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## Processor Box
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In Ardour terminology, a _processor_ is anything which gets plugged
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into a Mixer Strip, and treats the signal in some way. Ardour provides
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several built-in processors such as the fader or panners. Processors can
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also be plugins used for effects or as instruments, as well as sends or
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inserts which affect signal routing. The arrangement of processors is
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arbitrary, and there is no limit to how many there can be.
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In Ardour terminology, a _processor_ is anything that gets plugged into a mixer
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strip and treats the signal in some way. Ardour provides several built-in
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processors such as the fader or panners. Processors can also be plugins used for
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effects or as instruments, as well as sends or inserts which affect signal
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routing. The arrangement of processors is arbitrary, and there is no limit to
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how many there can be.
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![mixer strip 2](en/Ardour4_Mixer_Strip_2.png)
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![mixer strip 2](en/ardour7-default-processor-box.png)
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The main space shown in the screenshot above is the **processor box**. The blue
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The main space shown in the screenshot above is the _processor box_. The blue
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box fader is in fact a _processor_ that comes by default inside the processor
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box. It represents the fader that you use to control the track's volume. All
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Processors are shown as colored rectangles, with a small "LED" beside them that
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processors are shown as colored rectangles, with a small "LED" beside them that
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lights up when the processor is enabled. The colour of the processor depends on
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its location in the sequence; processors that are pre-fader are colored in red,
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and post-fader processors are colored green.
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and post-fader processors are colored in green.
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## Adding a Plugin to a Track or a Bus
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bus. A menu of options is presented. From the menu, new processors can be
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inserted.
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![plugins1](en/Ardour4_Plugins_1.png)
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![plugins1](en/ardour7-plugin-selector-in-menu.png)
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The _Plugin Selector_ is a convenient way to browse and choose plugins:
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![plugins2](en/Ardour4_Plugins_2.png)
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![plugins2](en/ardour7-plugin-selector.png)
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From the _Plugin Selector_, you can search them by name, type, or other
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criteria available from the drop-down menu. For example, we will add the
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reverb plugin called "ACE Reverb":
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From the _Plugin Selector_, you can search them by name, type, or other criteria
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available from the drop-down menu. Let's add the reverb plugin called _ACE
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Reverb_:
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![pSelecting ACE Reverb](en/ardour7-select-ace-reverb.png)
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![Selecting ACE Reverb](en/ardour7-select-ace-reverb.png)
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Once selected, click **Add** and the plugin will show up in the bottom list of
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"Plugins to be connected". Then click **Insert Plugin(s)** and they will show
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"Plugins to be connected". Then click **Insert Plugin(s)**, and they will show
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up in the processor box.
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![plugins reverb](en/ardour7-ace-reverb-added-to-processor-box.png)
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## Editing Plugin Parameters
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Double-click a plugin to edit its parameters. In this example, we double click
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the "Freeverb" green box and get this window:
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the "ACE Reverb" red box and get this window:
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![freeverb settings](en/ardour7-ace-reverb-settings.png)
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Here you can control reverb parameters such as Room Size, Damping,
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amount of Wet and Dry signal, and Width. The effect will apply to all
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sounds contained in the track.
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Here you can control reverb parameters such as _Blend_ and _Room Size_. The
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effect will apply to all sounds contained in the track.
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## Bypassing Plugins
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To bypass the plugin, press the *Bypass* button in the plugin settings
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window, or simply click the "LED" of the plugin in the processor box.
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This turns the plugin off and allows the signal to pass by it
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unaffected. This is useful when you want to compare how a track sounds
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with and without the plugin.
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To bypass the plugin, press the **Bypass** button in the plugin settings window,
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or simply click the LED of the plugin in the processor box. This turns the
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plugin off and allows the signal to pass by it unaffected. This is useful when
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you want to compare how a track sounds with and without the plugin.
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![bypass](en/ardour7-ace-reverb-bypass-in-mixer-strip.png)
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## Pre-Fader vs Post-Fader
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You have a choice whether you would like to add your plugin before or
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after the fader rectangle in the **processor box**. Pre-fader plugins
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are inserted in the signal path *before* the fader, so that the fader
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controls the level of the signal coming out of the plugin. Post-Fader
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Plugins are inserted *after* the fader: the fader controls the level of
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the signal going into the plugin. For some plugins, Pre- or Post-fader
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placement does not matter. For others, the difference is subtle. For
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others still, inserting them in the right place is absolutely essential
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(for more details, see for example
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[this thread](https://discourse.ardour.org/t/fader-before-or-after-plugins/100666)
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at the Ardour discussion forum).
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You have a choice whether you would like to add your plugin before or after the
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fader rectangle in the _processor box_. Pre-fader plugins are inserted in the
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signal path *before* the fader, so that the fader controls the level of the
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signal coming out of the plugin. Post-Fader Plugins are inserted *after* the
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fader: the fader controls the level of the signal going into the plugin.
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For some plugins, Pre- or Post-fader placement does not matter. For others, the
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difference is subtle. For others still, inserting them in the right place is
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absolutely essential (for more details, see for example [this
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thread](https://discourse.ardour.org/t/fader-before-or-after-plugins/100666) at
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the Ardour discussion forum).
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## Plugin Formats
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**AU plugins** are the native plugin format for macOS and will only work in
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that operating system.
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**VST plugins** is a fairly common on both Windows and macOS. Some VST plugins
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can be used on Linux, however they may not function correctly, or even cause
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Ardour to crash. Using these plugins requires manually **Compiling** the Ardour
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application, a task which is outside the scope of this manual.
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**VST plugins** is fairly common on both Windows and macOS. Some VST plugins
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built for Windows can be used on Linux, however they may not function correctly
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and require 3rd party software to run. Others are built natively for Linux and
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tend to work fine.
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More information about using plugins with Ardour can be found
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[in the user manual](http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-plugins/).
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