Chapter
6~
Applying
Processes and Effects
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Audio Studio™ software includes many processes and effects
:
that
you can use
to
manipulate
the
audio in your media files.
: The included audio plug-ins can improve the quality
of
your audio
or
create
unique sounds. Sound Forge Audio Studio software also supports
additional
DirectX@
and
VST
effects from Sony
or
other
third
parties.
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Adding
plug-ins
from
the
Process, Effects,
or
FX
Favorites
menu
The Process, Effects, and
FX
Favorites menus allow you
to
apply audio
plug-ins. Most
of
the
function
can be applied
to
single channels
within
stereo files
as
well
as
areas selected
within
the file.
The Process and Effects menus are reserved for
the
plug-ins
that
are
included
with
Sound Forge Audio Studio software.
You
can
use
the
Plug-In
Manager
to
organize your favorite DirectX effects and chains
within
the
FX
Favorites menu.
Applying
an
effect
1. Select
the
data you
want
to
process.
If
no
data
is
selected, processing
will be applied
to
the
entire file.
2.
Choose a
command
from
the
Process, Effects,
or
FX
Favorites menu.
The dialog for
the
selected effect
is
displayed.
3.
Choose a preset from
the
Preset
drop-down
list and adjust
the
parameters in
the
dialog
to
achieve the effect you want. For help on the
different controls in
the
effect dialog, click
the
Help
button
(6).
APPLYING
PROCESSES
AND
EFFECTS
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