Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins

For more information, see the following topics:

Selecting Tracks for AudioSuite Processing

Selecting Tracks for Delay or Reverb Processing

AudioSuite Handles

AudioSuite Default Handle Length Preferences

Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins in Stereo

AudioSuite plug-ins can be applied to whole clips, partial clips, or selections that are made up of whole and partial clips across one or more tracks.

When audio selected in the Edit window includes partial clips, the clips will automatically be split into two or more clips when they are processed. Processing is applied only to the selection, leaving other clips unchanged.

Processing a locked clip will cause the clip to become unlocked, and processing a muted clip will cause it to become unmuted.

Only audio files on locally connected hard drives can be processed with AudioSuite plug-ins. You cannot process audio files on remote hard drives over a network (unless it is an Avid Unity network).

To process audio with an AudioSuite plug-in:

1 Do one of the following:

Make an Edit selection of the audio you want to process.

– or – 

Select audio clips in the Clip List that you want to process.

2 Choose an AudioSuite plug-in from the AudioSuite menu.

3 Adjust the plug-in controls for the effect you want. These settings determine how the file is processed and what effect the processing has on the original clips.

Follow these guidelines:

To process the selected clip only in the track in which it appears, select Playlist for the Selection Reference. Alternatively, if you want to process the selected clip in the Clip List only, select Clip List.

If you want to process and update every occurrence of the selected clip throughout your session, enable the Use In Playlist button (and also select Clip List as the Selection Reference). Alternatively, if you do not want to update every occurrence of the selected clip, deselect the Use In Playlist button.

To configure the plug-in for destructive processing, select Overwrite Files for the File Mode. This will overwrite and permanently modify the original source audio files.

Alternatively, to configure the plug-in for nondestructive processing, select Create Individual Files for the File Mode. This will create new audio files that have been processed with the AudioSuite plug-in settings and leave the original source audio files untouched.

If you have selected multiple clips for processing and want to create a new file that connects and consolidates all of these clips together, select Create Continuous File for the File Mode.

4 Click the Preview button to audition the AudioSuite processing of the selected material.

5 Make any further adjustments to the plug-in controls if necessary.

6 When you are satisfied with the results, click the Render button.

The selected audio is processed according to the specified settings. Pro Tools appends an acronym to the clip name indicating the AudioSuite process that has been applied. Any new audio files appear in the Clip List.