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1.What is a plugin and how does one use it? (on a MIDI track, slot 1 is for MIDI synthesizers. On an audio track, slot 1 is for audio FX)This is confusing.
Steve



A little bit more, directly related to BIAB:

If you have a MIDI track in BIAB, go to the Mixer. You have four places (slots) you can insert something for that track. The first slot (the one on the left) is only for a "MIDI player" so to speak, otherwise known as a software synthesizer or soft synth for short, which could be in one of two formats: VSTi or DXi (note, the "i" stands for Instrument).

After there is an instrument specified in that first slot to play the sounds of the MIDI track, then you can use additional plugins for optional effects (plugins) like reverb and EQ in the other three slots.

However, if the track in BIAB is an audio track (RealTracks and RealDrums are audio), then you have all four slots in the mixer available for effects (plugins). You do not need an 'instrument' to play the audio track.

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