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184 EFFECTS – ORGANIZATION AND WORKFLOW
Note: Make sure input monitoring is switched on for the effect return track. Activate the
loudspeaker button in the return track to do this. The loudspeaker symbol is highlighted
and you will hear the effect return signal.
The routing settings for each channel may also be adjusted in the track settings dialog.
Right click on the track name to start. For the effect send channel, set the output for the
sound card connected with the external effects input via "Playback". For the effect return
channel, set the input of the sound card that is connected with the external effect output
via "Record". For the channel intended to work with the external device, set the effect-send
track via "Playback" [e.g. submix: PCM70 Send (track 16)].
Use the double arrow buttons beside the track name field in the track settings dialog to
switch the track settings to those of the neighboring track.
It is also possible to use an effect combined as AUX as well as a submix bus. To do so,
both options have to be active when creating new tracks. FX sends may be changed later
by accessing the track properties (right click on the track header for the FX send bus) and
setting a check next to the corresponding setting, i.e. "AUX bus", "Submix bus", or "Pre-
master bus".
Effect as pre-master bus
If you select "Pre-master bus" when creating tracks, the new tracks will be added at the
end of the project, and all project tracks will be routed to the input of the send track. The
return track is automatically routed to the master. This enables the external effect to be
used as a master effect.
Setting latencies for external effects
Almost every external device features latency that needs to be compensated to function
synchronously with the tracks in the arrangement.
Use the "Set latency of the effect" button to set the latency of an effect. A ping signal is
transmitted to the "Send", and the time it takes to reach the "Return" channel is
determined by this signal. The resulting value features a doubled ASIO buffer size and the
latency of the external effect device.
The option "Automatically identify output (send) device" emits ping signals to all
available devices. The device that matches the effect is detected automatically. The input
device for the effect must be set prior to this.
Integrating external synthesizers
Select the MIDI port as the output device (send) to control the synthesizer here. Specify the
input of your sound card where the synthesizer is located as the input device (return). Press
the "Set effect latency" button to set the latency of the external synthesizer to ASIO buffer
size.