Specifications
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To open a Plug-In window for a specific plug-in:
■ In the Mix window, Shift-click the Insert but-
ton of the desired plug-in.
To open Plug-In windows for each channel of a
multi-mono plug-in:
■ Option-click (Macintosh) or Alt-click (Win-
dows) the Channel Selector in the Plug-In win-
dow of the desired plug-in.
To close all currently open Plug-In windows:
■ Option-click (Macintosh) or Alt-click (Win-
dows) the close box of any currently open Plug-
In window.
Editing Plug-In Parameters
You can edit plug-in parameters by dragging the
parameter’s slider or by typing a value into the
parameter’s text box.
To edit a plug-in parameter with a mouse:
1 Begin audio playback so that you can hear pa-
rameter changes in real time.
2 Drag the parameter slider right or left to adjust
the parameters of the plug-in for the effect you
want.
Keyboard Shortcuts
■ For finer adjustments, Command-drag (Mac-
intosh) or Control-drag (Windows) the control.
■ To return a control to its default value, Op-
tion-click (Macintosh) or Alt-click (Windows)
the control.
Keyboard Input for Plug-In
Parameters
You can use your computer keyboard to edit
plug-in parameters. If multiple plug-in windows
are open, click the Target button on the plug-in
whose parameters you want to edit.
To edit a plug-in parameter with a keyboard:
◆ Click the parameter text field that you want to
edit. Type the desired value.
◆ In fields that support values in kilohertz, typ-
ing “k” after a number value will multiply the
value by 1000. For example, type “8k” to enter
the value of 8000.
◆ To increase a value, press the Up Arrow on
your keyboard. To decrease a value, press the
Down Arrow on your keyboard.
◆ Press Enter on the numeric keyboard after typ-
ing a value to input the value (without leaving
the selected parameter field).
◆ Press Return (Macintosh) or Enter on the al-
pha keyboard (Windows) to enter the value and
leave keyboard editing mode.
◆ To move downward through the different pa-
rameter fields, press the Tab key. To move up-
wards, press Shift+Tab.
Linking and Unlinking Controls on
Multi-Mono Plug-ins
When a multi-mono plug-in is used on a multi-
channel track, the controls are normally linked.
Adjusting the Gain parameter on one channel,
for example, will adjust it for all channels.