The Processing Chain¶
The Processing Chain allows you to create a chain of processors or plug-ins. The processing chains, including the processor settings, can be saved for later use. Furthermore, each element can easily be bypassed or soloed and the order of the elements changed using drag and drop. The Processing Chain window also contains an output level slider and a sample rate conversion (SRC) indicator.
Audio playback from the clip editor in Acoustica is routed through the Processing Chain in real-time if the Processing Chain is enabled.
The Sample Rate Conversion Indicator¶
The SRC indicator gets highlighted with the text SRC on if Acoustica needs to perform sample rate conversion in real time during playback or recording. If SRC is active, you can also see the sample rate of the audio device below the SRC indicator.
Using the Processing Chain¶
Audio playback from the clip editor in Acoustica is routed through the Processing Chain in real-time if the Processing Chain is enabled.
Enable/Disable the Processing Chain¶
You can enable or disable the Processing Chain using the power on/off button as depicted below:
The power on/off button toggles processing in the processing chain. The right button toggles the mono compatibility test mode.
The mono compatibility mode makes it easy to test you audio for mono compatibility prior to rendering.
Adding Processors to the Chain¶
To add a new processor to the chain, click the plus icon in the list. A pop-up menu appears where you can choose among internal processors or plug-ins.
Removing Effects from the Chain¶
To remove a processor, click the red X icon in the processor item in the list.
Editing the Effect Settings of an Element in the Chain¶
Double click the name of an entry in the list to open the processor window of an element in the chain.
Bypassing an Element¶
You can bypass a single element in the chain by clicking the power on icon (
) in the processor list entry.
Solo an Element¶
You can solo a single element in the chain by clicking the solo icon ( 
) in the processor list entry. When one or more elements are soloed, all other elements in the chain will be bypassed.
Processing Chain Presets¶
Acoustica provides a number of useful processing chain presets to quickly get up and running. To select a preset, click the preset bar indicated in the below image.
You can choose a preset from the drop-down list. The list includes a variety of folders with presets for certain styles of music like jazz, EDM, and folk, or instruments like bass drum, vocals, piano etc.
Saving and Loading Processing Chains¶
You can store a complete processing chain including all parameter settings for later use.
To store the processing chain, click the preset bar and choose Save user preset file... from the dropdown list.
To load a processing chain from a file, click the preset bar and choose Load user preset file... from the dropdown list.
Applying the Processing Chain¶
You can apply the complete processing chain to a selection in an open clip editor window by clicking the Apply button in the toolbar at the top of the Processing Chain window.
If the Apply button is grayed out, make sure you have made a selection in the clip editor. See Selecting regions for more.
Render Selection to a New Audio File¶
You can render the current selection through the processing chain and save the results to a new audio file automatically. This is achieved by clicking the drop down arrow on the Apply button and the following drop down menu appears:
The Apply button has a drop-down menu with additional options.
Choose Render to New File..., specify a file name and location, and click OK.