Assignable FX control

Assignable FX control showing
automation controls

Description

Bus Assignment

Select the bus to which you want to route the assignable effects chain.

Assignable FX

Displays the Audio Plug-In window so you can adjust the effects attributes.

Right-click the Assignable FX button and choose a command from the shortcut menu to enable, bypass, or delete all plug-ins in the chain.

Automation Settings

The controls in the assignable effects control list can function as trim controls or automation controls for output level, panning, and muting.

Click the button and verify Show Automation Controls is not selected if you want the bus control to function as a trim control. Adjusting a trim control affects the entire track.

Click the button and choose Show Automation Controls to adjust automation settings. For more information about automation, click here.

Mute

Excludes the assignable effects chain from playback. Click the Mute button on additional chains to add them to the mute group.

When Show Automation Controls is selected, the button is displayed as a , and you can use the button to edit mute automation on the chain’s bus track.

Solo

Plays only the output of the selected assignable effects chain. Click the Solo button on additional chains to add them to the solo group.

Bus Pan

Drag to adjust the overall panning of the assignable effects chain.

When Show Automation Controls is selected, the thumb is displayed as a , and you can use the slider to edit pan automation on the chain’s bus track.

Right-click the thumb and choose a pan type to change the behavior of the Pan slider. For more information about panning modes, click here.

The selected panning mode is also used for pan envelopes on the bus track.

Input Fader

Adjusts the input volume of the assignable effects chain:

• Double-click the center of the thumb to reset the fader to 0.0 dB.

• If the right and left channels are set differently, you can double-click either thumb to force the other channel to match it.

Output Fader

Drag to adjust the output volume of the assignable effects chain.

• Double-click the center of the thumb to reset the fader to 0.0 dB.

• When Show Automation Controls is selected, the thumb is displayed as a , and you can use the fader to edit volume automation on the chain’s bus track.

Meter

Displays the playback level at the output of the assignable effects chain. This is the level that will be sent to the selected audio device.

Right-click the meter and choose a setting from the shortcut menu to change the resolution.

Lock/Unlock Fader Channels

Click to lock (gang) the faders so the left and right channels will always move together. Click again to unlock the faders.

Hold Shift while dragging a fader to temporarily override the current state of the button: if the button is turned off, you can hold Shift to drag the faders in locked mode; if the button is selected, hold Shift to drag the faders independently.