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Audio effects
Insert effects in the channel overview
If the “Channel” section is selected in the Inspector or the
“Channel Overview” view mode is selected in the extended
mixer, you will get an overview of which insert effects, EQ
modules and effect sends are activated for the channel.
You can activate or deactivate individual insert effect slots
by clicking the corresponding number (in the top part of
the overview).
The channel overview in the Inspector
Using mono or stereo effects with a surround
channel (Cubase only)
Whether your effect supports mono, stereo or multi-chan-
nel processing depends entirely on the effect plug-in.
Normally, when you apply a mono or stereo insert effect to
a surround (multi-channel) track, the first speaker chan-
nels of the track (often L and/or R) are routed through the
effect’s available channels, and the other channels of the
track are left unprocessed.
However, you may want to apply the effect to other speaker
channels. This is done in the Channel Settings window:
1. Right-click somewhere in the Channel Settings win-
dow (except the EQ display) to open the Channel Settings
context menu.
2. Select “Customize View” from the menu, and select
“Insert Routing” from the submenu.
The Insert Routing section appears to the left of the EQ display. It con-
tains a row of small signal diagrams.
3. Double-click on the small signal diagram for the effect
to open the Routing Editor window.
The Routing Editor window
The columns in the diagram represent the channels in the
current configuration, with signals passing from top to
bottom. The gray field in the middle represents the actual
effect plug-in.
• The squares above the effect represent inputs to the effect
plug-in.
• The squares below the effect represent outputs from the ef-
fect plug-in.
• A line that passes through the effect (with no square input/
output indicators) represent a bypass connection – the audio
on that speaker channel passes the effect without being pro-
cessed.
• A “broken” line indicates a broken connection – the audio on
that speaker channel will not pass on to the output at all.
Here, the effect will process the L and R channels. The Ls, Rs and C
channels are not processed, while the Lfe connection is broken.
The blue color of inserts 1 and 2 and the
blue Inserts State button in the channel strip
indicate that this track has active inserts.