Chapter 19: Plug-Ins
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Bypassing Plug-Ins
To bypass a plug-in:
1
Select the channel on which the plug-in is inserted.
2
Click the
In/Out
switch for the plug-in to toggle between
in-circuit/out-of-circuit. When the switch LED is lit, it indi-
cates that the plug-in is in-circuit. When unlit, the plug-in is
out-of-circuit (bypassed).
Software Screen
The software screen can also be used to patch, route, or
re-route plug-ins during a performance, even while in Show
mode.
“Jump To” Plug-Ins
The Input and Output screens let you “jump to” a specific
plug-in insert to adjust it on-screen.
To jump to a plug-in insert from the Inputs or Outputs screen:
1
Select a channel to display it in the Inputs or Outputs
screen.
2
Click the plug-in name shown in the channel Insert section.
To jump to a plug-in on a bus:
1
Bank to the FX Return or other channel type assigned as the
plug-in output, or bank to the output feeding the plug-in.
2
Select the channel to display it in the Inputs or Outputs
screen.
3
Click the routing displayed beneath the Channel Name.
Plug-Ins Screens and Channel Selection
When jumping to a plug-in, display depends on the type of
plug-in routing, as follows:
Channel Inserts
If the Plug-Ins screen is in Zoom view while
you select a channel, the last selected plug-in for that channel
is automatically selected and displayed in the Plug-Ins screen.
Bus-Fed Plug-Ins
If no plug-ins are inserted on a channel (such
as when returning a bus-fed plug-in to an FX Return) the
plug-in feeding that FX Return is displayed.
Pinning a Plug-In View
It is possible to decouple the plug-in view from the console for
consistent and constant access to a single plug-in on-screen,
while still being able to select and adjust other plug-ins from
the console. This capability is useful any time you want to al-
ways display an important plug-in (such as an analysis plug-in
or primary EQ).
To pin a plug-in view:
1
Bring the desired plug-in into the main plug-in view (use the
channel Select and Insert Mode switches, or double-click the
desired plug-in in the rack).
2
Click the
Push-Pin
icon in the upper-right of the screen (the
icon is located just to the left of the
Presets
and
View Toggle
icons.
• When enabled, the Push-Pin icon appears lit. This indi-
cates that the current plug-in will remain on-screen and
will not lose focus, even if another channel is targeted.
• When not enabled, the Push-Pin icon appears unlit.
Plug-in view follows control surface selections.
LED indication of in circuit and out of circuit (bypassed) inserts
Plug-Ins must already be installed on the system, and as-
signed to a rack slot, to be available while mixing. See “As-
signing Plug-Ins to Rack Slots” on page 151.
Jumping to a plug-in on a channel insert
In
Out
In/Out
Unassigned
Click
Jumping to a plug-in on an FX Return
Push-Pin plug-in view icon
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