Effects Window

This window lets you 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 Effects window, open an audio montage and select Tool Windows > Effects.

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Clip Effects

Displays the plug-ins of the active clip.

Track Effects

Displays the plug-ins of the active track.

Output Effects

Displays the plug-ins of the montage output.

Add Slot

Adds a slot into which an audio plug-in can be inserted.

Remove Selected Plug-ins

Removes the selected plug-ins.

Remove Selected Plug-ins from Selected Clips

Removes the plug-ins from the selected clips.

Copy

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

Copy All

Copies the settings of all plug-ins 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 Clips

Replaces the selected plug-in with the plug-in that was copied to the clipboard on all selected clips. If no slots have been added, new slots are created.

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.

Close All Windows

Closes all plug-in windows that relate 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

If this option is activated, all plug-ins of the active clip or track are bypassed during playback.

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.

Customize Command Bar

Opens the Customize Commands dialog which contains options to hide or show specific command bar buttons.

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 and Tail of effects.

Plug-in window icon

Opens the plug-in window.

Effect Name

Clicking an effect name opens the Plug-ins menu where you can select a new effect. The checkbox allows you to activate/deactivate the clips.

Preset

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

Channel Processing

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

Routing

Allows you to set the routing of the processed signal. 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.

Latency

Shows the latency in the audio path. Plug-ins with latency cannot be used for adjusting the send level.

Tail (clip effects only)

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.

Gain/Pan Section

In this section, you can edit Gain and Pan settings for each clip and track.

Global Gain Section

In this section, you can set the global gain for the active audio montage. This gain can be applied before or after the montage output, depending on the setting of the pre/post button on the left of this section. Pre 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.