M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Chapter 41: Plug-in and Hardware Inserts

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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.

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.