Reference Guide

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Using Real-Time Effects
Mixing
Both audio and MIDI clips now contain full-featured FX bins. You can insert real-time effects on clips,
in both MIDI and audio tracks. Each clip that you insert an effect on displays its own FX bin, that you
can use to manage the effects on that clip.
The characteristics of clip-based effects are:
• Splitting a clip copies the effect(s) onto both clips.
• You can copy or move clip-based effects from one clip to another, and to or from the FX bin on a
track.
• A clip’s FX bin also appears on the General tab of the clip’s Clip Properties dialog (to open: right-
click the clip and choose Clip Properties from the pop-up menu).
• You can patch an effect onto multiple clips at the same time by first selecting the clips.
• Audio effects can be automated by using clip envelopes.
•The Edit > Bounce to Clip(s) command follows clip boundaries—effects tails are cut off, unless
you slip-edit the end of the clip to leave space.
• Freezing a track or synth will also freeze the per-clip FX bins.
To Insert an Effect on a Clip or Clips
1. If you want to insert an effect onto multiple clips, select the clips.
2. Right-clip a clip that you want to insert an effect onto.
The Clips pane context menu appears.
3. Choose Insert Effect > [Audio or MIDI]> [name of desired effect].
The FX icon appears on the clip(s) after you insert the effect (see picture, below).
A. FX icon
To Open or Close the FX Bin on a Clip
• To open a clip’s FX bin, click the FX icon, or right-click the FX icon and select Open Clip Effects
Bin from the pop-up menu.
• To close a clip’s FX bin, click the X icon that’s in the upper left corner of the clip’s FX bin, or click
anywhere outside of the FX bin.
To Delete, Bypass, Move, Copy, or Re-order a Clip Effect
• To delete an effect, right-click the effect name and choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
Note: You cannot drag effects to or from the Clip Properties dialog.
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