Inserts allow you to send and receive a audio signal to and from the mixer.

They can be connected to various processors such as graphic equalisers, compressors, noise gates etc. To use a signal processor in the inserts, a special 'Y' lead is required. As the name suggests this consists of a single connector at one end with two connectors at the other. The single connector plugs into the mixer's insert point and allows signals to be sent both to and from it. The two connectors at the other end are plugged into the input and output of the signal processor. Go to the wiring and connectors section for a diagram of how this works.