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THE MAIN MIXER472
As mentioned earlier in this chapter, the channel strips and Master Section strip have a “slot” dedicated to insert ef-
fects - the Insert FX section. In the Insert FX section, you can create effect devices and use as insert effects.
q A very flexible way of using Insert FX is to have the effects in separate mixer channels and utilize parallel pro-
cessing, see “Parallel Channels”.
Adding Insert effects
To add an effect device as an insert effect, proceed as follows:
1. Select a channel strip in the Main Mixer, a Mix Channel or Audio Track device in the rack, or an audio track or
Mix Channel track in the sequencer.
2. Select the desired effect device from the Create menu or from the context menu.
The effect device is created and automatically routed in the Insert FX container in the channel's rack device.
A Scream 4 device created as Insert FX in an Audio Track device.
3. If you need to re-route any connections, press [Tab] to flip the rack around.
The “To Device” and “From Device” connections in the Insert FX slot in the Audio Track device.
! Note that the Mix Channel/Audio Track device must be unfolded to show the connections.
D If desired, re-route the connections according to the standard routing procedures (see “Manual routing”).
The signals always travel from the “To Devices” outputs, via the desired effect devices, to the “From Devices” in-
puts on the Mix Channel/Audio Track device.
• When the Show Insert FX button is on, you can add devices directly in the insert FX container area, drag de-
vices in or out, etc. - just like with a Combinator (see “The Combinator”).
! Note that if you add, load or route insert effects in stereo, and the Mix Channel/Audio Track device (and chan-
nel strip) is in mono, the channel will automatically switch to stereo.