Audio Plug-in window

Audio Plug-ins and FX are used to modify the sound of a project. They can be used to fix, clean up, sweeten, or otherwise improve the audio or they can more used more artistically to radically change a sound. Each audio plug-in or effect has its own individual array of controls (see Figure 1.19) and is displayed in the Audio Plug-in window. The Audio Plug-in window is used for track and project level FX control and can be accessed by pressing the FX button wherever it is found in the workspace. 

To remove a plug-in from the chain, right-click the effect s button at the top of the Audio Plug-In window and, from the context menu, choose Remove. 

Click the X in the top-right corner of the dialog box to close the Audio Plug-In window. This window can also remain on the workspace or docked in the Windows Docking Area at the bottom of the program. Subsequent FX button presses anywhere in ACID will open the Audio Plug-In window or display an existing chain in the window if it is already open. 

The Plug-in Chooser dialog box is accessed the first time you press an FX button or by pressing the Edit Chain button in the Audio Plug-in window. 

Every effect has its own array of controls that are used to modify the parameters of the plug-in. These are discussed in detail later in the chapter. There are some general procedures that will allow you to effectively audition and modify effects. Effects can be modified as the project is playing back, which means that you can change the effects variables in real-time while you listen to the results. With the Audio Plug-In window open to the plug-in that you want to work on, click on the timeline (or press Alt-1-0 [zero]) to set the focus to the timeline and press Play. It is often useful to use a looped playback of a shorter section of a project to hear the results of an effect. While playback continues, go back to the Audio Plug-In window and modify the effect. 

In the Audio Plug-in window, click the Edit Chain button. 

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