Soundtoys EchoBoy - Manual (Page 20)

Pro tools, located on your computer, located in your, oops, sorry! And as you would expect, for
more info on the Pro Tools Settings Librarian, please read the Pro Tools manual.
Saving a Preset
Saving a preset is just as simple. Click on the small button to the left of the preset name and
choose “Save’ to update the current preset, or “Save As’ to create a new preset.
Compare Button
The compare button (often called the compare “light’ by Pro Tools pros) is a great way to
audition the effect of any changes you’ve made to one of the EchoBoy presets. As soon as you
change any parameter in EchoBoy, the compare light will come on. Click on the compare light to
toggle between the original preset and your current changes.
Bypass
One of the more useful features on any plug-in is the Bypass button. Click on this to bypass the
effect of EchoBoy. This also recovers any CPU cycles being used by EchoBoy.
Optimizing CPU Usage
If you are running the TDM version, you don’t have much to worry about. The specialized DSP
chips in your TDM system do all of the heavy processing for EchoBoy. However, if you are
running the RTAS version of EchoBoy it will use your computer’s processor to do its audio
processing. Because of its advanced DSP algorithms, EchoBoy can put a pretty heavy load on
your processor. Here are some tips to reduce the processing: