Chapter 8 Organizing Plug-Ins and ReWire Devices

You can use the Plug-In Manager to organize your DirectX and VST plug-ins (VST effects and instruments) and ReWire devices.

From the View menu, choose Plug-In Manager to toggle the display of the Plug-In Manager window.

With this window, you can access effects and effects packages and apply them to tracks, busses, assignable effects chains, and soft synth busses. You can also rename and reorganize plug-ins.

For information about adding effects to your project, see Working with Tracks on page 101.

Tip: To add an effect quickly, drag a plug-in from the Plug-In Manager window to a track, bus, assignable effects chain, or soft synth bus.

Scanning your computer for plug-ins

Scanning your computer for VST plug-ins is a two-stage process: first, you need to tell ACID where your plug-ins are installed, and then you can scan those folders for plug-ins.

Note: You don't need to scan for DirectX or ReWire plug-ins. These plug-ins are registered with Windows and are detected automatically.

1.From the View menu, choose Plug-In Manager if the window isn’t already visible.

2.Click the Configure VST button () at the top of the Plug-In Manager window. The Plug-In Configuration dialog is displayed. The dialog displays a list of folders where ACID looks for VST plug-ins.

3.Indicate where your plug-ins are installed:

•If you want to add a new folder, click the Add button and then browse to the folder where your plug-in is installed.

•If you want to edit an existing folder path, select a folder in the Search Folder column, click the Edit button, and then browse to the folder where your plug-in is installed.

•If you want to remove an existing folder, select a folder in the Search Folder column and click the Remove button.

4.Click the Scan button to start scanning your folders for plug-ins.

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