the Plug-ins folder structure, chose a folder to list all plug-ins, filtered by a certain aspect:

• All: Lists all plug-ins.

• Boris FX: Lists all Plug-ins.

• Third Party: Lists all third party plug-ins, with subfolders for each vendor.

• Packaged chains: Lists all Plug-In-Chain-Presets.

• By category: Lists all Plug-ins in effect category folders. The category is either provided by the plug-in vendor or it is derived from the plug-in name. All other plug-ins are sorted into the FX folder.

  TIP Miscategorized plug-ins can be moved into the right folder by drag & drop. You can also create subfolders when the category is to wide for your plug-in collection, for instance create "Tape" and "Digital" folders below the "Delay" category.

• By Type: Lists all plug-in in folders by VST version and 32/64bit version.

Use the FX Favorites folder in the tree to have rapid access to your favorite plug-ins. Plug-ins from this folder will be available from the lower section of the FX Plug-Ins menu.

These controls are used when the tree view is hidden (see 6). You can also navigate to any folder using the drop-down menu. This button brings you one folder up in the folder tree. Re-Read te folder contents with the refresh button .

Click the Create New Folder button if you want to create a subfolder under any of the Plug-ins folders or in the Favorites folder. Subfolders will be displayed as submenus in the FX Plug-Ins menu. To rename a subfolder, right click it and chose Rename from the context menu and enter the new name into the field. You can delete empty folders with the Delete button .

Search field: Enter one or more search strings (not case sensitive) to filter the list of plug-ins shown below to quickly find your plug-ins by name.

This button shows or hides the tree or the options view.

On the right side of the dialog, the plug-ins in the selected folder and its subfolders are listed. Double click a sub folder to enter it.

You can move your plug-ins into these folders by dragging it. You can also drag plug-ins into other folders in the tree view, for instance to change its category or to build your own category tree below the Favorites folder.

To remove a plug-in from a Favorites folder, right click it and chose Delete.

NOTE You cannot remove a plug-in from a folder in the Plug-ins part of the tree, you can just move it between these folders. By this it is ensured that every installed plug-in, that is not hidden (see below) is listed somewhere in the tree.

You can use the Plug-in Manager to apply an FX plug-in:

• Double click on a plug-in to apply the effect on a selection in a data window. If no data is selected, the effect will be applied on the whole audio data.

• Drag & Drop an effect onto a data window to add it to the Plug-in chain of this data window.