Reference Guide

888 Mixing
Effects chains
To delete an FX Chain container
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.
To replace effects bin contents with an FX Chain preset
Hold down the ALT key while you drag an FX Chain preset to an effects bin. The effects bin is
cleared and replaced with the FX Chain container.
To replace the effects bin content and automatically extract the plug-ins from the FX Chain preset,
hold down ALT+SHIFT while you drag an FX Chain preset to an effects bin.
To move plug-ins between FX Chain containers
1. Open the FX Chain container that contains the plug-in you want to move to another FX Chain
container.
2. Hold down the SHIFT key and drag the plug-in to the target FX Chain container. If closed, the
target FX Chain container will open automatically when you point to it during the drag operation.
You can drag individual plug-ins and effects chains between track and clip effects bins.
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.
Tip: To copy plug-ins instead of moving them, hold down the CTRL key while you drag the plug-in to
another effects bin.