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WORKING WITH TRACKS CHP. 7
2. Click the Edit Chain button ( ) to display the Plug-In Chooser dialog.
3. Select the plug-ins that you want to add. There are three ways to add a plug-in to the chain:
• Double-click the plug-in.
• Drag the plug-in to the chain area.
• Select the plug-in and click the
Add button.
4. Rearrange the order of plug-ins as needed by dragging plug-ins to different locations in the chain or by
selecting a plug-in and clicking the
Shift Plug-In Left () and Shift Plug-In Right ( ) buttons.
5. Click OK. The Plug-In Chooser dialog closes. The Audio Plug-In window displays the plug-in chain and
the settings for the plug-in last selected on the Plug-In Chooser dialog.
6. Click a specific plug-in and adjust the effect’s parameters manually, or choose one of the presets from the
Preset drop-down list. For more information about effect parameters, click the Plug-In Help button ( ) in
the Audio Plug-In window.
Tip: You can save an effect’s parameters as a preset to be
used in other projects. To save a preset, enter a name in the
Preset box and click the Save Preset ( ) button.
7. Click the Close button ( ) to close the Audio Plug-In window.
You can use a track effect chain as a default for all new tracks you create. For more information, see Setting
default track properties on page 178.
Automating plug-in parameters
You can automate the parameters of certain plug-ins by adding envelopes to the track. For more information,
see Adding effect automation envelopes on page 98.
Chain area