Aux channels
Aux channels exist in order to allow the creation of sub-mixes for parallel bus compression and other rout-
ing and processing needs, such as when using sidechains with certain FX.
To create an Aux channel, click the Add Aux button. A new aux channel strip appears in the mixer, and is
available as an destination for custom ambience routing in the kit-piece inspector, and also as an output
or send destination on suitable mixer channels.
To be able to create an output or send routing to an aux channel, the source channel must be on the left
of the destination aux channel.
If you select multiple channels in the mixer and then click the Add Aux button while holding down the ALT
key, an aux channel is created and the output routings of the selected channels are set to this new aux
channel.
Aux channels can be hidden by deactivating the Aux mixer view switch in the mixer toolbar. To reveal them
again, activate the button.
By default, aux channels are added to the mixer as stereo channels. They can be switched to mono using
the mono/stereo switch on the Aux channel strip.
In FX/Sends view, Aux channels have a couple of extra controls for the overall level of incoming input sig-
nals and sidechain signals. These are useful if you have several sources fed into a single input and need
to adjust their overall level instead of adjusting the send level for each source.
Unused aux channels
Like direct and ambience channels, an aux channel can be in an ‘unused’ state. This means that it is not a
destination for any output or send routings.
Unlike unused direct and ambience channels, the coloured tab at the top of unused aux channels never
turns grey – it always stays orange.
However, like unused direct and ambience channels, unused aux channels can be removed via the the ‘Remove all unused’ func-
tion on the channel context menu and the Reset mixer function.
Master channel
The master channel is a special aux channel that is compulsory. It is hard-wired to the first sterero output from BFD2.
This channel cannot be removed even if you end up routing all channels to other outputs or aux channels.
If you need to route a number of signals to a certain output and apply the same processing to them all together before
the output, you must create an aux channel and set its output accordingly.
The master channel is always at the far right of the mixer and cannot be moved. It also possesses no sends.
Aux channels
(mono and stereo)
Master channel
