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Chapter 4: Realtime Rack Application
Application Overview
The Realtime Rack software application is the software interface for the Realtime Rack
hardware. The application is used to configure the Realtime Rack hardware and control
UAD Powered Plug-Ins. It can control up to four hardware units concurrently. All applica-
tion operations are detailed in this chapter.
Note: In this chapter, “Realtime Rack” refers to the software application (not the
hardware unit) unless specifically noted otherwise.
Concepts
Realtime Rack is optimized for operation in environments where fast navigation and op-
eration are paramount.
The general concept of Realtime Rack’s navigation is a “focus channel” workflow where
the operator has a birds-eye view of everything occurring in the application, with the abil-
ity to quickly navigate to different channels in order to focus on a channel and edit the
various parameters.
Once a channel is focused (selected), the various controls and features can be edited,
such as any of the eight individual plug-in inserts per channel, plug-in assignments, in-
put/output gains, track names, presets, and more. Parameters, presets, and assignments
for individual plug-ins can be edited, or Channel Strip view can be used to control mul-
tiple plug-ins concurrently.
Note: Although UAD plug-ins are operated within the application, all signal pro-
cessing occurs on the SHARC DSPs in the hardware unit(s), not the host com-
puter’s CPU.
View Screens
Realtime Rack has six primary screens called Views. Each View displays related visual
and control elements. Items available within each View can vary depending on the active
selection or function.
Some Views provide a broader overview of the environment (e.g., Inserts View), while oth-
ers facilitate deep editing of individual functions (e.g., Channel View) and/or file manage-
ment (e.g, Snapshots View). Various shortcuts exist for quickly switching between the six
View screens.