Folder | Description |
Audio FX | Displays all your DirectX and VST audio plug-ins. You can drag plug-ins to tracks or Mixing Console channel strips to add effects to your project. Select the All folder to display all audio plug-ins.
The Audio FX folder also contains additional folders you can use to organize and categorize your plug-ins. Please see “Organize plug-ins with folders” in this help topic for more information. |
ReWire Devices | Displays your ReWire device (client) applications. Select the All folder to display all ReWire clients. The Ignored folder contains plug-ins that you want to prevent ACID from using without uninstalling the plug-in. You can right-click a plug-in and choose Ignore from the shortcut menu or drag it to the Ignored folder. The ReWire Devices folder also contains a Favorites folder you can use to keep your most-often-used ReWire clients handy. You can right-click a plug-in and chooseAdd to Favoritesfrom the shortcut menu or drag it to theFavoritesfolder. To create custom folders for organizing your plug-ins, you can right-click a folder and choose New Folder from the shortcut menu. |
Soft Synths | Displays all your software synthesizers, including the DLS soft synth and VST instrument (VSTi) plug-ins. Select the All folder to display all soft synths.
The Soft Synths folder also contains subfolders you can use to organize and categorize your plug-ins by instrument type and vendor. Please see “Organize plug-ins with folders” in this help topic for more information. |
Item | Name | Description | |||
Address Bar | Displays the current folder. You can choose a folder from this drop-down list or click a folder in the tree view to navigate the Plug-In Manager. | ||||
Tree View | Displays all of the folder that you can use to organize your plug-in. | ||||
Contents Pane | Displays the contents of the selected folder. | ||||
Up | Opens the folder one level above the selected folder. | ||||
Refresh | Refreshes the contents of the active folder. | ||||
New Folder | Adds a new folder where you can drag plug-ins. | ||||
Delete | Deletes a user-created folder or removes the selected plug-in from a user-created folder. When you delete a folder, only the folder is deleted. The plug-ins remain on your system. Only user-created folders can be deleted. | ||||
Views | Click the down arrow next to the Views button and choose a command from the menu to change the way the plug-ins are displayed.
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When you click the Insert FX button in the Mixing Console, plug-ins are grouped into submenus. If you want to use folders and categories to organize plug-ins in the Mixing Console window, right-click a folder in the Plug-In Manager and choose Show in Insert FX Submenu from the shortcut menu. If you want to remove a folder or category from the Mixing Console window, right-click a folder in the Plug-In Manager and choose Show in Insert FX Submenu from the shortcut menu to deselect the Show in Insert FX Submenucommand. |
Icon | Description |
Represents a DirectX audio plug-in. | |
Represents a DirectX audio plug-in that supports automation. | |
Represents a VST audio plug-in. | |
Represents a locked VST plug-in. When you use a VST plug-in in your project, ACID will lock it for the remainder of your ACID session. A lock is displayed to indicate that the plug-in cannot be removed until you close and restart the application. |
Icon | Description |
Represents a ReWire device that is not currently in use. | |
Represents a ReWire device that is currently in use by a soft synth bus. | |
When you select a ReWire device, its outputs are displayed on the right side of the Plug-In Manager window. This icon represents an unused ReWire output. | |
Represents a ReWire output that is in use. |
Icon | Description |
Represents a soft synth. | |
Represents a locked VSTi plug-in. When you use a VSTi plug-in in your project, ACID will lock it for the remainder of your ACID session. A lock is displayed to indicate that the plug-in cannot be removed until you close and restart the application. |
From the View menu, choose Plug-In Manager to toggle the display of the Plug-In Manager window.
This window organizes your DirectX and VST plug-ins (VST effects and instruments), and ReWire devices.
You can use this window to access effects and effects packages that can be applied to tracks, busses, assignable effects chains, and soft synth busses. You can also rename and reorganize plug-ins.
For information about adding effects to your project, click here.