
The default setting for it is Post, which means the audio is tapped after the mixer section of the track and only then sent to the Return Track. This means if Pre is on, that the audio will bypass the mixer section of the track and be sent straight to the corresponding Return Track. Pre and post is short for pre fader and post fader. If you’re using the Sends, the signal path depends on the Pre/Post Toggle setting for each that you can find in the Session View in the Master track parallel to the Send dials. Used them as a buffer, between a chip and series output coupling cap. I picked up some ultra low TCM Dale PTF-56 resistors. I have a lot of surplus bulk metal foil resistors from Texas Components, but think the Dales are just as good. Then it takes the audio from the output of the set track as an input, while the rest remains the same. I have lately started using Dale RN55E for most applications. Except for the case when it’s sent to an external output, it again runs through the device chain on that track, through its mixer section and then to the set output. What isn’t shown in the diagram is when an Audio From setting is used in a track. Then it forks off depending on the output setting to another track or group track in Live, the Master, an external output or the Sends. It then moves from left to right through the device chain on the track, then through the mixer section with panning and volume settings, then out through the designated output.

The input comes either from an audio input, which can be an external source or another track in Live, or a clip. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I’ve created a graphic that you can pull up when needed or use as a background wallpaper on your computer. It can become complicated quite quickly if you make use of the sends, groups and the flexible routing options. The signal flow within an Live track is still fairly simple, as I’ve already explained as part of my gain staging tutorial, for which this knowledge is also vital.
#PICTURE OF LIVE AUDIO SIGNAL PATH ARCHIVE#
headroom for unprecedented sound quality and a robust audio signal path. Trade-friendly Live Music Archive concerts are available for download and/or streaming in formats. Why is this important? Well, in between you have Ableton Live which allows for pretty complex routings and you need to know where the audio is affected in which ways to make the right mixing decisions. The Denon DN-412X offers high-fidelity sound and high-quality DSP tools in a.
#PICTURE OF LIVE AUDIO SIGNAL PATH PROFESSIONAL#
The signal flow is the path that the audio signal takes from the input to the output. What is a Signal Path Sound Engineering WorkshopIn this video, professional sound engineer for over 30 years, Chuck Harris, explains what a signal path is. I see a lot of posts in Ableton Facebook groups that make it clear that the poster doesn’t understand the signal flow in Live.
