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too much space on the screen. In this dialog eight freely selectable
parameters of the instrument are clearly and numerically displayed.
Bar controls can be used to adjust the parameter values.
The parameter selection is saved for each plug-in so that the next
time you use the same plug-in in a different project, the same
parameters are used. This way you have the advantage that every
frequently used parameter of the corresponding instrument is
available immediately after it has been opened.
Dialog menu
Further options can be found in the menu of the instrument window:
Bypass: Deactivates the instrument and mutes it. Note that some
instruments use up processing power if bypass is switched on but
are still located in the insert slot. In such cases, the instrument should
be removed completely from the insert if it is no longer required.
Monitoring: This option must be switched on if you wish to be able to
hear the instrument when it is being played or recorded. If you wish
to always have monitoring active when the track's record button is
pressed, then please select the "Tape monitoring" option in the
system/global audio options ("Y", "Audio setup" tab) dialog.
Loading/Save patches/banks: Here you can save an instrument's
settings and sounds. The standard formats for this are: *.fxp for
patches or *.fxb for whole banks. Some instruments have their own
patch/bank format, settings are then loaded and saved directly via
the instrument's interface.
Set parameters randomly: Use this function to set all parameters of
an instrument to a random value. This option can lead to surprising
results and provides interesting ideas for sound design, thanks to the
random generation of a new sound. However, you should note that
parameters can only be set when they are accessible via the
interface. For some very complex virtual synthesizers (e.g. modular
systems), some parameters may not be modifiable using this option.
Please note that thanks to the random placement of various
parameters, very extreme sounds can be generated. This may lead to
no sound being produced at all or extremely loud volumes and
frequency ranges being reached. For this reason you should keep an
eye on the preview volume when experimenting with this function.