Apple 8 manual Editing Instruments and Effects, To edit plug-in parameters

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Editing Instruments and Effects

Editing Instruments and Effects

As you’ve discovered, an instrument or effect plug-in window opens when inserted into a channel strip. Full details on the parameters, and use, of each plug-in are found in the Instruments and Effects manual. For now, here are a few basics on the plug-in window.

Click here to close a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plug-in window

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to bypass a

 

 

 

 

Click here to load, save,

 

 

 

plug-in

 

 

 

 

or copy a plug-in setting

To edit plug-in parameters:

mSimply click on switches or buttons to turn the parameter on or off.

mDrag vertically on knobs to alter the parameter value.

mDrag slider handles to adjust the parameter value.

mOption-click on any (non-switch) parameter to reset it to the default value.

Give all of these a try with the ES E instrument part that you recorded earlier. Your parameter changes can be saved as a new plug-in setting. You can also record parameter changes in real time, using track automation. More on this in Automating Your Mix” on page 67.

To open the ES E plug-in window if it isn’t open:

1Click the ES E track name (the sixth track) in the track list.

2Double-click on the ES E Instrument slot of the Arrange channel strip. The ES E plug-in window will open.

A double-click on any active EQ, Insert or Instrument slot will open the plug-in window, unless already open. In this case, the corresponding plug-in window is given key focus.

Tip: If the Link button is active in an open plug-in window, double-clicking on another Insert or Instrument slot will update the plug-in window, to show the corresponding plug-in (thus saving space on screen). If the Link button is not active, a new plug-in window is launched. Give the linked and unlinked modes a try on the Inst 1 track.

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Chapter 5 Using Instruments and Effects

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Apple 8 Editing Instruments and Effects, To edit plug-in parameters, To open the ES E plug-in window if it isn’t open