Let's take a look at managing tracks containing multiple Inserts beyond Dynamics and EQ from the Master Module.
We'll start by Attentioning
Gtr Loop on the Home page. This track contains the following plug-in insert processing chain:
Fabfilter Pro-C2
Fabfilter Pro-Q2
Sonnox Inflator
Cranesong Phoenix II
SoundToys Decapitator
If we access EQ from the dedicated (magenta) function we're going to get the predictable 7-band controls that we've explored in previous tips. On the Function Scroller, if we swipe over, you can see the Inserts block (teal) contains within it the first 4 Inserts living on the track. If we simply touch the Inserts function, the 5 plug-ins listed above are docked to the adjacent columns of encoders on the Master Module. If we push the encoder for the 2nd Insert, Fabfilter Pro-Q2, you can observe the following:
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1) The Inserts block on the function scroller is expanded into 5 blocks of alternating teal tones to show the individual plug-ins in the processing chain.
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2) The selected Insert (Fabfilter Pro-Q2) is accessed and its parameters are spilled into the center section with the first few bands docked to the Master Module encoders.
As mentioned previously, the dedicated EQ model supports 7-bands. Fabfilter Pro-Q2 supports up to 24 individual bands. We've gone and docked bands 15 and 16 as an example to the adjacent encoders on the Master Module. Using the
Shift + (
Home Swap) or
Shift + (
Back Config) switches at the bottom of the Master Module (as shown in a previous tip) we can alter the attention of the left and right encoders on the Master Module. We can press the lit
Back button (looks like an arrow pointing left) at the bottom right of the Master Module to collapse the Pro-Q2 insert parameters and return back to the Insert Chain view.
Let's explore a different way to select and dive into Insert Parameters. On the function scroller, perform a
Pinch Out gesture on the Inserts block to once again expand the Inserts Chain into 5 individual plug-in blocks. You can see by touching any of the Inserts (now expanded) the appropriate Insert Parameters are displayed in the center section among a sea of teal virtual knobs. To simplify this view I propose we go and explore the preference for
Knob View: Selected Functions from the Home page Local Options (gear icon). Essentially this is going to filter the center section view to only show parameters for the touched Insert. Now you can see the center view is much cleaner and easier to identify and select a parameter we might want to dock to one of the side encoders. If you are intending on aggregating parameters from two different plug-ins, then I would keep the
Knob View set to
All Functions. For example, if you wanted to have the Input, Output trim and Process level from Phoenix (left encoders) while you had Drive and Tone controls from Decapitator (right encoders), you would need to have all the Insert Parameters accessible to dock both sets. To return back to the Insert Chains view, you can perform a
Pinch In gesture on any of the Insert blocks of the function scroller.
When an individual Insert is selected on the function scroller the
In buttons next to the locks can be used to toggle bypass for that plug-in only. In Insert Chains view the
In buttons will bypass the entire processing chain. Once you've expanded the Insert Chain into individual plug-in blocks, selected one of the Inserts, you can then select the specific groupings of parameters to dock to either side of the Master Module encoders.
There may be situations where you want to access extended parameter controls for a Dynamics or EQ plug-in. As an alternative to the dedicated green and magenta modes, experiment with accessing and docking additional parameters in teal mode that are not otherwise represented from the standard views. Within the Home page Local Options (gear icon) there are even ways to automatically jump to a specific page of parameters within a chosen Insert number. As always, experiment and find an appropriate workflow.
