Adding effects and instruments to a project

To show a specific plug-in type

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIn 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 PlugIn 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 PlugIn 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 effects bin. Drag the effect to the desired position in a track/bus effects bin.

To insert the effect at the end of the effects bin. 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 effects bin

Audio Clip effects bin

Audio Console strip

Audio Console effects bin

Instrument track

Instrument track inspector

Instrument track effects bin

Instrument Console strip

Instrument Console effects bin

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 effects bin

MIDI Clip effects bin

MIDI Console strip

MIDI Console effects bin

Instrument track

Instrument track inspector

Instrument track effects bin

Instrument Console strip

Instrument Console effects bin

To insert an effect into a clip’s effects bin

1.	In the Browser, click the PlugIn 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 PlugIn 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 effects bin, 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: If dropped on an audio track or inspector: add to Synth Rack, set audio track input and Synth automation accordingly. 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 PlugIn 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 Browser, click the PlugIn button to show the Plug-in Browser.

2.	Select the plug-in, then click the plug-in name again and type a name.

The plug-in is renamed and the plug-in layout is auto-saved.

Note: You can only rename plug-ins in a custom menu layout, not in the default menu layout.

 

See:

Using the Media Browser

Using the Plug-in Browser

Using the Synth Rack Browser

Using FX Chain presets (.fxc)

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