Viewing plug-ins
When you open the Plug-In Manager window, an Explorer view is displayed with separate folders for your plug-ins.
Folder Description
Audio FX Displays all your DirectX and VST audio plug-ins.
You can drag plug-ins to tracks or Mixing Console channel strips to add effects to your project.
Select the All folder to display all audio plug-ins.
•The Failed folder contains plug-ins that did not scan correctly or timed out during scanning. These plug-
ins cannot be used in ACID. You can right-click a plug-in and choose Rescan from the shortcut menu to
attempt to rescan the plug-in for use in ACID.
•The Ignored folder contains plug-ins that you want to prevent ACID from using without uninstalling the
plug-in. You can right-click a plug-in and choose Ignore from the shortcut menu or drag it to the Ignored
folder.
•The Unavailable folder contains plug-ins that you have uninstalled since running ACID. ACID preserves
information about uninstalled plug-ins so settings can be restored if the plug-ins are reinstalled.
The Audio FX folder also contains additional folders you can use to organize and categorize your plug-ins.
For more information, see Organizing plug-ins with folders on page 133.
ReWire Devices Displays your ReWire device (client) applications.
Select the All folder to display all ReWire clients.
The Ignored folder contains plug-ins that you want to prevent ACID from using without uninstalling the
plug-in. You can right-click a plug-in and choose Ignore from the shortcut menu or drag it to the Ignored
folder.
The ReWire Devices folder also contains a Favorites folder you can use to keep your most-often-used ReWire
clients handy. You can right-click a plug-in and choose Add to Favorites from the shortcut menu or drag it
to the Favorites folder.
To create custom folders for organizing your plug-ins, you can right-click a folder and choose New Folder
from the shortcut menu.
Soft Synths Displays all your software synthesizers, including the DLS soft synth and VST instrument (VSTi) plug-ins.
Select the All folder to display all soft synths.
The Failed folder contains plug-ins that did not scan correctly or timed out during scanning. These plug-ins
cannot be used in ACID.
The Ignored folder contains plug-ins that you want to prevent ACID from using without uninstalling the
plug-in. You can right-click a plug-in and choose Ignore from the shortcut menu or drag it to the Ignored
folder.
The Unavailable folder contains plug-ins that you have uninstalled since running ACID. ACID preserves
information about uninstalled plug-ins so settings can be restored if the plug-ins are reinstalled.
The Soft Synths folder also contains subfolders you can use to organize and categorize your plug-ins by
instrument type and vendor. For more information, see Organizing Plug-Ins and ReWire Devices on page
131
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