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Audio effects plug-ins
MAGIX Video Pro X5 supports VST as well as DirectX audio plug-ins. These are
usually effects modules such as reverb, equalizer, dynamics compression, etc.
Installation
Before using audio effect plug-ins, they first have to be installed – this process may be
different depending on the plug-in. VST plug-ins are typically saved in a certain
directory, which must be entered in the MAGIX Video Pro X5 path settings. After the
path has been indicated, MAGIX Video Pro X5 scans it for working plug-ins and offers
them to be used. You can also indicated multiple locations where VST plug-ins are
installed.
Using plug-ins
Two so-called slots for track effects are located in the channel strip of
the mixer for the corresponding track as well as in the FX tracks.
Clicking on the small triangle will let you select an effect from the list.
Select "No effect" to remove a plug-in from the slot.
Master effects
Master effects influence the mixed sum of all audio tracks. For this purpose a Master
Audio Effects Rack and further plug-ins are installed in the Mixer window. The
MAGIX Mastering Suite (view page 183) is also available to help produce perfect
sound.
Sound optimization
This option opens an editor for correcting audio material discrepancies.
Select the cleaning function you desire from the upper part of the dialog:
• The equalizer (on page 177) allows you to manipulate the frequency spectrum –
per
fect for cleaning up muffled dialog.
• The compressor is a dynamic volume control that lends the overall sound a
deeper, richer quality.
• The stereo FX processor justifies the position of the sound in the stereo
panorama.
• DeNoiser, DeClipper, and DeHisser are professional noise reduction tools that do
exactly what their titles say they do.
Presets: You can try out the suitability of a number of presets in the preset menu.