Adding a plug-in

Click the button and then choose a new plug-in from the menu to add a new plug-in to the effects chain.

Editing effects settings

Click an effect’s button to display the Audio Plug-In window, where you can adjust the plug-in’s settings.

When you right-click an effect’s button, a shortcut a menu is displayed:

•Choose Show <Plug-In Name> to open the Audio Plug-In window, where you can adjust the plug-in's controls.

•Choose Bypass <Plug-In Name> to temporarily bypass a plug-in. When an effect is bypassed, its button is displayed in red text.

•Choose Remove <Plug-In Name> to remove a plug-in from the effects chain.

•Choose Presets, and then choose a setting from the submenu to load a new preset.

•To replace the current plug-in, right-click the effect’s button, and then choose a new plug-in from the menu. Plug-ins are organized in submenus by type (EQ, Dynamics, Reverbs, etc.).

Adjusting bus send levels

When the Sends control region is visible, each bus displays controls you can use to route the bus to assignable effects chains or to busses that are routed to hardware outputs.

To show or hide the Sends control region, click the Sends button in the View pane.

When the Automation Settings button in the Faders control region is not selected, click the Channel Send button and choose a bus or assignable effects chain from the menu, and then drag the fader to adjust the send level.

When the Automation Settings button in the Faders control region is selected, the fader handle is displayed as a , and you can use it to edit send volume automation on the bus track.

Notes:

•The trim level is added to the automation settings so your envelope is preserved, but with a boost or cut applied. For example, setting the trim control to -3 dB has the same effect as decreasing every envelope point by 3 dB.

•To adjust the size of the Sends control region, you can drag the bottom divider to make more or fewer sends visible.

Bus sends are post-volume (and post-mute) by default. To change to pre-volume (and pre-mute), click the Pre/Post button to switch to Pre-Volume Send mode.

Changing a bus’s output device

When the I/O control region is visible, each bus displays controls you can use to set the bus's output device.

To show or hide the I/O control region, click the I/O button in the View pane.

To choose an output device, click the Output button and choose a bus or hardware output from the menu.

Important: When you route busses to hardware outputs, the outputs from those busses will not be included in the mix when you render your project.

Monitoring bus levels

When the Meters control region is visible, each bus displays meters you can use to monitor output levels.

To show or hide the Meters control region, click the Meters button in the View pane.

If the Meters control region is not visible, peak meters are displayed in the Faders control region.

Right-click the meter and choose a setting from the shortcut menu to change the resolution and display options.

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