Vst Plug-In Automation - Merging Pyramix User Manual

VST Plug-in Automation

VST plug-in automation works in much the same way as VS3 plug-in and Pyramix Mixer automation. However,
there are a few differences:
Automation Mode
Read/Write, Auto-Write or Isolate status can only be set for an entire plug-in.
Automation mode is set using the R and W buttons to be found at top right of a VST Effect window as shown
above. (Unlike VS3 plug-ins individual controls cannot have independent Automation modes)
Automated Control Values
Control values are always expressed as zero to one. I.e. in the range 0.0 to 1.0 when editing automation points in
the Timeline. The exception is when the VST plug-in reports a control as a toggle switch.
On/Off and Bypass
Like VS3 plug-ins VST plug-ins have yellow On/Off and red bypass buttons on the mixer providing standard bypass
control.
The left-hand yellow button is lit when the effect is switched on. Switching an effect off removes it from the signal
chain and this may well be audible.The right-hand red button indicates that the effect is bypassed when lit.
Bypassing an effect retains the same delay as when the effect is active. Further, well behaved effects will continue
to calculate internal parameters when bypassed making seamless switching possible.
Note: Certain VST plug-ins such as UltraPitch do not have the standard VST internal
"soft" bypass function. In this case, Bypass simply acts as an ON/OFF button. One effect
of this is a change in Delay compensation scheme resulting in latency changes as the
VST - Plug-In Automation Read Write buttons
VST - Plug-In Automation node control value display
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