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Assigning A Track To More Than One Output In Pro Tools

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.

Ticks next to each assigned output

A plus sign indicates more than one assignment

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!

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