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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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