Sends?

djlt · Post by **djlt** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:17 pm

Please tell me what the sends are used for. There is a lot of talk about Sasha and turning the sends up while turning the volume down on a track for effects but I cannot figure it out? I have just got me Midi controller and would like to produce some of the effects he produces when mixing and creating energy.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:19 pm

the sends create energy by sending it to the crowd, the return channels are where you can hear their thoughts

appologies. Where I come from this is like asking 'what is a leg'. Except legs dont have easy to read manuals.

xeb · Post by **xeb** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:22 pm

djlt · Post by **djlt** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:23 pm

I have gone through the manual and searched the posts but it is all over the place. I know it is a hard question to answer but I would appreciate a bullet point answer on what the are used for and how best to use them. How the hell do you assign effects to them. What about adjust the volume on them while turning the fader volume down - why do you do this?

jeskola · Post by **jeskola** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:28 pm

1. Search button up top

2. type in sends

3. read the answers

xeb · Post by **xeb** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:53 pm

sends let you put common (ie being used by more than one track) in one place and then vary the amount of the track thats going there. eg lets say you have some delay in send a.... you want track 1 to be fully effected byt he delay but track 2 to only have a little bit... so track 1 send a goes to 100%, track 2 send a goes to 50%

sends are obviously useless for tracks where an in-line effect is neded (eg filter) unless you have the send at 100%

as for the levels question, give it a go and see what happens

djlt · Post by **djlt** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:37 am

Tried the sends. When I turn the send up to volume is also turned up. I have put the effect on the send.
It is far too loud. How do I solve this. Also what is the purpose of the return?

amo · Post by **amo** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:57 am

On your Fx, you'll find a dry/wet button. Turn it all the way to wet if you're using the Fx in a send track. Then, none of the original sound will play in the return track, just Fx sound. Then balance the amout of fx you want to add with the send knob.
Eqs are more meant to be used as inserts, on the tracks themselves...

Cheers,
amo

DJRetard · Post by **DJRetard** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:22 am

Angstrom wrote:the sends create energy by sending it to the crowd, the return channels are where you can hear their thoughts

appologies. Where I come from this is like asking 'what is a leg'. Except legs dont have easy to read manuals.

Whrn I first started in this thing I didnt know what a send was. This type of response is exactly what I was hammered on the forum for mentioning. All I was saying is that noobs cant just read the manual and get everything working if they dont understand the basic principles of recording.

Very helpful reply

DJRetard · Post by **DJRetard** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:28 am

SENDS
Put a reverb on the first Return track (at the very right of the screen). Make sure the reverb mix is at 100%. This means all that will come out of that channel is a fully saturated reverb signal which is usually what you would want.

To hear the reverb start moving the send 1 on any of your audio tracks and you should start hearing the reverb come in. Moving the send clockwise will adjust the amount of reverb you hear thats being mixed in with your audio signal.

The usefulness is that you can use the same effect for many audi tracks or instruments. You can use any effects of your choice but generally send/returns are used for delay and reverb type effects.