5.1 DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide - Digidesign Support Archives

To edit parameters with a keyboard:
◆ Click the parameter text field that you want to
edit. Type the desired value.
◆ In fields that support values in kilohertz, typing
“k” after a number value will multiply the
value by 1000. (If you want to enter a value of
8000, type “8k”).
◆ To increase a value, press the Up Arrow on
your keyboard. To decrease a value, press the
Down Arrow on your keyboard.
◆ Press Enter on the numeric keyboard after typing
a value to input the value (without leaving
the selected parameter field).
◆ Press Return (Macintosh) or Enter on the alpha
keyboard (Windows) to enter the value and
leave keyboard editing mode.
To move downward through the different parameter
fields, press the Tab key. To move upwards,
press Shift+Tab.
Linking and Unlinking Controls on
Multi-Mono Plug-ins
When a multi-mono plug-in is used on a multichannel
track, the controls are normally linked.
Adjusting the Gain parameter on one channel,
for example, will adjust it for all channels.
If necessary, you can unlink plug-in controls on
specific channels of a track and edit them independently.
You can also selectively link the controls
of specific channels.
Master Link button
Link Enable buttons
Channel selector
Channel Selector and Link controls
To unlink controls on a multi-mono plug-in:
■ Deselect the Master Link button.
To access controls for a specific channel:
■ Select the desired channel from the Channel
Selector.
To link the controls of specific channels:
1 Deselect the Master Link button if it is not already
deselected.
2 Click the Link Enable buttons for the channels
whose controls you want to link.
Using a Key Input for Side
Chain Processing
Some plug-ins, such as the Compressor, Limiter,
Gate, and Expander/Gate feature side-chain processing
capabilities. Side-chain processing allows
you to trigger a plug-in from a separate reference
track or external audio source. The source
used for triggering is referred to as the key input.
Key inputs are monophonic.
A typical use for this feature is to control the dynamics
of one audio signal using the dynamics
of another signal (the key input). A kick drum
track, for example, can be used to trigger gating
of a bass track to tighten it up. A rhythm guitar
track can be used to gate a keyboard pad, and so
on.
RTAS plug-ins do not provide side-chain
processing when used on TDM-based systems.
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