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A Return track is a shared bus that other tracks feed through a send. Use returns to share a reverb, delay, or parallel compression across many tracks — load the effect once on the return, then dial in how much each source pushes into it.
Adding a Return Track
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Add Return Track | ⌘⌥⇧T |
Return 1, Return 2, … automatically. There is no limit on the number of returns.
Returns carry the same effects chain, mix controls (gain, pan, mid/side, mono-below), metering, and signal history as any other track. Load plugins on them through the Plugin Strip — including sidechain sources.
Creating a Send
On any sample or instrument track, open the Sends section in the Inspector. One row appears per return in the project; rows are dimmed until they carry signal.
To create the send, drag the row’s slider above 0. The send starts at Post-Mix by default. To remove a send, drag the slider back to 0 — there is no separate “Remove” button.
| Send row element | Behavior |
|---|
| Return name (label) | Click to jump to the return track |
| Slider | 0 – 150 %, snaps at 100 % (unity) |
| Percentage readout | Live value, including automation playback |
- Send Pre-Mix / Send Post-Mix — choose the tap point (see below).
- Automate Send Amount — adds a new automation lane bound to the send level.
- Go to Track — selects the return in the sidebar and reveals it in the inspector.
Pre-Mix vs Post-Mix
A send’s tap point decides where in the source track’s signal path the audio is picked up.
| Tap point | Signal source |
|---|
| Post-Mix (default) | After the source track’s fader, pan, mid/side, and clipper/limiter. The send level rides with the fader. |
| Pre-Mix | Before any of the source track’s mix stage. Send level is independent of the source fader. |
Muting the source does not silence its sends — the mute gate sits after both tap points. That’s what makes soloing a Return a clean way to audition just the wet signal.
Incoming Sends on the Return
Select a return track. Its inspector adds an Incoming Sends section listing every track currently sending into it — one row per source, in track order.
The rows mirror the source side exactly:
- Slider with the same 0 – 150 % range and 100 % snap.
- Right-click for Send Pre-Mix / Send Post-Mix, Automate Send Amount, and Go to Track (jumps to the source).
- Drag to 0 to disconnect.
This means you can balance a return’s input mix from the return itself, without bouncing between tracks. The section is hidden when nothing is feeding the return.
What Can Send Where
| Source track type | Can send to a return? |
|---|
| Sample | Yes |
| Instrument | Yes |
| Group | Not yet — coming in a later update |
| Return | No (would form a routing cycle) |
Automation
“Automate Send Amount” from the right-click menu adds a new automation lane targeting the send level. The slider tracks the curve during playback. Automation lanes from either the source side or the return’s incoming-sends side bind to the same underlying connection.
Defaults & Limits
| Property | Default / Range |
|---|
| Send level on first drag | Whatever value you drag to (no send exists at 0) |
| Tap point on creation | Post-Mix |
| Send level range | 0 – 150 % (0 = silence, 100 % = unity, 150 % = +3.5 dB boost) |
| Snap | 100 % (within a small radius around unity) |
| Sends per source track | Unlimited (one row per return in the project) |
| Returns per project | Unlimited |
| Return clipping mode | Limit by default — parallel sums run hot, so the return is protected out of the box |
