left and right input sources, respectively.
4.On an unused channel, select the output of the effect as its source. If using the stereo feature of an effect, assign the effect's left output to one channel and the right output to an adjacent channel. Use the PAN control to pan the effects return left and right.
5.Use the instrument or vocal channel's Aux Send (touch the Auxes section of the channel strip to open the AUXES window, or click and drag on the horizontal bar in the Auxes section) to ad- just the amount of signal going to the selected effect.
6.Use the Aux Master (Fader Bank 4: MASTERS) to adjust the overall level going to the selected effect.
Note: The default setting for each Aux Master level is
0.0dB (unity gain). This typically provides sufficient send level and doesn’t usually require adjustment.
7.Use the channel fader for the effect return(s) to control the amount of processed signal returning to the left and right bus (make sure
To use an internal effect on a channel or master insert:
1.Open the Assign Window (Windows > Assign) and select the effect in the Pre Insert or Post Insert
Note: The effect must be loaded in the Effects Rack before it appears in the
2.The signal is automatically routed to the ef- fect's input and returned to the selected insert point in the channel's signal path.
Note: See the instruction manuals for your plug- ins for specifics on individual functionality.
Dynamics and equalization are typically applied in one of two ways:
1. Processing Dynamics and EQ Before Tape
•Touch the Equalizer box on a channel that is being routed to tape (Fader Bank 1) in the chan- nel strip to open the EQUALIZER window (or select Windows > Equalizer).
•Adjust the EQ to taste.
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•Set compression or gating.
2. Processing Dynamics and EQ After Tape
•Touch the Equalizer box on a channel that is re- turning signal from the multitrack recorder for mixdown (Fader Bank 2) to open the EQUAL- IZER window (or select Windows > Equalizer).
•Adjust the EQ to taste.
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•Set compression or gating.
Since a tape return receives its feed from the mul- titrack, dynamics and EQ changes made here don’t affect what is printed to tape.
Other applications include applying dynamics and EQ to an external effects send via a master Aux Send channel (Fader Bank 4: MASTERS), or applying dynamics and EQ to an external effects return (returned via an unused channel).
In addition, the eight master buses (Bus
Dynamic and EQ control should occur only once in any given signal path. Avoid subjecting any signal path to multiple stages of dynamics or EQ processing. As a rule, fewer circuits almost always result in more pristine and accurate
Many engineers prefer to save all EQ for mix- down, so as to include the least audio manipulation for a more pure sound. Many recordists rough the sound in when recording, using whatever EQ and dynamics they feel the sound needs, then they perfect the audio during mixdown. Many excellent recordings have been the result of these techniques and more. Experiment, and let your ears determine what works best for you.
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