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Loading plug-in chains

Once you have saved a plug-in chain, you can easily load it into the Plug-In Chainer.

Loading a plug-in chain from the Plug-In Chainer

Choose a plug-in chain from the Chain Preset drop-down list. The chain loads into the window.

Loading a plug-in chain from the Plug-In Manager

1.From the View menu, choose Plug-In Manager. The Plug-In Manager window appears.

2.Click the DirectX Chains folder in the left side of the window. The folder displays your saved plug-in chains in the right side of the window.

3.Drag a plug-in chain to the Plug-In Chainer. The chain loads into the window.

Managing effects

Sound Forge provides several tools to help you manage your plug-ins, including the Plug-In Manager, DX Favorites menu, and the Preset Manager.

Using the Plug-In Manager window

The Plug-In Manager window not only allows you to add plug-ins and saved plug-in chains (pg. 172), but it provides a way to manage your plug-in files—to rename plug-ins, hide plug-ins, create folders, add plug-ins to a DX Favorites folder, and perform other standard file management tasks.

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Renaming a plug-in

You can customize the names of plug-ins within Sound Forge.

1.Right-click a plug-in in the Plug-In Manager and choose Rename from the shortcut menu.

2.Type a new name and press Enter .

Hiding a plug-in

Sound Forge automatically makes all DirectX plug-ins on your system available to you. You may want to hide a plug-in within Sound Forge without removing the plug-in from your system.

1.Right-click a plug-in in the Plug-In Manager and choose Hide from the shortcut menu. Sound Forge prompts you to confirm that you want to permanently hide the plug-in.

2.Click Yes. The plug-in no longer appears in Sound Forge.

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