Creating a plug-in chain

1.Select the data you want to process. If no data is selected, the effect chain is applied to the entire file.

2.From the View menu, choose Plug-In Chainer or click the Open Plug-In Chainer button () on the data window. The Plug-In Chainer window is displayed.

3.To use an existing chain preset, choose the chain from the Chain drop-down list. For more information, see Saving plug-in chains on page 200. Otherwise, add the desired plug-ins to a new custom chain. For more information, see Adding a plug-in to a chain on page 197.

4.Configure the parameters of each plug-in. For help on the different plug-in controls, click the Help for Effect button ().

5.Click the Preview button () to test the effect chain. If needed, you can select different parts of the audio in the data window to preview different sections before applying the effect chain. You can also click the Bypass button () to temporarily bypass the effect. For more information, see Bypassing effects on page 199.

Tip: You can also click the Play Plug-in Chainer button () on the data window to preview the effects chain. Use the Play Normal button () to bypass the effects.

6.If the effect changes the duration of a sound (for example, Reverb or Simple Delay), choose how the audio tail created by the effect should be processed. For more information, see Selecting the processing mode for audio tail data on page 199.

Note: The Insert Tail Data and Mix Tail Data commands may not function when using third-party reverb plug-ins.You can use the Insert Silence command to make room for the tails or apply the reverb in a new data window that has room for the tails and then mix the processed audio back into your source file.

7.Click the Process Selection button () (or press Ctrl+Shift+P) to apply the effect chain.

Adding a plug-in to a chain

You can add plug-ins to a chain in the Plug-In Chainer in several ways.

1.Click the Add Plug-Ins to chain button () on the Plug-In Chainer window (or press Ctrl+E). The Plug-In Chooser window is displayed, listing all available DirectX plug-ins installed on your system.

2.Select the desired plug-ins.

3.Click Add. The selected plug-ins are added to the chain and can be configured and arranged as needed.

Tip: You can also double-click a plug-in to add it to the chain.

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