If you want to send a track to more than one output there is a better way than using one of your valuable sends.
There are lots of reasons to send a track to two busses or outputs: Key inputs, parallel processing, alternative track prints, the possibilities are endless. It’s very common to find people using a send in combination with the main channel output to mult the output. This is the right way to go if you want to send different amounts to each destination. I've even come across people who duplicate the track and send each version to a different destination - wasteful but effective.
If you are going to leave the send at unity you might as well just mult the main channel output using Ctrl/Start. Simply hold the modifier while selecting another output or bus. A "+" in front of the output shows that multiple outputs are selected. I use this all the time. Try it!
Julian Rodgers is Editor of Production Expert. He has a background in live sound and has been a Pro Tools user since 2001. He lives by the sea in West Cornwall where he plays piano, bass and guitar equally badly and is an avid collector of microphones and opinions about all things audio.