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Plugin Program
A Plugin Program lets you send your Sequences' MIDI data through a
loaded plugin.
To turn a Program into a Plugin Program:
1.
In the software, click the
Main Mode
tab.
2.
In the
Sequence
section, click the
Type
drop-down menu, and
select
Plugin
. The Plugin Program will automatically be added to
the Project.
3.
If your Project already contains the desired plugin, click the
Program
drop-down menu to select it.
If your Project does not yet contain the desired plugin, click the
+
icon next to the
Program
drop-down menu. A new Program name
(
Plugin ###
) will appear in the Program drop-down menu (you can
click it to enter a new name for it). Then, click the
Plugin
drop-
down menu, select the desired plugin from the list, and click
Select
to select it or
Close
to cancel (in the window that appears, you can
click checkboxes to re-order your list of plugins:
Sort by type
or
Sort by manufacturer
). Click the
e
button to open the user interface of the loaded plugin.
Remember:
You have to specify where your plugins are located. This can be done in the software's
Preferences
. See the
Preferences: Plugins Tab
section for more information.
4.
Click the name in the
Program
drop-down menu, and enter an appropriate Program name.
5.
Click the
MIDI Ch
drop-down menu to select a MIDI channel (from
1
to
16
) the Plugin Program will
use. Use this setting when you are working with a virtual instrument that supports multi-mode.
6.
Click the
Preset
drop-down menu to select a preset for your plugin.
Important:
By default, some plugins do not support MIDI volume and pan.
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