Send
A split of a channel's signal sent to an effects bus while the dry path still reaches the output
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A send taps a channel's signal and routes a copy to another destination: an effects bus, a cue mix or a recorder. Unlike an insert, the original signal still travels its main path to the output, while the tapped copy has its own level.
Sends are pre-fader or post-fader. A pre-fader send ignores the channel fader and suits independent monitoring; a post-fader send follows the fader, so the effect tracks the music. Sends usually work in pairs: out to a bus, back through a return.
The usual mistake is to treat a send as an effect. It is only routing and level; the processing happens at the destination, and the wet amount depends on both the send and the return.
Sources
- 发送与返回的路由及推子前/后用法，参 Bobby Owsinski, The Mixing Engineer's Handbook 与 Huber & Runstein, Modern Recording Techniques；本文为原创表述
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