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Chapter 3: Working with Real-Time Plug-ins 17
Configuring Plug-ins During
Playback
You can change, add, or remove real-time plug-
ins and hardware inserts during playback. On
Pro Tools|HD systems, adding or removing
RTAS plug-ins that change voicing assignments
(for example, inserting an RTAS plug-in after a
TDM plug-in) temporarily interrupts playback,
but without stopping the transport.
Plug-in Changes During Record
Changing plug-ins during audio recording is
disallowed so that you don’t inadvertently in-
terrupt audio recording. However, you can make
changes while recording MIDI only.
Moving and Duplicating Inserts
You can move or duplicate an insert by dragging
it to a different position on the same track or a
different track. Inserts that are moved or dupli-
cated retain their original settings and automa-
tion.
To move an insert:
■
Drag the insert to a new insert location.
To duplicate an insert:
■
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac) the
insert to a new insert location. The duplicated
plug-in retains its original settings and automa-
tion.
Making Plug-ins Inactive
You can set plug-ins as inactive in order to free
up DSP resources for other plug-ins and process-
ing. When a plug-in is inactive it retains its as-
signment, position, and related automation
playlists. However, it will not pass audio and
does not consume any DSP or TDM resources.
To toggle a plug-in active or inactive, do one of the
following:
■
Control-Start-click (Windows) or Command-
Control-click (Mac) the Insert button.
– or –
■
Make the track inactive.
To toggle plug-ins in the same insert position on all
tracks active or inactive:
■
Control-Start-Alt click (Windows) or Com-
mand-Control-Option click (Mac) an Insert but-
ton in the position you want to toggle.
To toggle plug-ins in the same insert position on all
selected tracks active or inactive:
■
Control-Start-Alt-Shift-click (Windows) or
Command-Control-Option-Shift-click (Mac) an
Insert button in the position you want to toggle.
Moving a plug-in
Dragging an insert on top of an existing in-
sert replaces it.
For more information about making tracks
inactive, refer to the
Pro Tools Reference
Guide .