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Pre-fade and post-fade
Pre-fade and post-fade describe whether a send is taken before or after the channel fader.
Level relevance: introduced at Higher; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
A pre-fade send is not affected by the channel fader level, which is useful for monitor mixes. A post-fade send follows the channel fader, which is common for effects such as reverb.
Topics
RoutingMixingEffects
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- Higher Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for Higher technology skills, technology concepts, and music concepts.