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Route audio via send effects in MainStage

You use send effects when you want to isolate effect plug-ins from a channel strip’s signal flow, or when you want to use the same effect on more than one channel strip. By creating a send, you split the channel strip’s signal. The channel strip’s main signal continues its route to the chosen output. The other part of the signal is routed down a parallel path, via a bus to an aux channel strip. You use the Send Level knob to control the amount of signal that is sent via the bus.

You use the Send pop-up menu to configure where in the channel strip’s signal the send occurs, and to set the destination for the send’s parallel routing.

Open the Send pop-up menu

Use the Send pop-up menu to configure where the send occurs, and to set the destination for the send.

  • In MainStage, long-click the Send knob to open the Send pop-up menu.

    Figure. Send menu.

Choose a destination for a send

  • In MainStage, select a Bus from the submenu of the Send pop-up menu.

If you have named the aux channel strip that a bus is sending to, the name appears beside the bus number. If the Bus you choose is not already assigned to an aux channel strip, a new aux channel strip is created. After a send has a destination, you can double-click the send to jump to the destination aux channel strip.

Set the location of the send in the signal flow

  • In the MainStage Send pop-up menu, choose one of the three signal flow options for the send.

    Figure. Selecting a signal flow option for the Send knob.

    • Post Pan: The signal is sent after the fader and the Pan knob; the send signal is affected by both channel strip volume and pan adjustments. When a send is Post Pan, the Send knob ring is green.

    • Post Fader: The signal is sent after the fader but before the Pan knob; the send signal is affected by volume adjustments but not pan adjustments. When a send is Post Fader, the Send knob ring is blue.

    • Pre Fader: The signal is sent before the fader and Pan knob; the send signal is not affected by volume or pan adjustments. When a send is Pre Fader, the Send knob moves to the left of the Send pop-up menu, and the Send knob ring is blue.

      Figure. Pre fader Send knob.
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