Adding effects and instruments to a project

To show a specific plug-in type

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIns button to show the Plug-in Browser.

2.	Click the button that corresponds to the plug-in type you want to show:

Audio FX

MIDI FX

Instruments

ReWire

To select a plug-in layout

Click the PlugIns menu button and select the desired layout. Click Manage Layouts if you want to modify an existing layout or create a new layout.

To insert an effect in a track or bus

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIns button to show the Plug-in Browser.

2.	Click the button that corresponds to the plug-in type you want to show:

Audio FX

MIDI FX

3.	Do one of the following:

To insert the effect in a specific location in the FX Rack. Drag the effect to the desired position in a track/bus FX Rack.

To insert the effect at the end of the FX Rack. Drag the effect to an empty track space in the Clips pane, or double-click the effect (only if the selected track type matches the effect type).

Valid destinations for audio effects

You can drag audio effects to the following locations:

Audio track

Audio clip

Audio track inspector

Audio clip inspector

Audio track FX Rack

Audio Clip FX Rack

Audio Console strip

Audio Console FX Rack

Audio track Sends section

Instrument track

Instrument track inspector

Instrument track FX Rack

Instrument Console strip

Instrument Console FX Rack

Instrument track Sends section

Buses

Valid destinations for MIDI effects

You can drag MIDI effects to the following locations:

MIDI track

MIDI clip

MIDI track inspector

MIDI clip inspector

MIDI Track FX Rack

MIDI Clip FX Rack

MIDI Console strip

MIDI Console FX Rack

Instrument track

Instrument track inspector

Instrument track FX Rack

Instrument Console strip

Instrument Console FX Rack

To insert an effect into a clip’s FX Rack

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIns button to show the Plug-in Browser.

2.	Click the button that corresponds to the plug-in type you want to show:

Audio FX

MIDI FX

3.	Drag the desired effect to a clip in the Clips pane.

To insert an instrument

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIns button to show the Plug-in Browser.

2.	Click the Instruments button .

3.	Do one of the following:

To insert an instrument as a new Instrument track. Drag the desired instrument to an empty space in the Track view or Clips pane, or double-click the instrument.

To insert an instrument as a track effect. Drag the instrument to the desired track’s FX Rack, or drag the instrument to the desired track in the Clips pane.

Note: When you drag an instrument to an audio track or MIDI track, the following happens automatically: 4 If dropped on an audio track or inspector: add to Synth Rack, set audio track input and Synth automation accordingly. 4 If dropped on a MIDI track or inspector: add to Synth Rack, set MIDI track output and Synth automation accordingly.

Valid destinations for instruments

You can drag instruments to the following locations:

Audio track

MIDI track

Audio track inspector

MIDI track inspector

Audio Console strip

MIDI Console strip

Empty Track view

Empty Console view

Instrument track

Instrument track inspector

Instrument Console strip

To insert a ReWire device

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIns button to show the Plug-in Browser.

2.	Click the ReWire button .

3.	Drag the ReWire device to the Track view or Clips pane.

The ReWire device is added to the Synth Rack and a new Instrument track is created.

To rename a plug-in

1.	In the Plug-in Browser, right-click the plug-in you want to rename.

2.	In the Set Properties dialog box, click the plug-in name, then type the new name.

3.	Click OK to close the Set Properties dialog box.

 

Tip: To rename a plug-in, you can also select the plug-in in the Plug-in Browser, then press F2 and type a name.

To assign a plug-in to an existing category

1.	In the Plug-in Browser, right-click the plug-in you want to assign to a category.

2.	In the Set Properties dialog box, click the small down arrow to open the drop-down list and select a category.

3.	Click OK to close the Set Properties dialog box.

To assign a plug-in to multiple categories

1.	In the Plug-in Browser, right-click the plug-in you want to assign to multiple categories.

2.	In the Set Properties dialog box, click the small down arrow to open the drop-down list and select a category.

3.	Click the button to add another category drop-down list, then select the next category. To remove the plug-in from an assigned category, click the button next to the category drop-down list. To remove the first category, clear the name from the drop-down list.

You can assign a plug-in to up to 5 different categories. For example, if your favorite equalizer plug-in has a spectrum analyzer, you could assign it to categories named EQ, Analyzer, and Favorites.

4.	Click OK to close the Set Properties dialog box.

To assign multiple plug-ins to the same category

1.	In the Plug-in Browser, select the plug-ins you want to assign to the same category. To select a range of adjacent plug-ins, click the first plug-in, then hold down the SHIFT key and click the last plug-in.

2.	Right-click any of the selected plug-ins.

3.	In the Set Properties dialog box, click the small down arrow to open the drop-down list and select a category.

4.	Click OK to close the Set Properties dialog box.

To create a new custom plug-in category

1.	In the Plug-in Browser, right-click the plug-in you want to assign to a new custom category.

2.	In the Set Properties dialog box, click the left side of the list control, then type a name for the new custom category.

3.	Click OK to close the Set Properties dialog box.

To delete a plug-in category

A category exists as long as at least one plug-in is assigned to the category.

To delete a category, re-assign its plug-ins to another category. Empty categories are automatically removed.

To revert a plug-in to its original stored category

1.	In the Plug-in Browser, right-click the plug-in you want to revert to its original category.

2.	In the Set Properties dialog box, click the small down arrow to open the drop-down list and select Reset Category.

3.	Click OK to close the Set Properties dialog box.

 

See:

Using the Media Browser

Using the Plug-in Browser

Using the Notes Browser

Using the Synth Rack

Using FX Chain presets (.fxc)

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