User Manual

MIXING BOARD
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Dedicated automated control surfaces
Digital Performer provides an open control surface
plug-in format for third-party automated control
surface products. Many companies have written
Digital Performer plug-ins for their control
surfaces, allowing you to use the products for
tactile control of Digital Performer’s mixing
environment, as well as many other features, such
as transport control, editing, and much more. For
more information, see Appendix A, “Control
Surfaces” page (987).
WORKING WITH EFFECTS PLUG-INS
How effects settings apply to a track
Effects settings apply globally to the entire track. To
apply an effect to just a portion of a track, you can
use bypass automation to disable, enable and then
disable again the effect. Or you can apply the effect
‘constructively’ using one of the following
procedures. Make a time range selection in the
track and then do one of the following:
■ Bounce to disk (for audio tracks only)
■ Choose Capture real-time MIDI effects in the
Region menu (MIDI tracks only)
■ Save the plug-in settings as a preset, remove the
real-time plug-in from the track (delete the plug-in
from the insert) and then apply it ‘constructively’
from the Audio menu>Apply Plug-in sub-menu
using the same preset you just saved. (Audio tracks
only)
Effects can be applied to Patch Thru
Both MIDI and audio effects processors can be
applied to any MIDI or audio input that you are
Patching Thru. To real-time process a patched thru
signal:
1 Assign the desired effects insert to a track in the
Mixing Board window insert section.
2 Record-enable the track in the Tracks window.
3 If its a MIDI track, play your MIDI controller.
4 If its an audio track, feed live audio to its input.
Patch thru effects work even when playback is
stopped
Plug-in effects can be applied to a live input signal,
even when playback is stopped.
Audio monitoring settings
When monitoring live audio through MAS effects,
be sure to enable Monitor record-enabled tracks
through effects in the Input Monitoring Mode
window which is accessed from the Configure
Audio System (Setup menu). For details, see “Audio
input monitoring” on page 231.
Copying and pasting parameters from one
insert to another
You can copy and paste effects parameters from
one insert to another. Just choose Copy from the
Edit menu while a specific insert’s effect is being
displayed, switch to a different insert with that
same effect, and choose Paste.
Plug-in insert assignments and effects settings
are remembered
Effects settings are saved with the file. In addition,
the settings for each insert and track are
remembered even if you temporarily remove the
effect and re-apply later on. Settings are also
remembered if you switch audio hardware.
Mono, stereo and surround effects
Audio plug-ins come in mono, stereo and
surround variants. When using a stereo mix bus
destination, effects plug-ins can be mono-to-