M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 891)

Chapter 41: Plug-in and Hardware Inserts 873
Multichannel Plug-in Inserts Used on stereo and
greater-than-stereo multichannel tracks. On
greater-than-stereo multichannel tracks, the
controls for all channels are generally linked to-
gether.
Plug-in Formats
There are three plug-in formats supported by
Pro Tools (TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite), two of
which can be used as real-time inserts, as fol-
lows:
TDM Plug-ins Used with Pro Tools HD systems,
these plug-ins rely on the processing power of
DSP on Pro Tools|HD system cards.
RTAS Plug-ins Similar to their TDM counter-
parts, but unlike TDM plug-ins, they rely on and
are limited by the host processing power of your
computer.
AudioSuite Plug-ins Non-real-time (rendered),
file-based processing plug-ins for Pro Tools.
Depending on your Pro Tools software, plug-ins
real-time plug-ins can be used as follows:
Pro Tools HD
• Both TDM and RTAS plug-ins can be used on
audio, Auxiliary Input, Master Fader, and In-
strument tracks.
Pro Tools LE
• RTAS plug-ins can be used on audio, Auxiliary
Input, Master Fader, and Instrument tracks.
Relinking may cause automation to be lost.
See “Linking and Unlinking Controls on
Multi-Mono Plug-ins” on page 897
For information on using AudioSuite plug-
ins in Pro Tools, see Chapter 37, “Audio-
Suite Processing.”
With Pro Tools HD, RTAS plug-ins placed
on Auxiliary Input, Master Fader, and In-
strument tracks will use additional voices
and may introduce extra latency based on
the HW Buffer Size. For more information,
see “Voice Usage and Total Latency for
RTAS Plug-ins” on page 874.
For tips on maximizing RTAS performance,
see “Configuring Pro Tools System Set-
tings” on page 42.