User`s guide

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material on a track with a hardware Insert
in real time. For details, see “Hardware I/O
Inserts and Sends” on page 277.
Mono and Stereo Inserts
Inserts can be either mono or stereo. Stereo
versions of Plug-Ins become available when
you use them on a stereo channel. A stereo
Hardware I/O Insert, which sends the sig-
nal to an input/output pair, can also be cre-
ated on a stereo channel.
In addition, certain Plug-Ins (such as Mod
Delay) allow you to generate stereo output
from a mono channel. A channel made
into stereo in this way has pan controls for
each channel of the stereo signal. Any in-
serts that occur on a channel after a stereo
insert are automatically used in stereo as
well.
Assigning Inserts to Tracks
Inserts can be used in two ways:
On single tracks An Insert can be applied to
an individual audio track or Auxiliary In-
put using the Inserts pop-up menu on that
track.
With in-line Inserts, you control the level
of effect by adjusting the controls of the
Plug-In or external device.
As shared resources An Insert can be used
as a shared resource in a send-and-return
arrangement, by bussing signals from sev-
eral tracks to an Auxiliary Input, and then
applying the Insert to the Auxiliary Input
track. With such an arrangement, you can
control the Send level for each track, and
the overall level of the effect can be con-
trolled from the Auxiliary Input track.
Shared arrangements allow you to make
more efficient use of your system’s process-
ing power. For more information, see “Ap-
plying an Insert to a Submix” on page 280.
To show Inserts in the Mix Window:
■ If Inserts are not visible on your tracks,
select Display > Mix Window Shows > In-
serts View.
To add an Insert to a track:
■ Click an Insert button on the track and
choose an Insert from the pop-up menu.
A Hardware I/O Insert
Selecting a Hardware I/O Insert
Selecting a Plug-In