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Plugin Grids

Plugin grids let you get quick access to a pre-configured layout of specific plugins from your show.

You can have as many plugin grids as you like, to allow you to configure your showfile to match your workflow. Plugin grids can contain up to 6 plugins in any layout you desire.

Plugin Grid Example

Plugin controls​

The top bar of each plugin in a grid contains controls for that plugin:

  • Bypass the plugin: Bypass plugin button The plugin remains loaded and continues to use DSP resources, but its processing is removed from the audio path. Select the button again to return the plugin to the audio path.
  • Open the plugin's detail pane: Open plugin detail pane button Select anywhere in the plugin's top bar to open its detail pane. The detail pane contains settings such as presets, bus configuration and sidechain routing. See Plugin Instances for details.
  • Expand the plugin: Expand plugin button This displays the plugin in a larger view.

Plugin grid with a plugin detail pane open

Creating a plugin grid​

To create a new plugin grid, hit Add plugin grid button in the view controls menu on the left hand side of the screen when in the home tab.

Once created, with the grid selected you can rename, renumber or delete the grid using the action menu on the right hand side of the screen.

To pick your first plugin for the grid, press the button, and choose a plugin.

Select plugin instance button

Editing a plugin grid​

To add more plugins to the grid, select the grid in the view controls menu on the left hand side of the screen when in the home tab, and then use the action menu button to enter Edit Mode:

Edit plugin grid button

In this mode, you can:

  • Add more plugins to the grid: Add pane
  • Change the plugin in a pane: Replace pane
  • Remove plugins from the grid: Remove pane
  • Drag the separators between plugins to change the layout.