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The included effect plug-ins
Earlier VST plug-ins
This contains a selection of earlier VST plug-ins, divided
into various sub-categories.
Distortion plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the
“Distortion” category.
DaTube
This effect emulates the characteristic warm, lush sound
of a tube amplifier.
The parameters are as follows:
Dynamics plug-ins
This section contains descriptions of the plug-ins in the
“Dynamics” category.
MIDI Gate
Gating, in its fundamental form, silences audio signals be-
low a certain set threshold level. That means, when a sig-
nal rises above the set level, the Gate opens to let the
signal through while signals below the set level are cut off.
MIDI Gate however, is a Gate effect that is not triggered
by threshold levels, but instead by MIDI notes. Hence it
needs both audio and MIDI data to function.
Setting up
MIDI Gate requires both an audio signal and a MIDI input
to function.
To set it up, proceed as follows:
1. Select the audio to be affected by the MIDI Gate.
This can be audio material from any audio track, or even a live audio input
(provided you have a low latency audio card).
2. Select the MIDI Gate as an insert effect for the audio
track.
The MIDI Gate control panel opens.
3. Select a MIDI track to control the MIDI Gate.
This can be an empty MIDI track, or a MIDI track containing data, it
doesn’t matter. However, if you wish to play the MIDI Gate in real-time –
as opposed to having a recorded part playing it – the track has to be
selected for the effect to receive the MIDI output.
4. Open the Output Routing pop-up menu for the MIDI
track and select the MIDI Gate option.
The MIDI Output from the track is now routed to the MIDI Gate.
Parameter Description
Drive Regulates the pre-gain of the “amplifier”. Use high values
if you want an overdriven sound just on the verge of dis-
tortion.
Balance This controls the balance between the signal processed
by the Drive parameter and the dry input signal. For max-
imum drive effect, set this to its highest value.
Output Adjusts the post-gain, or output level, of the “amplifier”.