System information
n When the button is selected, effect automation envelopes are ignored and the effect's initial state is
used for the duration of the track.
n If you delete all automation envelopes from a plug-in, the Bypass FX Automation button is
unavailable.
Learning more about a specific plug-in
For more information about using specific plug-ins, click the Plug-In Help button in the Audio Track FX
window to display the plug-in's help file.
Adding/Editing Audio Event Effects
From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Audio Event FX from the submenu to apply or edit
DirectX or VST plug-ins at the event level. Event-level plug-ins are applied only to the event where they are
applied.
Be aware that using non-in-place plug-ins (such as Time Stretch, Pitch-Shift without preserving
duration, and some Vibrato settings) will cause audio to play out of synchronization with the
waveform display in the timeline and with other tracks. If an effects chain includes non-in-place plug-
ins, the effects chain icon will be displayed in yellow ( ) to indicate that automatic plug-in delay
compensation is being used.
When input monitoring is on during audio recording, plug-in chains that cannot be used for live
monitoring are automatically bypassed and are displayed in red ( ).
Creating an event effects chain
1. Click the Event FX button on the event where you want to add effects (or select the event and
choose Tools > Audio > Audio Event FX). The Audio Event FX window is displayed.
The Event FX button is displayed in gray when an event does not have effects assigned. When no
effects exist on an event, clicking the Event FX button displays the Plug-In Chooser.
2. Click the Plug-In Chain button to display the Plug-In Chooser.
3. Select each plug-in you want to add and click the Add button, or browse to an FX package. For more
information, see "Creating and Using Effects Packages" on page 310. The plug-ins appear at the
top of the window in the order in which you added them.
To reorder the plug-ins within the chain, simply drag a plug-in button to a new location, or
click the Move Plug-In Left or Move Plug-In Right buttons.
4. Once you have added all of the plug-ins and specified the plug-in chain order, click the OK button.
The Audio Event FX window is displayed to allow you to edit the chain.
Editing an event effects chain
When you click the Event FX button on an event, the Audio Event FX window is displayed to
enable/bypass effects, edit effect parameters, and add/remove effects from a chain. For more information,
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