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console’s Pan knobs. To get an element of the group into only the right side of the submix, its pan knob
should be turned to the fully clockwise position. The left/right outputs of the submix get connected to
two input channels on the AN-16/i v.2 where the channels can be linked as a stereo pair; performers mix
and monitor the submix in stereo on their Personal Mixers.
Aux Sends (Effects Sends)
An Auxiliary Send (also called an Aux Send or effects send) is typically used on mixing console to send the
signal from one or more channels into an effect device such as a reverb. Using a dedicated set of knobs
found in each channel strip, each channel can have a different amount of the effect applied as needed.
An Aux Send does not have to be used exclusively with effects, though. You can think of an Aux Send as
another mini mixing console; it functions in a similar manner to a bus output. It is used to pass the audio
signals from the console to another destination. You can use any combination of available line-level audio
sources with the AN-16/i v.2 Input Module.
The method for using an Aux Send to create a source for a monitor mix is similar to that described for using
a bus output. Most consoles have from two to eight Aux Sends. Some console designs also allow Aux Sends
to be pre- or post-fader. Choose pre-fader if the option exists so that an engineer’s changes to a channel’s
volume will not change the level going into a personal mixing system. The number of independent audio
signals that can be sent to the AN-16/i v.2 Input Module via Aux Sends will depend upon the design of the
mixing console you are using.
The following diagram shows multiple mixing console channels sending various amounts of signal to one
aux send; the output of the aux send is connected to one input on the AN-16/i v.2 Input Module.
channels
feed audio
to aux send #1
output is a single
audio signal
An pre-fader Aux Send allows each channel to be routed to an output independent of the channel fader level.
