Changing Default send level.

Hi guys, does anyone know if you can change the default send level. I would find it easier if I inserted a send and it was turned all the way down. It would be easier when adding a reverb, for example while your track is playing and you feel like a guitar needs some reverb just insert the send and you can start to bring the send level up, rather than inserting a send and having to turn down the send level before turning it up again.
Thanks
Andrew

The Send Assistant has an option to "Match Track's Pan and Gain." I suppose Cakewalk could add another check box for "insert with zero send level" if enough people considered it really important.

Hello gyus,

sausy1981
I know it seems strange request but for the way I work it would be great, When I'm doing a mix I will have the chorus on repeat, and I'll be changing my listening perspective to different things and if I feel an instrument needs a bit of verb I would like to insert the send while the track is playing and start to bring the send level up gradually to where I want it to be, As it is, if I insert the send while the track is playing I will have too much verb on the track, I have to quickly turn the send level down then start the process of bringing in the send level, but that intial burst of verb can be slightly off putting. It's a minor minor issue, was just wondering if it was possible. Thanks Guys.

The same thing for me, so vote +1 :)

If the send level came on at 0, I wonder how many forum threads would have the title "Sonar BUG!! Sends are broken!!" 

Or...
 
1. Press stop.
2. Insert bus, turn down send volume.
3. Press Play.

But if the transport's stopped, there won't be any audio.

I think the main issue is that the OP says this is a problem if he inserts while the track is playing. I don't understand why it's crucial to insert the send while the track is playing, so I think the simplest workaround is to stop the transport, insert the send, and turn the send level down prior to starting again. This might actually be faster than my previous comment about having a check box in send assistant where you could choose a default level for the bus you're inserting.
 
The absolute fastest method would be to have a global preference so any time you inserted a send its send level would default to a user-specified level. This sounds like a good candidate for a feature request once that process opens up again, but meanwhile, I'm trying to think of the fastest workaround.

I'm clearly missing something. I don't understand how there could be a large change in volume if you stop the transport and the next time audio plays back, it's the same but with a send level turned down to zero.

I have never tried to insert a send while playing back or recording. Its just not something I would do. Nor do I understand the requirement.  

Hi guys thanks for all the replies, Maybe it's just something relevant to my work flow, I do a lot of my mixing with most or all instruments playing, while looping on a particular section of the song, I bring each instrument in one by one and mix them in, Sometimes I like to get ambiance effects in early, so I'll have my busses set up with my effects on, So when I bring an instrument in and I feel like it needs some ambiance I can add it on the fly, And just like you would with a track fader, Bring it UP to the desired level, rather then have the initial burst of the effect when the send level is at 0, as I said I find that off putting and I can kind of lose perspective. It really is only a question about something that could have helped my workflow, as of now I stop playback, insert send, turn down, and resume playback and bring send level up. It kind of disrupts my on the fly mixing. Anyway, it's no biggie guys, I've survived up until now, Thanks for all you help,
Andrew

I get the OP's point. You want to add reverb while the track is playing. On a hardware console you reach for the aux send that is already connected to a reverb device and fade it up. In Sonar, you can do Craig's thing, stopping the transport and adding a reverb send and setting it to zero before pressing Play, but that disrupts the flow. Really, it seems to me that any new send you create should default to zero, but especially reverb sends. I don't work with clients any more, but I can picture their reaction if I periodically blasted the room with way too much reverb (sock monkey's scenario).
 
So my vote would be for new sends to start at zero. If we were voting.