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Ardour provides -several built-in processors such as the fader or panners. Processors can -also be plugins used for effects or as instruments, as well as sends or -inserts which affect signal routing. The arrangement of processors is -arbitrary, and there is no limit to how many there can be. +In Ardour terminology, a _processor_ is anything that gets plugged into a mixer +strip and treats the signal in some way. Ardour provides several built-in +processors such as the fader or panners. Processors can also be plugins used for +effects or as instruments, as well as sends or inserts which affect signal +routing. The arrangement of processors is arbitrary, and there is no limit to +how many there can be. -![mixer strip 2](en/Ardour4_Mixer_Strip_2.png) +![mixer strip 2](en/ardour7-default-processor-box.png) -The main space shown in the screenshot above is the **processor box**. The blue +The main space shown in the screenshot above is the _processor box_. The blue box fader is in fact a _processor_ that comes by default inside the processor box. It represents the fader that you use to control the track's volume. All -Processors are shown as colored rectangles, with a small "LED" beside them that +processors are shown as colored rectangles, with a small "LED" beside them that lights up when the processor is enabled. The colour of the processor depends on its location in the sequence; processors that are pre-fader are colored in red, -and post-fader processors are colored green. +and post-fader processors are colored in green. ## Adding a Plugin to a Track or a Bus @@ -36,20 +36,20 @@ Plugins can be added by right-clicking in the processor box of the track or bus. A menu of options is presented. From the menu, new processors can be inserted. -![plugins1](en/Ardour4_Plugins_1.png) +![plugins1](en/ardour7-plugin-selector-in-menu.png) The _Plugin Selector_ is a convenient way to browse and choose plugins: -![plugins2](en/Ardour4_Plugins_2.png) +![plugins2](en/ardour7-plugin-selector.png) -From the _Plugin Selector_, you can search them by name, type, or other -criteria available from the drop-down menu. For example, we will add the -reverb plugin called "ACE Reverb": +From the _Plugin Selector_, you can search them by name, type, or other criteria +available from the drop-down menu. Let's add the reverb plugin called _ACE +Reverb_: -![pSelecting ACE Reverb](en/ardour7-select-ace-reverb.png) +![Selecting ACE Reverb](en/ardour7-select-ace-reverb.png) Once selected, click **Add** and the plugin will show up in the bottom list of -"Plugins to be connected". Then click **Insert Plugin(s)** and they will show +"Plugins to be connected". Then click **Insert Plugin(s)**, and they will show up in the processor box. ![plugins reverb](en/ardour7-ace-reverb-added-to-processor-box.png) @@ -57,21 +57,19 @@ up in the processor box. ## Editing Plugin Parameters Double-click a plugin to edit its parameters. In this example, we double click -the "Freeverb" green box and get this window: +the "ACE Reverb" red box and get this window: ![freeverb settings](en/ardour7-ace-reverb-settings.png)  -Here you can control reverb parameters such as Room Size, Damping, -amount of Wet and Dry signal, and Width. The effect will apply to all -sounds contained in the track. +Here you can control reverb parameters such as _Blend_ and _Room Size_. The +effect will apply to all sounds contained in the track. ## Bypassing Plugins -To bypass the plugin, press the *Bypass* button in the plugin settings -window, or simply click the "LED" of the plugin in the processor box. -This turns the plugin off and allows the signal to pass by it -unaffected. This is useful when you want to compare how a track sounds -with and without the plugin. +To bypass the plugin, press the **Bypass** button in the plugin settings window, +or simply click the LED of the plugin in the processor box. This turns the +plugin off and allows the signal to pass by it unaffected. This is useful when +you want to compare how a track sounds with and without the plugin. ![bypass](en/ardour7-ace-reverb-bypass-in-mixer-strip.png) @@ -82,17 +80,17 @@ _Delete_. ## Pre-Fader vs Post-Fader -You have a choice whether you would like to add your plugin before or -after the fader rectangle in the **processor box**. Pre-fader plugins -are inserted in the signal path *before* the fader, so that the fader -controls the level of the signal coming out of the plugin. Post-Fader -Plugins are inserted *after* the fader: the fader controls the level of -the signal going into the plugin. For some plugins, Pre- or Post-fader -placement does not matter. For others, the difference is subtle. For -others still, inserting them in the right place is absolutely essential -(for more details, see for example -[this thread](https://discourse.ardour.org/t/fader-before-or-after-plugins/100666) -at the Ardour discussion forum). +You have a choice whether you would like to add your plugin before or after the +fader rectangle in the _processor box_. Pre-fader plugins are inserted in the +signal path *before* the fader, so that the fader controls the level of the +signal coming out of the plugin. Post-Fader Plugins are inserted *after* the +fader: the fader controls the level of the signal going into the plugin. + +For some plugins, Pre- or Post-fader placement does not matter. For others, the +difference is subtle. For others still, inserting them in the right place is +absolutely essential (for more details, see for example [this +thread](https://discourse.ardour.org/t/fader-before-or-after-plugins/100666) at +the Ardour discussion forum). ## Plugin Formats @@ -108,10 +106,10 @@ for these systems. **AU plugins** are the native plugin format for macOS and will only work in that operating system. -**VST plugins** is a fairly common on both Windows and macOS. Some VST plugins -can be used on Linux, however they may not function correctly, or even cause -Ardour to crash. Using these plugins requires manually **Compiling** the Ardour -application, a task which is outside the scope of this manual. +**VST plugins** is fairly common on both Windows and macOS. Some VST plugins +built for Windows can be used on Linux, however they may not function correctly +and require 3rd party software to run. Others are built natively for Linux and +tend to work fine. More information about using plugins with Ardour can be found [in the user manual](http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-plugins/).