DiGiCo Waves MultiRack SoundGrid - Manual (Page 29)

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3.3.6 Waves System Toolbar Buttons .........................................
Setup A (Setup B)
Toggles between two setups, allowing you to compare different settings. This facilitates quick A/B comparisons and lets you determine
which of two settings works best without having to save a preset. An asterisk (*) on the button indicates that changes have been made
since a preset was loaded.
A>B; B>A
Copies the current settings to the second setup register. The direction of copying is from the currently shown setup to the one not shown.
Load
Here you load factory presets, user presets, and other preset files. Factory presets are permanent elements of the Load popup menu,
created by Waves. They cannot be changed or deleted. You can turn the current settings of the plug-in you’re using into a user preset by
clicking the Save button. User presets can be changed and deleted, and the preset files you save through the toolbar will appear as Load
menu presets until you close the preset file or close the plug-in. Some plug-ins have a very large library of presets, too large to display on
the main pull-down menu. To load these library files or load presets from external files, select “Open Preset File.” Waves preset files are
saved with an .XPS extension
Save
Save your plug-in presets here. You can save the current parameters as a user preset in the Preset menu, or create a new file. If you
choose to save the preset as a new file — outside the plug-in’s Preset menu — WaveSystem will ask you where you want to put it.
Clicking on the Waves logo will bring up the “About This Plug-in” page, providing information about the plug-in.
There are several quick ways to move from one plug-in to another within a Rack:
- Use your keyboard’s left and right arrows. This will move you through the list of plug-ins in the Rack, opening each plug-in
interface as it is selected. Note: If you have selected a parameter for editing on the current plug-in , this will not work, and may
change the parameter value instead.
- Touch another plug-in icon. This will move you directly to the new plug-in and open its window.
3.3.7 Group Properties: Organisation & Time Alignment .........
This window allows you to group several Racks together. Racks often have something in common, and it may make sense to assign all of
these similar Racks to a group. Grouping all of the channels of your brass section, or drums, or audience, then assigning these groups a
color, helps you to keep track of Racks in concert situations. Also, each track will display the name of the group, further aiding quick visual
organisation.
Plug-ins may impose a delay (known as “latency”) as signal passes through them. Often, this is not a problem. However, there are times
you will want to time-align all of the Racks in a group, to compensate for different processor latencies that may cause phase-related
problems.