File Mode Selector

This menu lets you select whether or not the AudioSuite plug-in will process the selected audio destructively or nondestructively, and how the original files will be modified.

 

File Mode pop-up menu (Invert plug-in shown)

There are three options:

Overwrite Files

Processes the selected clips destructively, overwriting the original audio. Not all AudioSuite plug-ins can be used destructively.

Create Individual Files

Processes the selected clips nondestructively, creating a new audio file for each clip. The new audio files are added to the session, leaving the original source audio files in the Clip List unchanged. (Whether the processed audio is added to the current playlist or only to the Clip List, is determined by the Selection Reference setting.)

Create Continuous File

Processes the selected clips nondestructively and creates a new audio file consisting of the selected clips consolidated into a single, unbroken clip. This mode is particularly useful if you are assembling a composite track from multiple takes. This mode is not available when the Selection Reference is set to Clip List.

The Create Continuous File option is not available with some time domain plug-ins. To achieve a similar result, use the Duplicate plug-in to consolidate clips processed with these plug-ins.