Rack Slots - DigiDesign D-show Manual

Unavailable Plug-Ins
When a plug-in cannot be used because of insufficient DSP re-
sources, because it is disabled, or because it is not installed on
the system, a warning icon is shown in front of the affected
plug-in. The plug-in icon is greyed out, and the rack slot
Power switch displays a yellow switch LED.
Unavailable plug-in
Indication of an unavailable plug-in
For more information, see "Installing and Authorizing
Plug-Ins" on page 137.
Inactive Plug-Ins
When a plug-in has been manually made inactive, the plug-in
icon is greyed out. Plug-Ins can be made inactive manually,
letting you retain their assignment and settings in the rack
while freeing up their DSP resources for other tasks.
Indication of an inactive plug-in
For more information, see "Active and Inactive Plug-Ins" on
page 144.

Rack Slots

Each rack provides 25 plug-in slots. You can assign any in-
stalled plug-in to any available rack slot.
Current routing assignment
Power
In/Out
Assigned plug-in
A rack slot and its controls, with an assigned plug-in shown
Each rack slot provides the following controls to select and
manage plug-ins:
Power (Config Mode Only)
Power turns the rack slot on or off. When off, the plug-in con-
sumes no DSP.
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In/Out (bypass)
The In/Out switch takes the rack slot in or out of circuit (by-
passes the slot and any plug-in assigned to it).
Input
The Input pop-up menu determines plug-in input (source).
Use this menu to designate the plug-in as a channel insert or
a bus processor by choosing from the Inserts or Bus
sub-menus. For more information, see "Routing Plug-Ins" on
page 144.
Once a plug-in has been routed, its input source is displayed
in the Input area of each rack slot, as follows:
• If the plug-in is being used as an insert, the channel or
bus name and number is shown, for example, Kick (Ch 1)
or Aux (1–2). The Channel Insert/Bus Output selector au-
tomatically switches to Channel Insert mode, showing
the insert point occupied by the plug-in.
• If the plug-in is on a bus, the selected bus source is shown
in the Input selector, for example, Aux 1 or Grp 1. The
Channel Insert/Bus Output selector can be used to assign
the output routing of the plug-in to a channel or bus.
Channel Insert or Bus Output
The Channel Insert/Bus Output pop-up menu displays differ-
ent choices depending on whether the plug-in is being used as
a channel insert, or as a bus processor, as follows:
• If the plug-in is being used as a channel insert, the Chan-
nel Insert selector shows the four insert points on that
channel (1–4). The letter "I" is shown before the insert
number (for example, I–1 indicates the current plug-in is
inserted into the first insert position on its channel).
• If the plug-in is being used as a bus processor, the menu
becomes the Output selector used to select the destina-
tion for plug-in output.
Input (source)
Channel Insert
or Output
Plug-In
selector
Snapshots
A mono plug-in inserted on a channel (at left) and a stereo plug-in
assigned as a bus processor (at right)
Plug-In Selector
The Plug-In selector displays a list of available plug-ins to load
into that rack slot. Plug-Ins are arranged by process type (such
as EQ, Dynamics, and Delay). For more information, see "As-
signing and Routing Plug-Ins" on page 143.
Channel Insert
Bus Output