Inspector Window

This window allows you to add effect plug-ins to tracks, clips, and the montage output, import the plug-ins from the Master Section, and make pan and gain settings.

  • To open the Inspector window, open an audio montage and select Tool Windows > Inspector.

Clip/Track/Output

At the top of the Inspector, you can select if you want to display and edit the plug-ins for clips, tracks, or the montage output in the Inspector.

Clip Color/Track Color

Allows you to specify a color for the waveform of the selected clip or track.

Name

Allows you to specify a name for the selected clip or track.

Montage Effects

The Montage Effects pane allows you to add and manage effect plug-ins.

Fold/Unfold Effects Pane

Folds/Unfolds the Effects pane.

Bypass All Plug-ins Displayed Here

Bypasses any plug-in processing during playback and rendering.

The following options are available on the Menu pop-up menu:

Remove Selected Plug-in from Selected Clips

Removes the selected plug-in from the selected clips.

Copy

Copies the selected plug-in and its settings to the clipboard.

Copy All

Copies all plug-ins and their settings to the clipboard.

Paste (Insert)

Inserts the plug-in that was copied to the clipboard before the first selected slot. If no slot is selected, the plug-in is inserted at the end of the plug-in list.

Paste (Replace)

Replaces the selected plug-in with the plug-in that was copied to the clipboard. If no slot has been added, a new slot is created.

Paste to Selected Clip

Pastes the plug-in that has been copied to the clipboard to the selected clip.

Close All Windows

Closes all plug-in windows related to this audio montage.

Plug-in Map

Opens the Plug-in Map dialog that displays all plug-ins that are used in the audio montage and the clips and tracks that are using them.

Bypass All Plug-ins in the Montage

If this option is activated, all plug-ins of the active audio montage are bypassed during playback.

Plug-in Window Handling

Opens the Plug-in Window Handling dialog where you can set up the appearance of plug-in windows.

Add Effect

Allows you to add an effect.

The following options are available in the toolbar of the Montage Effects pane:

Load Plug-in Chain

Replaces the current plug-ins with a plug-in chain that has been saved on disk.

Save Plug-in Chain

Saves the current plug-in chain as a preset.

Import Master Section Plug-ins

Imports the plug-ins that are loaded in the Master Section. Existing plug-ins are overwritten.

Copy

Copies the selected plug-in and its settings to the clipboard.

Paste

Inserts the plug-in that was copied to the clipboard before the first selected slot. If no slot is selected, the plug-in is inserted at the end of the plug-in list.

Remove Selected Plug-in

Removes the selected plug-ins from the effects list.

Effects List

The effects list displays the effect plug-ins of the selected track, clip, or montage output. In the list, you can replace effect plug-ins, change the effect order, and edit the Send Level, Fixed Gain, and Tail of effects.

Channel Processing

Allows you to specify which channel to process. If you select one channel, the other channel is bypassed.

Routing of the Processed Signal (clips only)

Allows you to set the routing of the processed signal for the selected clip. You can control the mix between the dry and the processed signal with an envelope. The following routing options are available:

  • Insert (Standard)

  • Blend Wet into Dry (Send)

  • Parallel Processing

Edit Automation Envelope opens the Envelope tab and selects the automation envelope.

Fixed Gain

If you click the arrow to the left of the plug-in name, you can specify a gain value for the plug-in.

Tail

If you click the arrow to the left of the plug-in name, you can specify the tail value for the plug-in.

Some effects, such as reverb and delay, produce audio tails. This means that the effect sound continues after the clip sound ends. For example, if you add echo to a clip without specifying a tail value, the echo effect is muted as soon as the clip ends. Set the tail length so that the effect is allowed to decay naturally. If you add another plug-in to the clip that also produces a tail, there is no need to set a separate tail value for this plug-in, unless you want the decay to sum up. The overall tail length for the clip is the sum of the tail of each plug-in. The maximum tail setting is 30 seconds.

Effect Name

Click the effect name to open the corresponding effects window. Right-clicking an effect name opens the Plug-ins menu where you can select a new effect.

Latency

If a plug-in has latency, the latency value is displayed next to the plug-in name.

Presets

Shows the preset that is used by the plug-in. If no preset is used, this field is empty.

Effect Options

Opens the Plug-ins menu where you can select a new plug-in and remove the plug-in.

Bypass Processing

Bypasses the plug-in during playback and optionally during rendering. The signal is still processed by the plug-in, but is not injected in the audible stream.

Gain

In this section, you can edit Gain and Pan settings for each clip and track. You can also set the global gain for the montage output.

Fold/Unfold Gain Pane

Folds or unfolds the Gain pane.

Reset Gain to 0 dB

Resets the gain to 0 dB.

Gain

Allows you to set the gain for the effects.

If you select Output at the top of the Inspector window, you can set the global gain for the active audio montage.

Pre/Post Effect (Montage Output only)

Allows you to apply the gain before or after the montage output, depending on the Pre/Post Effect setting. Pre Effects is the default setting.

The Loudness Meta Normalizer can change the global gain to set the audio montage output loudness, for example, to match the EBU R-128 recommendation.

Gain Range

Allows you to increase the slider precision. If the active gain is outside a certain gain range, you cannot select the gain range.

Lock Fader

If this option is activated, you cannot change the fader with the mouse.

Pan Dial (Clip and Track only)

Allows you to set the pan for the clip effects and the track effects.

Reset Pan to Center (Clip and Track only)

Resets the pan to the center position.

Pan Mode (Clip and Track only)

Allows you to select a pan mode different than 0 dB or mute to compensate a dB drop when the signal is panned hard left or right.