Metric Halo ChannelStrip 2 - Manual (Page 20)

ChannelStrip User Guide
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settings do not matc h the library). Click this popup to select
from the available presets.
The “Compare” button indicates when the controls have
changed for the current preset settings. Click this button to
toggle between your current settings and the preset settings.
Clicking the “Automation” button causes Pro Tools to display
the plug-in automation configuration dialog box. This dialog
box allows you to enable any or all of the 61 processing
parameters for automation. When a parameter is enabled for
automation you will be able to record and play-back auto-
mated parameter changes directly from your Pro Tools ses-
sion. If the channel that ChannelStrip is inserted on has
automation enabled ChannelStrip will highlight the controls
associated with the automated parameters.
The sidechain input popup menu allows you to select from
any mono input or bus in your system and feed it to the inter-
nal sidechain bus within ChannelStrip. You then use the
sidechain routing buttons to assign the sidechain bus to the
gate and compressor detectors.