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<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>

<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [

]>

<section id="sn-plugins">
	<title>Using Plugins</title>
	<para>
		Using Plugins in ardour is easy and fun!
	</para>

	<para>
		Fortunately for us, there's <ulink url="http://ladspa.org">LADSPA!!</ulink>
		Ladspa stands for <emphasis>L</emphasis>inux <emphasis>A</emphasis>udio
		<emphasis>D</emphasis>evelopers <emphasis>S</emphasis>imple
		<emphasis>P</emphasis>lugin <emphasis>A</emphasis> PI, and there is a great
		suite of Free plugins maintained by Steve Harris at
		<ulink url="http://plugin.org.uk">plugin.org.uk</ulink>.
	</para>

	<para>
		Once you have the plugins installed, restart Ardour (don't forget to save!)
		and open up the mixer window. See the black rectangle about 3/4 of the way
		down the mixer strip? That's the sends list. Think of a mixer strip as a
		signal path. Follow the signal as it flows from the top down through inputs,
		varispeed settings, volume controls, plugins and sends, pan control and then
		output. Right-click on the empty sends list and select <guimenuitem>New
		Plugin</guimenuitem> from the popup menu.
	</para>

	<mediaobject>
		<imageobject>
			<imagedata fileref="images/pluginmenu.jpg"/>
		</imageobject>
	</mediaobject>

	<para>
		You'll be presented with a list of available LADSPA plugins. experiment and
		choose the one that's right for you. I really like the VyNil effect. It
		creates an old worn out vynil record sound.
	</para>

	<mediaobject>
		<imageobject>
			<imagedata fileref="images/ladspa.jpg"/>
		</imageobject>
	</mediaobject>

	<para>
		In the screenshot below, you will find a bouquet of various LADSPA plugins.
		aaahhh... le mot juste...
	</para>

	<mediaobject>
		<imageobject>
			<imagedata fileref="images/plugins.jpg"/>
		</imageobject>
	</mediaobject>

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