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The effects rack +section describes this. (See effects rack <A HREF="#effects_rack">2.6.1</A>). + +<P> + +<H2><A NAME="SECTION00361000000000000000"></A> <A NAME="effects_rack"></A> +<BR> +The audio effects rack +</H2> +All audio track types (Input, Output, Group, Wave, Synth, and Aux) have +an effects rack into which audio plugins can be inserted in a chain. +Currently each rack can accomodate up to four plugins. + +<P> +MusE currently supports LADSPA plugins and DSSI synth and effects +plugins. + +<P> +Plugins can be added by double-clicking on an entry in the effect rack +in the track info pane (which is shown at the left side of the arranger +when the according track is selected). Right-clicking the rack items +offers a self-explanatory popup menu. + +<P> +All plugin controls can be automated. (See audio automation +<A HREF="node10.html#audio_automation">2.7.1</A>). + +<P> +One must carefully consider how many audio inputs and outputs a plugin +has, and how may channels the particular audio track has (1 mono or +2 stereo), and how MusE uses the plugins in the rack. + +<P> +Learn more about this in the appendix Understanding the Effects Rack: +<A HREF="node12.html#apx_effects_rack">3</A> + +<P> + +<H3><A NAME="SECTION00361100000000000000"></A> +<A NAME="plugin_guis"></A> +<BR> +Audio plugin Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) +</H3> Once a plugin is added, you need a way to +manipulate its controls, which affect its behaviour and operate +on the sound. + +<P> +MusE can show a generic GUI which contains all of the +plugin's controls arranged in a rather plain generic fashion. + +<P> +Some plugins may also have a native GUI which looks much better (it +was specifically designed for the plugin). + +<P> +Both GUI types are opened from the effects rack right-click popup menu. + +<P> + +<DIV CLASS="navigation"><HR> +<!--Navigation Panel--> +<A NAME="tex2html305" + HREF="node10.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/next.png"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html301" + HREF="node3.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/up.png"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html295" + HREF="node8.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/prev.png"></A> +<A NAME="tex2html303" + HREF="node1.html"> +<IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" + SRC="/usr/share/latex2html/icons/contents.png"></A> +<BR> +<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html306" + HREF="node10.html">Automation</A> +<B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html302" + HREF="node3.html">User's manual</A> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html296" + HREF="node8.html">Track soloing</A> + <B> <A NAME="tex2html304" + HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> </DIV> +<!--End of Navigation Panel--> + +</BODY> +</HTML> |