Specifications

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To create a Master Fader:
1 Choose File > New Track and specify 1 mono
or stereo Master Fader track, then click Create.
2 In the Mix window, click the Master Fader’s
Output Selector and choose the output path
that you want to control. You can choose either
outputs or internal busses.
To use a Master Fader as a master stereo volume
control for all tracks in a session:
1 Choose File > New Track and specify 1 stereo
Master Fader track, then click Create.
2 Set the outputs of all audio tracks in the ses-
sion to outputs 1–2 and set the panning of each
track.
3 Set the output of the Master Fader to your
main output path (outputs 1–2).
Plug-Ins
Plug-ins provide EQ, dynamics, delay, and
many other types of effects processing, and
function either in real time or in non-real time.
RTAS plug-ins are nondestructive effects, which
are inserted on tracks to process audio in real
time—just like an external hardware processor
(during playback).
AudioSuite plug-ins are used to process and
modify audio files on disk, rather than non-
destructively in real time. Depending on how
you configure a non-real-time AudioSuite plug-
in, it will either create an entirely new audio file,
or alter the original source audio file.
Real-time plug-ins are assigned to tracks from
the Inserts view in the Mix or Edit windows.
Once assigned to a track, plug-ins appear in the
track’s Inserts view, and can be opened by click-
ing the Insert button.
To insert a real-time plug-in on a track:
1 Make sure the Inserts View is shown in the
Mix or Edit window.
2 Click the Insert Selector on the track and se-
lect the plug-in that you want to use.
Pro Tools comes with a complete set of DigiRack
plug-ins, and many more are available from
Digidesign and our Development Partners.
Compressor plug-in
For more information about plug-ins, see
the DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide, the Digide-
sign Plug-Ins Guide, and the Plug-Ins chap-
ter of the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
Plug-In windowInsert button