Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 345)

Chapter 11 Working with Audio Effects 345
To add a realtime effect to a track, bus, or submix in the Mixer,
do one of the following:
m Control-click an effects slot in the channel strip of the track, bus, or submix, then
choose Add Effect from the shortcut menu and an effect from one of the submenus.
m Select the channel strip in the Mixer for the track, bus, or submix and follow the steps
in the previous task.
To add a realtime effect to an audio file project in the File Editor project view:
1 Open an audio file or audio file project in the File Editor.
2 In the Effects tab, select a category in the Category list to display the effects for that
category in the Effects list.
3 In the Effect list, do one of the following:
 Double-click the effect you want to add to the track.
 Select the effect name, then click the Add Effect button.
 Drag the effect to the Effect Parameters area.
The effect’s advanced settings window appears, and the effect name appears in the
Effect Parameters area with its checkbox selected.
Important: Some effects, including reverb and delay, add audio that extends past the
end of the file. This is called an effect tail. When you export a project mix, or export a
track, bus, or submix with an effect that produces a tail, the exported file is lengthened
to include the effect tail until the point at which the tail falls below –96 dB. Also, when
you choose Process > Render To Action for an audio file project with a realtime effect
that produces a tail, the rendered project is lengthened to include the effect tail until
the point at which the tail falls below –96 dB.
Adjusting Realtime Effect Parameters
Once you’ve added a realtime effect, you can adjust the effect parameters to change
the way the effect alters the sound of the track, bus, submix, or audio file project. Each
type of effect has its own parameters, as discussed earlier. Many realtime effects have
an advanced settings window. The advanced settings window appears as a floating
window with related controls grouped together, and may provide an appearance that
simulates a hardware effects device. Effects with an advanced settings window have an
Advanced button at the top of the Effect Parameters area in the Effects tab.
Note: Generally, you use the advanced settings window to make adjustments to the
effect. While you can also make adjustments in the Effect Parameters area of the Effects
tab, its primary purpose is to enable automation, to chain, reorder and bypass effects,
and to add and adjust sends.