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Audio effects
FX channels and the Solo Defeat function
When mixing, you might sometimes want to solo specific
audio channels, and listen only to these while other chan-
nels are muted. However, this will mute all FX channels as
well. If the soloed audio channels have sends routed to FX
channels, this means you won’t hear the send effects for
the channels.
To remedy this, you can use the Solo Defeat function for
the FX channel:
1. [Alt]/[Option]-click the Solo button for the FX channel.
This activates the Solo Defeat function for the FX channel. In this mode,
the FX channel will not be muted if you solo another channel in the mixer.
2. You can now solo any of the audio channels without
having the effect return (the FX channel) muted.
• To turn off the Solo Defeat function for the FX channel,
[Alt]/[Option]-click the Solo button for the FX channel
again.
Using the Side-Chain input
Many VST 3.0 effects feature a side-chain input. Side-
chaining allows you e.g. to lower the music volume when
someone is speaking (“ducking”) or to use compression
on e.g. a bass sound when the drums are hit, thereby
“harmonizing” the intensity of the two instruments. An-
other possibility is to use the side chain signal as a source
for modulation.
The following types of effects feature side-chain inputs:
• Delay plug-ins
The included delay plug-ins with side-chain functionality are MonoDelay,
PingPongDelay and StereoDelay.
• Dynamics plug-ins
The included dynamics plug-ins with side-chain functionality are Com-
pressor, Expander, Gate and VintageCompressor.
• Modulation plug-ins
The included modulation plug-ins with side-chain functionality are Auto-
Pan, Flanger, Phaser, StudioChorus, Tremolo and Vibrato.
• Filter plug-ins
The included filter plug-in with side-chain functionality is the WahWah
effect.
Setting up side-chain
Ö Certain combinations of tracks and side-chain inputs
may lead to feedback loops and added latency. If this is
the case, the side-chain options will not be available.
Delay plug-ins
The delay repeats can be silenced by side-chain signals
exceeding a certain threshold.
You can use this feature to create a so-called “ducking
delay” for your vocals. Let’s say you want to add a delay
effect that is audible only when no signal is present on the
vocal track. For this, you need to set up a delay effect
which is deactivated every time the vocals start again.
Proceed as follows:
1. Select the vocal track.
2. On the Project menu, select “Duplicate Tracks”.
Now you can use the vocal events on the second track to silence the de-
lay effect.
3. Open the Insert tab for the first Vocal track in the In-
spector and select “PingPongDelay” from the Effects
pop-up menu.
The control panel for the effect opens.
4. On the control panel for the effect, make the desired
effect settings and activate the Side Chain button.
Try out the effect settings to find out which settings will work best with your
project. For detailed descriptions of the parameters, see the separate man-
ual “Plug-in Reference”.
5. In the Track list, select the second vocal track.
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For detailed descriptions of the plug-ins that feature
side-chaining, see the separate manual “Plug-in Ref-
erence”.