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Audio effects
As you can see, the last two insert slots (for any channel)
are post-EQ and post-fader. Post-fader slots are best
suited for insert effects where you don’t want the level to
be changed after the effect, such as dithering (see “Dith-
ering” on page 167) and maximizers – both typically used
as insert effects for output busses.
Ö Applying several effects on several channels may be
too much for your CPU to handle!
If you want to use the same effect with the same settings on several
channels, it may be more efficient to set up a group channel and to apply
your effect only once, as a single insert for this group. You can use the
VST Performance window to keep an eye on the CPU load.
Routing an audio channel or bus through
insert effects
Insert effect settings are available in the mixer (in extended
mode), the Channel Settings window and the Inspector.
The examples below show the Channel Settings window,
but the procedures are the same for all three inserts sec-
tions:
1. Bring up the Channel Settings window, the Inserts
pane in the extended mixer, or open the Inspector’s Inserts
section.
In the Channel Settings window, the inserts are located to the far left by
default.
2. Pull down the effect type pop-up for one of the insert
slots, and select an effect.
The effect is loaded and automatically activated and its con-
trol panel opens. You can open or close the control panel
for an effect by clicking the “e” button for the insert slot.
• If the effect has a dry/wet Mix parameter you can use
this to adjust the balance between the dry signal and the
effect signal.
See “Making settings for the effects” on page 176 for details about edit-
ing effects.
• To remove an effect, pull down the effect type pop-up
menu and select “No Effect”.
You should do this for all effects that you don’t intend to use, to reduce
the CPU load.
• You can add up to 8 insert effects per channel this way.
• You can reorder the effects by clicking in the area above
the name field and dragging the effect onto another slot.
• You can copy an effect into another effect slot (for the
same channel or between channels) by holding down
[Ctrl]/[Command] and dragging it onto another effect slot.
Deactivating vs. bypassing
If you want to listen to the track without having it pro-
cessed by a particular effect, but don’t want to remove
this effect completely from the insert slot, you can either
deactivate or bypass it:
Deactivating means to terminate all processing, whereas
bypassing means to play back only the unprocessed origi-
nal signal – a bypassed effect is still processing in the
background. Bypassing allows for crackle-free comparison
of the original (“dry”) and the processed (“wet”) signal.
• To deactivate an effect, click the blue button on the left
above the insert slot.
• To bypass an effect, click its Bypass button (the middle
button above the insert slot).
When an effect is bypassed, this button is yellow.
This effect is activated, and
its control panel is open.
This insert effect is bypassed.