Specifications

DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide14
menus display plug-ins by their manufacturer
(such as Digidesign, Eventide, Line 6, McDSP),
with individual plug-ins listed in the manufac-
turer submenus.
To select how plug-ins are organized:
1 Open or create a session.
2 Choose Setups > Preferences, and click the
Display tab.
3 Click the “Organize Plug-In Menus By” pop-
up menu, and select one of the view options.
4 Click Done.
The current Organize Plug-In Menus By setting
is saved with Pro Tools preferences (it is not
saved with the Pro Tools session file).
Plug-In Favorites
To find a plug-in faster, a plug-in can be desig-
nated as a favorite. Favorite plug-ins are shown
at the top of the plug-in menu.
When a plug-in becomes a favorite, it is still
shown in plug-in category and/or manufacturer
sub-menus (if enabled) and its name appears in
bold.
To designate a plug-in as a favorite:
■ Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Macintosh) on a plug-in Insert button, and se-
lect a plug-in from the menu (or sub-menus, if
enabled) to designate it as a favorite.
To change the status of a plug-in favorite:
1 Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(macintosh) on a plug-in Insert button, a nd se-
lect a plug-in favorite that you no longer want
to designate as a favorite.
2 When selecting the plug-in favorite to change,
you can select the plug-in from the list of favor-
ites at the top of the plug-in menu, or in its plug-
in category/manufacturer sub-menu (where the
plug-in appears in bold).
Inserting Plug-Ins on Tracks
To use a real-time plug-in in a Pro Tools session,
insert it on a track. Before doing so, make sure
the Inserts View is shown in the Mix or Edit win-
dow.
To show inserts in the Mix window:
■ Choose Display > Mix Window Shows > In-
serts View.
To show inserts in the Edit window:
■ Choose Display > Edit Window Shows > In-
serts View.
Choosing Category view for plug-in menus
Menu display of favorite plug-Ins (Category view shown)
Favorite plug-ins
Plug-in categories