# Send gain increase despite PreFader setting

**URL:** <https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/send-gain-increase-despite-prefader-setting/31567>\
**Category:** Avantis Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [25 March 2026 11:28 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/send-gain-increase-despite-prefader-setting/31567 "2026-03-25T11:28:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![j-galla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.allen-heath.com/j-galla/32/247_2.png) [@j-galla](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/j-galla)\
**Post date:** [25 March 2026 11:28 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/send-gain-increase-despite-prefader-setting/31567/1 "2026-03-25T11:28:40Z")

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Hi,

Last week i had an issue that than i route input channel sends prefader on aux/mtx busses and change the volume with my channel fader that the incoming gain (6-10db) on the busses changes despite its prefader.

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**Author:** ![Brian-1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.allen-heath.com/brian-1/32/4395_2.png) [@Brian-1](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/Brian-1)\
**Post date:** [25 March 2026 12:43 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/send-gain-increase-despite-prefader-setting/31567/2 "2026-03-25T12:43:11Z")

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Check your overall patching. Usually this happens when something is inadvertently double patched (and that second patch is set up for post fader).