Activating Extensions for Audio Tracks

You can activate extensions, such as the ARA plug-ins Melodyne or SpectraLayers, for an audio track. All audio events on the audio track can be edited with that extension. Audio parts are ignored.

Prerequisite

You have installed and registered the program that you want to use as an extension.

Procedure

  1. In the Project window, select the audio track.
  2. In the audio track Inspector, click Select Extension, and, from the pop-up menu, select an option.
    Select Extension pop-up menu in the audio track Inspector

Result

The extension is activated for all audio events on the audio track.

In the track list, the audio track shows a symbol next to the audio track symbol. This indicates that an extension is active for the track.

Audio track showing an extension symbol
Note
  • If you activated an extension for the audio track, you cannot remove it from single audio events on that track.

  • Audio parts are ignored.

For any audio event that you add to that track at a later point in time, the extension is activated as well.

The interface of the selected extension is shown in the Editor. To open it and edit the audio events, select an audio event on the track.

In the Project window event display, the audio event shows a symbol in the upper right corner. This indicates that an extension is active.

For further information about the functions of a specific program that you use as an extension, refer to its documentation.

After Completing This Task

To remove the extension, click Extension in the audio track Inspector, and, from the pop-up menu, select No Extension.