Dither plug ins where are they??

[Gaz103]

When i go to insert a dither plug in my master fader track I cant find any. Ive looked in the audiosuite and there are none there. I have used Maxim which has a dither on it. Ive also looked in the preferences and processing pages and is says no dither plug in available. I understand protools 7 comes with 2 dithers so where are they? Does Maxim do the same anyway?

Thanks

[spkguitar]

Perhaps no-one has answered yet because they feel it is pretty straightforward, but being a new user you might be confused about a few things.

1. there are two ways to use plugins in Pro Tools; as Audiosuite plugins, which process the actual region you have selected and apply the effect to it, and RTAS (Real Time Audio Suite) plugins, which allow you to, as the name suggests, process the audio in real time as it plays back.
2. RTAS pugins are inserted on the tracks in the Inserts section of the track
3. There are certain plugins that are Audiosuite only, there are certain plugins that are RTAS only, and most are both.
4. the Dither and the POWr Dither that are included in the DigiRack are RTAS only; they do not appear in the Audiosuite list
5. They appear in the plugins insert dropdown under the "Dither" category

These things are covered in the reference documents that came with the program, they are available from the help menu within the program, and are a really good place to start.

[Gaz103]

Thanks for the reply, I was aware of that. Ive now solved it, I had to restore my system to an ealier time and reinstall all my plugins including all my license numbers, a hassle but my dither plugins are now available, still not quite sure why they dissappeared from the drop down list though. Cheers