Specifications

DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide12
Shared arrangements let you make more effi-
cient use of your system’s processing power.
Pre-Fader Operation
Real-time plug-ins function as pre-fader inserts
(except on Master Fader tracks, where inserts are
post-fader), meaning that their input levels are
not affected by a track’s volume fader.
Real-time plug-ins are pre-fader, but post-disk.
This means that if you record to disk with a
plug-in inserted on the record track, you will
hear the effect of the plug-in, but the effect will
not be recorded to disk.
To record with a plug-in effect, create an Auxil-
iary Input, insert the desired effect on the Aux-
iliary Input track, then route the Auxiliary Input
to the audio track to which you want to record.
Alternatively, bounce the audio track with the
plug-in after recording in order to write the ef-
fected audio to disk.
Mono, Multi-Mono, and
Multichannel Plug-Ins
Plug-ins can be used in mono, multi-mono, or
multichannel formats, depending on the type of
plug-in and whether the destination is a mono
or multichannel track.
In general, when working with stereo and
greater-than-stereo tracks, use multichannel
plug-ins. If a multichannel version of a plug-in
is not available, use a multi-mono version.
Mono Plug-Ins Used on mono tracks. Some
mono plug-ins (such as Mod Delay) can gener-
ate stereo or greater-than-stereo output from a
mono channel. Plug-ins that occur on a track af-
ter a stereo plug-in are used in stereo as well.
Multi-Mono Plug-Ins Used on stereo or greater-
than-stereo multichannel tracks when a multi-
channel version of the plug-in is not available.
Multi-mono plug-ins can analyze and process
each channel independently without regard to
each other. Controls for all channels are linked
by default so that you can adjust them in tan-
dem. You can unlink controls for independent
adjustment using the Master Link button. See
“Linking and Unlinking Controls on Multi-
Mono Plug-ins” on page 21.
Multichannel Plug-Ins Used on stereo and
greater-than-stereo multichannel tracks. On
greater-than-stereo multichannel tracks, the
controls for all channels are always linked to-
gether.
On TDM systems, RTAS plug-ins can be in-
serted on audio tracks only. For Auxiliary
Inputs or Master Faders, use TDM plug-ins.
Plug-in formats
Multi-mono plug-ins, such as dynamics-
based or reverb plug-ins, may not function
as you expect. Use the multichannel version
of a multi-mono plug-in when available.