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series of mixing basics we've covered the physical inputs and their controls we've covered the
high-pass filter we've covered the input delay and we've covered the channel EQ so now it's on to aux
ends this is going to be a basic look at aux ends but it's going to be pretty hard to cover this
without getting a little bit into mixed busses in general so hopefully if you're not familiar with
all the terms you'll stick with the series here and ask a question down below if you need any
clarity on anything I'd be happy to answer your questions directly auxins have really come into
their own over the past 10 years or so in the days before digital mixers were commonplace on
almost every job one of the biggest restrictions and practical differences between one analog mixer
and another was the number of aux ends they provided when I used to work in a music store
selling primarily analog mixing consoles I'd have to remind people that with analog mixers inputs
are generally cheap you can find a large channel count mixing console for pretty reasonable money
you could back then and you still can today what's always going to demand a premium price though is a
lot of outputs outputs are expensive flexibility with outputs are expensive and that goes pretty
much across the board from analog all the way through to digital consoles although nowadays
we have an astounding amount of control compared to what we used to get on even the high-end boards
10 years ago consider a large portion of our job behind the mixing console consists of what
I would call directing audio traffic aux ends are going to be where we turn a lot of times to create
those paths between our inputs or sources and our outputs our deaf nation's deciding how we want to
mix group and interact with those sources along their journey to their destinations is going to
tell us what type of box end we need and how we want to go about setting it up in our console as
I mentioned before it's very difficult these days to talk about aux ends without getting further
into mixed buses and what you would traditionally call a subgroup that's because they are all just
different types of mixed buses the terminology you'll see in Yamaha consoles for example when
you're setting up your mixer will be a choice between a fixed send which will act just like
a subgroup or a variable send either pre EQ or a variable send pre fader don't get confused
here as variable refers to the option to choose later between pre and post fader sends in the
traditional sense while the distinction between pre eq and pre fader here refers to the pick off
point of the signal in both of those cases a fixed send is simply a subgroup which gives you only on
and off control to each channel in that group and tracks along with each channels fader for level
control to that group we use aux ends for all sorts of different tasks some of which include
monitor mixes for wedges sends to effects units in ear monitor mixes AFB or interrupt will fold
back sentence for broadcast use zone sentence record feeds feeds to the press delayed zones
or delay ring sends mix minuses for things like teleconferencing and anything else that needs a
dedicated mix we also have different types of oxidants to choose from depending on the task
at hand typically you will at least have the option of selecting either a pre or post fate
send this is the most fundamental choice and allows you to choose between a send that acts
independently of the channels fader pre-fade or ascend the tracks and corresponds to the channel
fader position post fade a typical example of where you'd want to use a pre-fade send would
be for a musician's monitor wedge you want the monitor mix to remain consistent on stage for
the musician regardless of how much or how little of each source you may need in the TMX in contrast
with this if you are doing a monitor mix for a theatrical play you may want to use a post
fade scent here so that the actors microphone is only live in the monitor mix when they enter the
stage and you bring up their corresponding channel fader into the main mix going beyond the choice of
pre or post fade will be the pick off point of the signal within the channel signal chain many
consoles both analog and digital allow you the opportunity to choose where your Auk signal is
taken from either pre or post EQ and even whether the channels insert point affects the send these
features give you even more possibilities for creating exactly the mix that you need for each
specific job while this choice is now as simple as making a software selection in analog consoles it
can often involve physically opening the console itself and repositioning internal jumper wires
one example of where you might want the aux end to be post EQ would be if you're creating a feed
to a zone speaker you would want any EQ changes you make on those channels of your main mix to
translate to that zone mix for consistency an example of where you would not want the
channel EQ to affect the send might be when you're creating a send to an effects unit you may want
to have the full range signal sent to the effect for processing while being able to make channel EQ
adjustments on the source channel independently similar examples will be true for pre and post
insert point if you have a compressor inserted on a channel for a specific need you may or may
not want that to affect the aux end likewise if you have a gate inserted on the channel you may
want to pick off the signal prior to that gate to send to an effects unit or other destination where
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it makes a big difference aux returns if you're lucky you'll be able to avoid using aux returns
these days most consoles now have enough channels available that you can return any effects from
their processors back on to actual channels this is always preferable as it gives you the
same level of control and routing over those new sources as you would have for any other source
on the console but if you should find yourself running short of channels you can return those
effects or any other line level source to the aux returns on the console this often gives you
limited if any EQ or routing possibilities but will easily allow you to blend simple effects
such as reverb or delay back into your main mix thanks so much for watching don't forget to Like
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