User Manual

Pro Tools Reference Guide854
Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins in
Stereo
Some AudioSuite plug-ins can be used in either
mono or stereo. If you plan to use them in ste-
reo, consider the following:
 To process a mono track and obtain a stereo
result, select the track or region plus an empty
track or region. Then set the plug-in to Stereo
mode and select the Sum Inputs button (if pres-
ent) to center the dry signal. When you process
the audio, the result will be two tracks or regions
that represent the right and left channels of the
processed audio. You should then pan these
tracks hard right and hard left in your mix.
 If you set a plug-in to Stereo mode, then select
an odd number of Pro Tools tracks for process-
ing (as opposed to an even number), the plug-in
will process the selected tracks in pairs, in stereo.
However, the last odd, unpaired track will be
processed as mono, using the left channel set-
tings of the stereo plug-in. If you want the last
track to be processed in stereo, you must select
an additional track to pair it with—an empty
one if necessary.
For more information, see “Channel Mode
Button” on page 849.