Saving Insert settings

roundbadge · Post by **roundbadge** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:07 pm

Is this possible? To save , say, a snare drum's settings with EQ, verb, etc, to call up on another snare track at a later date or on another project?

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:42 pm

Under project create a new DP clipping window.
Shift clickOn multiple plugins and drag them to
the clipping window. you should be able to use that clipping (a group
of fx) in any project you want.
That's a new Digital Performer clipping window, not a project clipping
window.

roundbadge · Post by **roundbadge** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:45 pm

beautiful - I'll try it. Thanks!

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:55 pm

roundbadge wrote:beautiful - I'll try it. Thanks!

CLippings are a very underated, powerful feature in DP.
There are many other uses for it...
and you're welcome.

qo · Post by qo » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:12 am

Or, you can just drag the Insert (or multiple Inserts) to the Desktop, or to a folder. That way, they are not specific to any given project and can easily be used in other projects.

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:37 am

qo wrote:Or, you can just drag the Insert (or multiple Inserts) to the Desktop, or to a folder. That way, they are not specific to any given project and can easily be used in other projects.

DP Clippings (as opposed to Project Clippings) are accessible from any project.

roundbadge · Post by **roundbadge** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:10 pm

OK - I made my clippings, but can't figure out how to use a window of fx inserts in another project's snare drum track. I tried dragging, but that's not it. Any help?

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:27 pm

roundbadge wrote:OK - I made my clippings, but can't figure out how to use a window of fx inserts in another project's snare drum track. I tried dragging, but that's not it. Any help?

From the mixer window (Im not in front of DP at the moment)
Shift click on all the insert fx (above the channel strips) slots and drag those to the window.
It should work, I do it all the time.
The manual also explains this far better then I could.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:27 am

roundbadge wrote:OK - I made my clippings, but can't figure out how to use a window of fx inserts in another project's snare drum track. I tried dragging, but that's not it. Any help?

You have the effects clipping in a DP Clippings window ?

After Shift-Clicking on all the inserts in a track, hold the Command key to drag all of them to wherever. All of those inserts will be bundled in one clipping that be dragged into the insert area of another track.

I use clippings for all kinds of stuff:

Effect chains.

Track sets (drums, orch, etc).

MIDI data (Snare on 2&4, HiHat, Fills, etc)

Chunks and V-Racks

Soundbites (2-pop, blank for merging from the top, FX, etc.).

SysEx for synth and POD presets (just dbl clk the clipping and it sends it to the device.).

Text Edit files for session notes.

Girly pictures.

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:45 am

You dont have to hold the command key down to drag them

dmshep · Post by **dmshep** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:18 am

Sometimes, if you have certain mono-to-stereo plugs in your fx clipping, it won't allow you to insert it on a mono track. In these case you have to break it into pieces, separating the mono-to-stereo plug out from the others.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:08 pm

sdfalk wrote:You dont have to hold the command key down to drag them

Oh, but Ido!

I'm referring to dragging the inserts from the mixer to a Clippings window or wherever.
I have to hold Command to get the little hand thing, otherwise I get the plugin list.

Or am I missing something (I mean, about dragging plug-ins)?

sdfalk · Post by **sdfalk** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:36 pm

Tim wrote:
sdfalk wrote:You dont have to hold the command key down to drag them
Oh, but Ido!

I'm referring to dragging the inserts from the mixer to a Clippings window or wherever.
I have to hold Command to get the little hand thing, otherwise I get the plugin list.

Or am I missing something (I mean, about dragging plug-ins)?

You say tomato..etc etc.
I've never needed to hold down the command key.
If you shift click and select (say for example) 3plugins in the mixer
window then move the pointer tool just to the left of the inserts,
the arrow turns into a hand tool.
Click and drag to the clippings window.
Works for me.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:28 am

Hey......you're right......it does turn into the hand when moved to the left. I had never noticed that one.

blue · Post by **blue** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:30 am

but doesn't it seem quicker to just hold the command key down than daintily mouse over to the left side of the insert? it does to me, at least.