Setting up Aux tracks for audio routing

Auxiliary tracks, known as Aux tracks in Pro Tools, are a vital part of signal flows. Aux tracks don’t contain any audio data and clips cannot be added to a track, but they can do pretty much anything else an audio track can do. Plugins can be added as inserts, volume and pan information can be adjusted, and Aux tracks can be routed and sent to other tracks. Besides not holding audio data, Aux tracks always have input monitoring enabled, so sound always flows to them. You can use Aux tracks as a way of summing track signals together for better control, or as a place to send signals to when you want to redirect the sound to different tracks.

Getting ready

This recipe requires a Pro Tools session with at least four audio tracks. It helps to have some audio clips in there to see the effect. In your Pro Tools session, make sure that you have both the I/O and Sends columns showing in the Edit window. You can do this by going to the menu...