System information
Creating a track effects chain
1. Click the Track FX button on the track where you want to add effects. The Audio Track FX
window is displayed.For more information, see "Editing Audio Plug-Ins" on page 311.
The Track FX button is displayed in gray when a track does not have effects assigned. When no
effects exist on a track, clicking the Track FX button displays the Plug-In Chooser.
2. Click the Plug-In Chain button to display the Plug-In Chooser.
3. Select each plug-in you want to add and click the Add button, or browse to an FX package.For more
information, see "Creating and Using Effects Packages" on page 310. The plug-ins appear at the
top of the window in the order in which you added them.
To reorder the plug-ins within the chain, simply drag a plug-in button to a new location, or
click the Move Plug-In Left or Move Plug-In Right buttons.
4. Once you have added all of the plug-ins and specified the plug-in chain order, click the OK button.
The Audio Track FX window is displayed to allow you to edit the chain.
If you're working with a 5.1 surround project, you can use distinct plug-in settings for each channel
(separate EQ settings for the front and surround speakers, for example) using effect automation. Add
multiple instances of the plug-in to the track effects chain and select the Enable check boxes in the FX
Automation Chooser for the channels you want each instance of the plug-in to affect. For more
information, see "Automating Audio Effect Parameters" on page 263.
Editing a track effects chain
When you click the Track FX button on a track, the Audio Track FX window is displayed to
enable/bypass effects, edit effect parameters, and add/remove effects from a chain.For more information,
see "Editing Audio Plug-Ins" on page 311.
Automating effect parameters
If a plug-in supports it, you can use envelopes to automatically adjust effect parameters over time.
Automation envelopes can be added to tracks and bus tracks to control individual effect parameters for
track effects, bus effects, and assignable effects.
For more information about using automation envelopes on tracks, see "Automating Audio Effect
Parameters" on page 263.
When you add a plug-in that supports automation (effects that can be automated are indicated by the
icon in the Plug-In Chooser), the Bypass FX Automation button is displayed in the Audio Track FX
window:
n After you've added effect automation envelopes, the Bypass FX Automation button is deselected,
and effect parameters are automated using the envelope settings.
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