Adding effects to a plug-in chain

The Plug-In Chain tool allows you to add multiple plug-ins to process your audio.

Insert effects are previewed in real time when you play back a file and are applied when you save the file.

If the Plug-In Chain is not visible, you can select the Show or hide the right pane button or choose View > Plug-In Chain. For more information, see "Arranging editing views."

If a plug-in does not support the current channel count, it will be bypassed and displayed in red in the Plug-In Chain, and the plug-in UI will display Not Connected:


Adding an effect to the plug-in chain

Perform any of the following steps to add a plug-in to the active editor's chain:

Adjusting an effect's settings

The Plug-In Chain tool allows you to choose new presets or display a plug-in's controls.

Master insert effect

Each plug-in displays a drop-down list that shows the current preset. Click the drop-down to choose a new preset from the list.

To adjust a plug-in's controls, click the Show Plug-In button. A new window opens where you can adjust the plug-in's controls:

Saving a single plug-in's settings as a preset

The controls at the top of the plug-in window allow you to load and save presets.

Processing presets

When you edit a plug-in's settings, an asterisk (*) is appended to the preset name to let you know that the settings have been altered.

To save a new preset, click the Save As button and type a name in the Preset name box.

To replace an existing user preset, click the Save button .

Removing or bypassing plug-ins

The Plug-In Chain tool displays the active editor's effects chain.

If you want to bypass the plug-in chain, click the Enable plug-in chain button to turn it off. Click again to re-enable the chain:

If you want to bypass a plug-in without removing it from the chain, click the Enable plug-in button to turn it off:

If a plug-in does not support bypass, the Enable plug-in button is not available.

If you want to remove a plug-in from the chain, click the Remove from chain button:

Managing plug-in chain presets

The Plug-In Chain tool allows you to save effects chains as presets that you can use later.

To save a new preset, click the Save As button and type a name in the Preset name box.

To replace an existing user preset, click the Save button .

To load a preset, choose it from the Preset drop-down list at the top of the Plug-In Chain tool or choose it from the Effects > Plug-In Chains submenu.

Changing the order of plug-ins in the Plug-In Chain

You can drag plug-ins within the Plug-In Chain tool to change the order in which they will be processed.

The following image shows the AUDelay plug-in being dragged between the AUDynamicsProcessor and AUPeakLimiter plug-ins:

Moving insert effects