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78 Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects
Adjusting Effects
Each effect has either a slider that you can use to adjust the amount of the effect, or a
pop-up menu from which you can choose different effect presets.
To adjust a track’s effects:
1 Select the track, then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info pane.
2 Click the Details triangle to reveal the track’s effects settings.
3 Drag the sliders for the Gate, Compressor, Echo, and Reverb effects to adjust the
amount of each effect. Choose a new setting from the Equalizer pop-up menu to adjust
the equalization. If your project is playing, you hear the changes in real time.
4 Choose an effect from one of the effect pop-up menus on the left, then choose an
effect setting for the effect from the preset pop-up menu on the right.
Additional effects you can add include treble reduction, bass reduction, amp
simulation, chorus, flanging, phase shifting, and tremolo.
Turning Effects On and Off
You can turn individual effects on or off (turning an effect off temporarily is called
bypassing the effect). This has several advantages: It lets you hear how each effect
changes the sound of your music, and lets you see which effects have the greatest
impact on your computer’s performance.
When you turn off an effect, the effect’s current settings are retained, so any
adjustments you have made are not lost.
To turn an effect off:
m In the Effects section of the Track Info pane, deselect the checkbox next to the effect.
Select the checkbox to turn the effect on again.
Choosing Effect Presets
Some effects includes several presets, which let you easily adjust the effect’s settings to
achieve a particular sound.
To choose an effect preset:
m Choose the preset you want from the pop-up menu to the right of the effect.