You can add plug-ins, replace a plug-in with a different one, and remove plug-ins from a channel strip. You can also move, copy, and bypass plug-ins. If you’re unhappy with any of your plug-in adjustments, you can undo them.
Do one of the following:
Click the MIDI Effect slot, then choose a plug-in from the pop-up menu.
Place the pointer above or below an occupied MIDI Effect slot, click the green line that appears, then choose a plug-in from the pop-up menu.
Do one of the following:
Click an Audio Effect slot, then choose a plug-in from the pop-up menu.
The last visible empty Audio Effect slot in a channel strip is shown at half its height; use it in the same way.
Option-click an Audio Effect slot.
You can now choose legacy plug-ins from the pop-up menu.
Do one of the following:
Click the Instrument slot, then choose a plug-in from the pop-up menu.
Option-click an Instrument slot.
You can now choose legacy plug-ins from the pop-up menu.
Place the pointer over the plug-in slot, click the arrows that appear to the right, then choose a plug-in to replace the existing one.
Place the pointer over the plug-in slot, click the arrows that appear to the right, then choose No Plug-in from the pop-up menu.
Drag the plug-in up or down in the channel strip, or to another channel strip.
For guidance, use the colored line that appears when moving the plug-in.
Press and hold Option and drag the plug-in to an unused slot.
If you want to deactivate a plug-in, but don’t want to remove it from the channel strip, you can bypass it. Bypassed plug-ins don’t drain system resources.
To bypass a single plug-in, do one of the following:
Place the pointer over the plug-in slot, then click the Bypass button that appears to the left.
Option-click the plug-in slot.
Click the center area of the plug-in slot to open the plug-in window, then click the Bypass button at the left side of the plug-in window header.
To bypass multiple plug-ins, click-hold a plug-in slot, then drag the pointer up or down.
All swiped plug-in slots switch to the same state.