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2. Select each plug-in you want to add and click the Add button, or browse to an FX package.
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.
3. When you have finished adding the plug-ins, click the OK button.
Editing effects on a bus
1. Click the Bus FX button located on the audio bus track. If the bus has an effects chain, the Bus
FX window is displayed.
2. Use the Bus FX window to enable/bypass effects, edit effect parameters, and add/remove effects
from a chain. For more information, see "Editing Audio Plug-Ins" on page 311.
You can also use the Insert FX control region in the bus channel strip to add or edit bus effects. For
more information, see "Bus Channel Strips" on page 363.
When you click the Master FX button , the Master FX window is displayed to enable/bypass effects, edit
effect parameters, and add/remove effects from the chain. For more information, see "Editing Audio Plug-
Ins" on page 311.
Automating effect parameters
If a plug-in supports it, you can use envelopes to automatically adjust effect parameters over time.
Automation envelopes can be added to tracks and bus tracks to control individual effect parameters for
track effects, bus effects, and assignable effects.
For more information about using automation envelopes on tracks, "Automating Audio Effect Parameters"
on page 263.
When you add a plug-in that supports automation (effects that can be automated are indicated by the
icon in the Plug-In Chooser), the Bypass FX Automation button is displayed in the Bus FX window:
n After you've added effect automation envelopes, the Bypass FX Automation button is deselected,
and effect parameters are automated using the envelope settings.
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 Bus FX window
to display the plug-in's help file.
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