User Manual

Audio Plug-ins
Three sections of parameters let you manage VST Effects, enabled plug-ins, and external
audio processes.
 VST Effects: A list at top lets you manually add and remove VST plug-in effects
directories, if necessary. VST effects aren’t installed in a standard location, so it may
sometimes be necessary to add a newly installed directory of VST plug-ins that you’ve
just installed on your system.
 Available Plug-ins: Once you’ve added one or more VST directories to the list,
a second list underneath shows all audio plug-ins that are available within these
directories. Each plug-in on the list has a checkbox that shows whether or not it’s
currently enabled. Any VST plug-ins that cause DaVinci Resolve to crash while loading
them during startup will be automatically disabled. You can use this list to see which
plug-ins have been disabled, for troubleshooting purposes, and to reenable such
“blacklisted” plug-ins by turning their checkboxes back on.
 Setup External Audio Processes: While working in the Fairlight page, you have the
ability to process an audio file using a third-party application, if necessary, in the event
you need to use another application’s capabilities to create an effect or solve an issue
that can’t be accomplished in the Fairlight page itself. To do this, you must first add one
or more applications to the External Audio Process list in the Audio Plug-ins panel of
the System Preferences.
To add an External Audio Process:
1 Click the Add button.
2 Double-click the text in the Name column and change the name to that of the
application or process you’re going to link to.
3 Click once in the Path column, and then use the file dialog to locate and select the
application or script you want to use as the external audio process.
4 Open the drop-down menu in the Type column, and choose how you want the selected
audio process to work: Reveal (open the application), Command Line (use from
Terminal), or Clipboard (copy the audio clip file path to the clipboard to paste into the
open command of an application or utility).
5 When you’re done, click Save, and restart DaVinci Resolve if you’re prompted to.
Control Panels
Two sections let you specify which Color Grading Panel and Audio Console is connected to
your workstation.
 Color Grading Panel: A menu lets you choose which color grading panel you have
connected to your workstation. Some panels expose additional controls.
If you have a DaVinci Resolve Mini or Micro Panel, leave this setting set to None and
these panels will be auto-detected by Resolve when you plug them in.
If you have a control panel that connects via USB, choose your panel from the list.
If you have a DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel connected over Ethernet, choose
“DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel (Ethernet)” and then choose your panel from the
drop-down that appears.
If you’re using a JLCooper Eclipse, choose “JLCooper Eclipse CX” and then enter the
IPand Port number into the fields that appear.
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