Reference Guide

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Effects chains
Mixing
name and location in the Save FX Chain Preset dialog.
To load an FX Chain preset
1. Do one of the following:
• Right-click an effects bin and choose Load FX Chain Preset on the pop-up menu. Select the
desired FX Chain Preset file (*.fxc) in the Load FX Chain Preset dialog and click Open.
• Right-click an effects bin, point to FX Chain and select an FX Chain preset from the submenu.
•From the Plug-in tab of the Browser, under Audio, expand the FX Chain branch and drag the
preset to an effects bin.
To delete an FX Chain container
1. Do one of the following:
• To delete an entire FX Chain container, select the FX Chain container in the effects bin and
press the DELETE key.
• To delete an entire FX Chain container, right-click the FX Chain container in an effects bin and
choose Delete on the pop-up menu.
• To delete an individual plug-in within the FX Chain, double-click the FX Chain container to open
the FX Chain bin, then select the plug-in and press the DELETE key.
To convert an effects bin to an FX Chain container
Right click the effects bin and choose Convert Bin to FX Chain on the pop-up menu.
All plug-ins in the effects bin are consolidated into a single new FX Chain.
To extract plug-ins from an FX Chain container
Right click the FX Chain and choose Extract FX Chain Plugins on the pop-up menu.
All plug-ins in the FX Chain are merged into the effects bin and the FX Chain is deleted.
Note: FX Chain presets are stored as FX Chain Preset files (*.fxc). For track and bus effects
bins, the default name for the FX Chain preset is the track/bus name. For clip effects bins, the
default name is the clip name.
Note: You can automatically extract plug-ins when loading an FX Chain preset. To do so, hold
down the SHIFT key while loading the preset. For more information about extracting plug-ins
from an FX Chain container, see “To extract plug-ins from an FX Chain container” on page 855.
Caution: If you load a SONAR X1 project in an older version of SONAR, SONAR will report the
FX Chain as a missing plug-in and the contents of the FX Chain will be unavailable. Resaving
the project will permanently remove the FX Chain.
Note: You can automatically extract plug-ins when loading an FX Chain preset. To do so, hold
down the SHIFT key while loading the preset.