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To remove Elastic Wave retiming keyframes, do one of the following:
To remove a single speed keyframes: Right-click on a speed keyframe and choose
Remove Speed Keyframe from the contextual menu.
To remove all speed keyframes and eliminate the Elastic Wave retiming effect: Right-
click a clip and choose Reset Speed Curve.
NOTE: All Elastic Wave retiming adjustments you make in the Fairlight page appear in
the Edit page as variable speed effects, accessible using the Retime controls. Be
aware that while all Elastic Wave retiming effects can appear as Edit page retime
effects, not all Edit page retime effects can appear as Elastic Wave retiming effects on
the Fairlight page.
About Audio Plug-Ins
Single or multiple plug-ins can be applied to clips and to tracks. A total of 96 mono channels of
plug-ins can be applied (a stereo plug-in uses two of these channels, a 5.1-aware plug-in six
channels, and so on). Plug-ins are accessed via each track’s control strip, or via the Inspector
which provides access to both clip and track plug-ins.
FairlightFX
FairlightFX are a DaVinci Resolve-specific audio plug-in format that runs natively on macOS,
Windows, and Linux, providing high quality audio effects with professional features to all
DaVinci Resolve users on all platforms.
VST and VSTi
VST (Virtual Studio Technology) is an audio plug-in standard created by Steinberg. The VST
standard allows third-party developers to create VST plug-ins for use within VST host
applications, or to create VST host applications themselves. The VST plug-in standard is the
most widespread audio plug-in standard in use today, with thousands of available plug-ins
spanning the gamut from EQ and compression to reverb, denoising, de-essing, aural exciting,
and much more.
The Fairlight page supports VST effects from Mono to 7.1 - and beyond. These effects can be
inserted on mono channels or Link Groups. If a stereo VST effect is inserted on a LCR, LCRS, or
5.1 Link Group, the left and right channels will be allocated to left and right Link Group channels
automatically.
As of this writing, DaVinci Resolve supports VST version 2.4. VST effects are available on
macOS and Windows workstations, but not on Linux.
VST Eects versus VST Instruments (VSTi)
A VST effect is a type of VST plug-in that is used to process audio. A VST effect might be a
Reverb, Compressor, or EQ. VST Instruments are typically used to synthesize sound or play
back sampled audio. VSTs have rapidly replaced hardware synthesizers and dedicated
samplers due to their flexibility, repeatability, and low cost.
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