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Many seem to stumble over the Send-Bus functionality, myself included – I guess it's just a question of nomenclature...

Should Qtractor's “Send-Bus(es)” be renamed “IO Bus(es)” which is what they really are?

Admittedly, Qtractor's input / output buses have many advanced features including the insertion of effects plug-ins, gain controls, etc..

Traditionally, Send-Buses (also known as Aux-Buses) are used to re-route track signals to;
- effects chains which run parallel to the original tracks, or
- auxiliary tracks, whereby the original tracks are recorded for later re-mixing and the (parallel) auxiliary tracks are used for a live mix.

So far as I know, Qtractor's input / output buses don't allow for an alternative route within Qtractor other than for monitoring purposes, so perhaps renaming “Send-Bus” to “IO Bus” might make the behaviour more transparent...