Apple Logic (1.1) - Manual (Page 76)

76 Chapter 7 Mixer, Instruments, and Effects
Additional Plug-in Window Options
The gray area at the top of the Plug-in window displays a Link button and a Bypass
button.
Follow these steps to see how the Link button can be used:
1 Insert a plug-in into the first Insert slot of the first Audio channel, if you have not
already done so. This will launch the Plug-in window.
2 If the Plug-in window doesn’t automatically launch, double click on the illuminated
Insert slot.
3 Activate the Link button to the left of the gray Plug-in window area.
4 Now insert a different plug-in into the second Insert slot of the audio channel. You will
notice that the open Plug-in window updates to show you the newly selected plug-in.
5 Deactivate the Link button to the left of the gray Plug-in window area.
6 Now insert a different plug-in into the third Insert slot of the audio channel. You will
notice that a new Plug-in window is automatically spawned for the newly selected
plug-in.
These two Plug-in window behaviors may be useful for different tasks, when assigning
effects and mixing in Logic.
The Bypass button is used to bypass the effect. This is useful for allowing comparisons
of an audio signal with, and without, the effect. Bypassing an effect is achieved by
simply clicking on the Bypass button when in the Plug-in window.
If you wish to bypass an effect when no Plug-in window is opened, press Option and
click on the desired channel’s Insert slot(s).
Channel or Bus Effect?
Certain effects are often inserted into Buses rather than individual channels, allowing
multiple tracks to make use of a single effect “unit”, thus saving CPU power. As the Send
Level knobs on each audio channel can be used to control the amount of signal sent to
the Busses, the amount of effect applied to each channel’s signal can be varied.
To send audio from an Audio track to a Bus:
1 Click-hold on any of the Send slots of an Audio channel, and a menu will open,
displaying all available Busses.
2 Select the desired Bus. The Send slot turns blue, with the name of the selected Bus
displayed. A small knob appears to the right of the Send slot. This is the Send Level
control. It determines the amount of signal which is sent from the Audio channel to the
Bus channel.