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63 lines
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layout: default
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title: Processor Box
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<p>
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In Ardour terminology, a <dfn>processor</dfn> is anything which treats the
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signal in some way and gets plugged into a mixer strip.
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Ardour provides several builtin processors such as the fader or panners.
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Processors can also be <dfn>plugins</dfn> used for effects or as instruments, as well
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as sends or inserts which are affect <a href="/signal-routing/">signal
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routing</a>.<br />
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The arrangement of processors is arbitrary, and there is no limit to how
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many there can be.
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</p>
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<p>
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The main box in the top half of a mixer strip shows the <dfn>processor
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box</dfn>.
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Processors are shown as coloured rectangles, with a small "LED" beside
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them that lights up when the processor is enabled. The colour of the
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processor depends on its location in the sequence; processors that are <dfn>pre-fader</dfn> are
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coloured in red, and <dfn>post-fader</dfn> processors are coloured green
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(in the default theme).</p>
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<p>
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The processor box will always contain a blue <dfn>Fader</dfn> processor.
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This indicates where in the processor chain the main channel fader is
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located — this is the fader shown in the lower half of the strip.
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</p>
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<h2>Adding Processors</h2>
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<p>
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Processors can be added to the chain by
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<kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd>-clicking in the processor list, This does three things:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>A gap is opened up to indicate the location of the click. The gap
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shows where any new processors will be inserted.</li>
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<li>The processor under the click is selected.</li>
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<li>An options menu is presented.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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From the menu, new processors can be inserted.
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</p>
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<h2>To Reorder (Move) Processors</h2>
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<p>
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Processors can be re-ordered using drag-and-drop. Dragging a processor
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allows it to be moved around within the chain, or copied to another
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processor list on another track or bus.
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</p>
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<h2>To Enable/Disable a Processor</h2>
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<p>
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To the left of the name of each processor is a small LED symbol; if this
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is lit-up, the processor is active. Clicking on it will deactivate the
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processor and effectively bypass it.</p>
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<h2>Removing Processors</h2>
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<p>
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Context-click on the processor you want to remove, and select <kbd
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class="menu">Delete</kbd>, or <kbd class="mod3 mouse">Right</kbd>-click on it.
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</p>
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