User Guide

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WORKING WITH TRACKS CHP. 7
Saving plug-in chains as packages
ACID allows you to save plug-in chains as packages so that you may use them again with other projects. If
you use a combination of plug-ins often, saving them as a package saves you time. Effect packages retain their
chain order and individual plug-in settings.
You may save plug-in chains as packages from existing chains on tracks or when you are creating a plug-in
chain. The plug-in chains that you save as packages appear in the Plug-In Chooser dialog in the
Packaged
Chains
folder. You can apply an effect package to a track the same way you assign a plug-in to a track.
Once you have created custom presets for effects or effect chains, you can use the Preset Manager to back up,
transfer, or delete custom presets from any of the plug-ins you use in ACID. For more information, see Using
the Preset Manager on page 124.
1.
Click the Tra ck F X button ( ). The Audio Plug-In window appears.
Note:
If the track has no plug-in chain, clicking the Track FX
button ( ) displays the Plug-In Chooser dialog.
2.
Click the Edit Chain button ( ) to display the Plug-In Chooser dialog.
3.
Add and arrange plug-ins to create a plug-in chain and click OK.
4.
Click a specific plug-in and adjust the effects 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.
5.
Click the Save Chain Preset button ( ). The Save Plug-In Package dialog appears.
6.
Enter a name for the package.
7.
Click OK to save the plug-in chain as an effect package.
Removing or bypassing all effects on tracks
You can clear a track of all effects by right-clicking the Track FX button ( ) and choosing Delete All from the
shortcut menu.
You can bypass all of a tracks effects without removing them by right-clicking the
Track FX button ( ) and
choosing
Bypass All from the shortcut menu. To apply them again, right-click the Tra ck FX button ( ) and
choose
Enable All from the shortcut menu.