Reference Guide

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Mixing
Using Real-Time Effects
When you place an effect in an FX bin, an abbreviated name is used to describe the effect.
Sometimes the limited space makes it impossible to identify the effect. If this occurs, simply rest the
cursor over the effect for a second or two, and a tooltip will pop up to display the full name of the
effect.
Effects in FX bins display “ticks” that tell you whether the effect is outputting a mono, stereo, or
surround signal:
A. Mono indicator
A. Stereo indicator
A. Surround indicator (in 5.1 mode)
You can change the tick color by using the Options > Colors command, and choosing Track View
Control Background (for the Track view), and Console Drop-down Controls (for the Console view).
If you’re using the double-precision audio engine, plug-ins that can send and receive 64-bit data
display doubled ticks.
A. Stereo indicator in 64-bit mode
See also Using the Per-track EQ.
Look-ahead processing at high latencies
Some plug-ins, such as the Sonitus:fx Multiband and other dynamics processors, use a look-ahead
buffer mechanism, which results in a short delay being introduced to the output signal when the
plug-in is used in real-time. SONAR’s automatic delay compensation (ADC) takes care of any
delays, but you may experience some anomalies when using such a plug-in to process the output of
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