System information
see "Editing Audio Plug-Ins" on page 311.
Learning more about a specific plug-in
For more information about using specific plug-ins, click the Plug-In Help button in the Audio Event FX
window to display the plug-in's help file.
Using Bus Effects
In addition to assigning effects to individual tracks, you may also apply DirectX and VST effects to busses.
Bus effects will be applied to all tracks assigned to that bus. If a track contains track effects and bus
effects, track effects will be processed before the bus effects. For more information about the audio signal
flow, see "Signal Flow Diagram" on page 338.
To specify whether the bus level is applied before or after the bus effects chain, do one of the following:
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Click the Pre/Post Fader Insert FX button / in the Faders control region of the bus channel
strip. For more information, see "Bus Channel Strips" on page 363.
n Right-click the button in the bus track or bus control and choose Post Volume from the shortcut
menu if you want to apply the effects chain after the bus volume. This has the same effect as right-
clicking the bus output fader and choosing Pre FX from the shortcut menu.
When you're working with 5.1 surround projects, the Master bus supports 5.1-channel audio effects.
Tips:
n To add effects quickly, you can drag plug-ins and plug-in packages from the Plug-In Manager
window to busses in the Mixing Console window or a bus track header. For more information,
see "The Plug-In Manager Window" on page 48.
n If you want to add effects to all audio in your project, you can add effects to the Master bus.
When input monitoring is on during audio recording, audio effects chains that contain non-in-place
plug-ins are displayed in yellow ( ) to indicate that automatic plug-in delay compensation is being
used. Chains that cannot be used for live monitoring are automatically bypassed and are displayed in
red ( ).
Applying effects to a bus
1. Click the Bus FX button located on the bus's audio bus track. For more information, see "Audio
Bus Tracks" on page 246. The Plug-in Chooser window appears.
You can also use the Insert FX control region in the bus channel strip to add or edit bus effects.
For more information, see "Bus Channel Strips" on page 363.
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