How mono and stereo effects are handled, Working with plug-ins – Apple Logic Express 9 User Manual
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To set the Pan or Balance position
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Drag the control up or down or left or right.
Pan/Balance control
Option-click the Pan or Balance control to reset it to the centered (0) position.
How Mono and Stereo Effects Are Handled
You can insert mono, and stereo instances of effects into channel strips.
Only versions of the plug-in that match the channel strip input format can be inserted
(mono-to-mono or mono-to-stereo plug-in versions in mono input format channels, for
example).
To insert plug-ins that do not match the channel format
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Option-click a channel strip’s Insert slot.
The Plug-in menu displays all formats the plug-in has to offer, rather than being limited
to the matching format. Any down or up mixing that may be necessary happens
automatically.
Working with Plug-ins
Plug-ins are, broadly speaking, broken down into two categories:
• Software instruments, which respond to MIDI note messages
• Audio effects, which do not respond to MIDI note messages
The Audio Units format also offers two further plug-in types:
• Generators
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Chapter 10
Working with Instruments and Effects