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Standard Buffer Types

Buffers can have a great variety of configurations, but four standard types are available in the Buffer Properties window, as shown in the following table.

Standard Buffer Description
Standard 3D (Dry) Enables 3-D spatialization, without reverb. Good for nonmusical sound effects.
Standard Reverb Includes a reverb effect suitable for music. See Reverb Send and Chorus Send Buses.
Standard Mono Mono buffer with no effects.
Standard Stereo Stereo buffer with no effects.

Each standard buffer is preset in the following ways:

A fifth standard buffer type, the Standard Environmental Reverb Buffer, cannot be used in a mix group that contains PChannels, and is not available as a selection in the Buffer Properties window. It is used only as a destination for Send Effects.


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