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Audio Effects
Insert Effects
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• In Cubase Elements, you can add up to 8 insert effects per channel this way.
In Cubase AI and Cubase LE, 4 insert effects can be added.
• You can reorder the effects by clicking and dragging.
• You can copy an effect into another effect slot (for the same channel or
between channels) by holding down [Alt]/[Option] and dragging it onto
another effect slot.
• You can open all plug-ins inserted for a particular track at once by holding
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[Shift]-[Alt]/[Option] and clicking the edit button for that
track in the Inspector or in the MixConsole. [Shift]-click the edit button to
close any insert plug-ins for the track.
Deactivating vs. Bypassing
If you want to listen to the track without having it processed by a particular effect,
but do not 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 original 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 bypass an effect, click the button on the left in the insert slot.
When an effect is bypassed, the slot turns gray.
• To deactivate an effect, hold [Alt]/[Option] and click its Bypass button.
1) This effect is deactivated.
2) This effect is bypassed.
3) This effect is activated.
• To bypass all inserts for a track, click the “Bypass Inserts” button.
This button can be found on the right of the header of the Inserts section in
the Inspector. It lights up in yellow to indicate that one or more inserts of this
track are bypassed.
In the Channel Settings window, you can find the button on the left of the
Inserts tab.