User Manual

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Adding or editing track (insert) effects
When the Insert FX control region is visible, each track displays its effects chain at the top of the channel strip.
To show or hide the Insert FX control region, click the Insert FX button in the View Controls pane. For more information, see The View
Controls pane on page 198.
Each effect is displayed as a button. You can hover over the button to see a ToolTip that displays the full plug-in and preset name.
Adding a plug-in
Click the Add New Insert FX button ( ) and then choose a new plug-in from the menu to add a new plug-in to the effects
chain.
Editing effects settings
Click an effect’s button to display the Audio Track FX window, where you can adjust the plug-in’s settings.
When you right-click an effect’s button, a shortcut a menu is displayed:
• Choose Show <Plug-In Name> to open the Audio Track FX window, where you can adjust the plug-in’s controls.
• Choose Bypass <Plug-In Name> to temporarily bypass a plug-in.
When an effect is bypassed, its button is displayed in red text.
• Choose Remove <Plug-In Name> to remove a plug-in from the track effects chain.
• Choose Presets, and then choose a setting from the submenu to load a new preset.
• To replace the current plug-in, right-click the effect’s button, and then choose a new plug-in from the menu. Plug-ins are
organized in submenus by type (EQ, Dynamics, Reverbs, etc.).
Adjusting bus or assignable effects send levels
When the Sends control region is visible, each track displays controls you can use to route the track to busses and assignable effects
chains.
To show or hide the Sends control region, click the Sends button in the View Controls pane. For more information, see The View
Controls pane on page 198.
When the Automation Settings button ( ) in the Faders control region is not selected, click the Active Send button and choose a
bus or assignable effects chain from the menu, and then drag the fader to adjust the send level.
Tip: When the Insert FX control region isn’t visible, you can click the Edit Insert FX chain button ( ) in the Faders control region to
display the Audio Track FX window for the track’s effects chain.