Instruction Manual

550 Editing Audio
Audio Effects (Audio Plug-ins)
press the F1 key on your computer keyboard to open the plug-in’s help file.
Please note that third-party plug-ins may not have a help file.
This section describes the effects that are included with SONAR.
Using plug-in effects is similar to using the audio processing commands off-
line. The overall procedure is as follows:
• In the Track view, right-click the FX bin and select an effect from the
popup menu.
• Set effect parameters (or select a preset).
• Listen to the track and adjust parameters based on what you hear.
You can add audio effects, like MIDI effects, to audio tracks in real time
(during playback) in the Console and Track views. Unlike some of the audio
processing discussed so far, using effects in real time is non-destructive.
This means that the audio clip data itself is not modified, and no new audio
files are created. See “Mixing,” for more information on real-time effects.
Note: Off-line effects may cause your audio clips to grow in length. For
example, when you apply reverb, your clip may need to lengthen to
accommodate the sound of the reverberation. The additional sound that an
effect produces from a clip is called an effects tail.
See:
Applying Audio Effects
Directly Applying Audio Effects
Applying Audio Effects
From the Console and Track views you can destructively apply audio
effects for one or more tracks. When you are pleased with the audio effects
you have patched into a track, you can apply the effects to the track.
Destructively applying effects to a track saves resources, allowing you to
include additional tracks and/or effects.
To Apply Audio Effects
Add one or more audio effects to one or more tracks in either the Track
view or the Console view, and then:
1. In the Track view, select the tracks you want to be affected.
2. Select Process-Apply Audio Effects from the menu.
3. If desired, select the option to delete the effects after applying them.