1. Select the data you want to process. »For more information, see Selecting Data and Positioning the Cursor

2. From the FX Plug-Ins menu, choose Apply Plug-In Chain.

3. Choose a preset from the Chain drop-down list to load an existing chain, or add the desired plug-ins to the chain.

4. Choose which of the chain's plug-ins you want to apply:

   • Clear an effect's check box to prevent the audio signal from being sent through the plug-in. This is useful for isolating certain plug-ins without removing others from the chain

   • Select the check box for each plug-in you want to apply to your signal.

5. If you want to choose a processing mode to determine how Sound Forge Pro software handles the extra audio tail of plug-ins such as reverb or delay, right-click the processing dialog and choose a command from the shortcut menu:

   • Choose Ignore Tail Data to ignore the tail. The effect will end abruptly at the end of the selection.

   • Choose Mix Tail Data to mix the tail into the adjacent material. This is the most natural-sounding option.

   • Choose Insert Tail Data to insert the audio tail. All audio to the right of the tail will be moved over to accommodate the extra audio.

6. Adjust each plug-in's properties as desired.

Adding a plug-in from the Plug-In Chooser

1. Click the Add Plug-Ins to Chain button in the Apply Plug-In Chain window. The Plug-In Chooser window appears.

2. Select each plug-in you want to add, and then click the Add button, or browse to an effects package. The plug-ins appear in the Apply Plug-In Chain window in the order you added them.

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   You can also double-click a plug-in in the Plug-In Chooser to add it to the chain.

   To reorder the plug-ins within the chain, simply drag a plug-in button to a new location, or click the Shift Plug-In Left or Shift Plug-In Right buttons.

3. Once you have added all of the plug-ins and specified the plug-in chain order, click the OK button.

Removing a plug-in

Select a plug-in in the Apply Plug-In Chain window and click the Remove Selected Plug-In button .

Editing a plug-in chain

1. From the FX Plug-Ins menu, choose Apply Plug-In Chain.

2. Choose a preset from the Chain drop-down list.

3. To bypass a plug-in without removing it from the chain, clear an effect's check box .

4. To reorder the plug-ins within the chain, simply drag a plug-in button to a new location.

5. Click the plug-in's button to select it, and use the bottom half of the dialog box to adjust the effect's parameters. For more information about using specific plug-ins, click the Plug-In Help button.

   To apply the effects chain to a data window, click the OK button in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

   When you save a plug-in chain, the order of the effects in the chain and the settings for each plug-in are saved with the chain.

Click the plug-in's button to select it, and use the bottom half of the dialog box to adjust the effect's parameters. For more information about using specific plug-ins, click the Plug-In Help button.

Loading a plug-in chain preset

Choose a setting from the Chain drop-down list. The preset chain is loaded using the saved settings for each DirectX and VST plug-in in the chain.

Loading a preset for an individual DirectX plug-in

Choose a setting from the Preset drop-down list. The plug-in settings stored in the preset are loaded.

Loading a preset for an individual VST plug-in

1. Click the VST effect's button to display the effect's parameters in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

2. Click the Open VST Preset button .

   

   The Open VST Preset dialog is displayed.

3. Browse to the .fxp file that you want to use.

4. Click the Open button.

   The current VST preset is replaced with the settings stored in the .fxp file.

Loading a bank of VST plug-in presets

1. Click the VST effect's button to display the effect's parameters in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

2. Click the Open VST Bank button .

   

   The Open VST Preset Bank dialog is displayed.

3. Browse to the .fxb file that you want to use.

4. Click the Open button.

   All presets for the current VST plug-in are replaced with the settings stored in the .fxb file, and the first preset in the bank is loaded by default

To hear the results of your effects chain without applying it to the sound file, click the Preview button in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

You can select the Bypass check box to bypass all effects in the chain, or clear an effect's check box to bypass individual effects.

You can use the buttons and shortcut menus in processing dialogs to set parameters for previewing and processing with plug-ins. Click the More button to display controls you can use to adjust the selection, wet and dry gain, and fade in/out settings.

»For more information, see Using Processing Dialogs

To apply the effects chain to a data window, click the OK button in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

When you save a plug-in chain, the order of the effects in the chain and the settings for each plug-in are saved with the chain.

1. Add plug-ins to the chain.

2. Adjust each plug-in's properties.

3. Type a name in the Chain box.

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4. Click the Save Chain Preset button .

   

Saving a preset for an individual DirectX plug-in

1. Click the effect's button to display the effect's parameters in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

2. Type a name in the Preset box.

3. Click the Save Preset button :

   

Saving a preset for an individual VST plug-in

1. Click the VST effect's button to display the effect's parameters in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

2. Click the Save VST Preset As button .
   
   The Save VST Preset dialog is displayed.

3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the .fxp file and type a name in the File name box.

4. Click the Save button. The current plug-in settings are saved in the .fxp file.

Saving a bank of VST plug-in presets

1. Click the VST effect's button to display the effect's parameters in the Apply Plug-In Chain window.

2. Click the Save VST Bank As button .
   
   The Save VST Preset Bank dialog is displayed.

3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the .fxb file and type a name in the File name box.

4. Click the Save button. All presets for the current plug-in are stored in the bank.