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Aux Sends and Cue Mixes

Pre or post fader is the single most consequential switch on a console, it is a two-position choice, and getting it wrong produces two symptoms so recognisable you will diagnose them across a room.

Topic
Studio Setup
Level
Intermediate
Format
Lesson
Time
11 min

The pre/post-fader switch on an aux send is a two-position control that most consoles hide in a row of identical buttons, and it is the single most consequential switch on the desk. Set it wrongly in each direction and you get two failures so distinctive you will eventually diagnose them from across a room.

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