Adding audio event effects

Event-level DirectX or VST plug-ins are applied only to the event where they are applied.

IMPORTANT

Be aware that using non-in-place plug-ins (such as Time Stretch, Pitch-Shift without preserving duration, and some Vibrato settings) will cause audio to play out of synchronization with the waveform display in the timeline and with other tracks. If an effects chain includes non-in-place plug-ins, the effects chain icon will be displayed in yellow () to indicate that automatic plug-in delay compensation is being used.

When input monitoring is on during audio recording, plug-in chains that cannot be used for live monitoring are automatically bypassed and are displayed in red ().

Creating an event effects chain

  1. Click the Event FX button on the event in the timeline, or choose Tools | Audio | Audio Event FX.

    If there are no effects added to the event, the Plug-In Chooser window appears.

    If there are effects added to the event, the Audio Event FX window appears. Click the Plug-In Chain button to open the Plug-In Chooser.

  2. Select each plug-in you want to add and click the Add button.

    The plug-ins appear at the top of the window in the order in which you added them.

    TIP To reorder the plug-ins within the chain, simply drag a plug-in button to a new location.

  3. Click the OK button.

    The Audio Event FX window appears.

  4. Use the settings in the Audio Event FX window to enable/bypass effects, edit effect parameters, and add/remove effects from a chain.

Editing an event effects chain

  1. Click the Event FX button on the event in the timeline.

    The Audio Event FX window appears.

  2. Select an effect button at the top of the window.

    TIP Clear the checkbox to bypass an effect without removing it from the chain.

  3. Use the controls in the bottom half of the window to adjust the effect's settings. For more information, see Editing audio effects