ABSTRACT
Inserts are a direct means of routing a signal to and from a plug-in or hardware signal processor (Figure 8.2).
Inserts are cumulative, and the order in which plug-ins are placed directly impacts the resulting sound. When a stereo plug-in is placed on an insert of a mono track, the track output is changed to reflect the output of the plug-in, and all mono plug-ins are unavailable from that insert on. Inserts are associated with real-time signal processing using plug-ins powered with either a central processing unit (CPU; native) or digital signal processing (DSP) chip (TDM/HD).
