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FX Chain & Racks

Each track has an FX chain — an ordered list of audio processors applied to the track's signal.

Track Chain

Overview

The FX chain is displayed in the bottom panel when a track or device is selected. Signal flows left to right through the chain.

Note

The chain header provides access to the track tree tree, a hierarchical view of all devices and racks on the track. You can also click the rack button rack to create a new rack in the chain.

The chain can contain:

  • Plugins — VST3, AU, or VST effect and instrument plugins
  • Built-in devices — MAGDA's own processors (see Built-in Devices)
  • Racks — Container devices with nested chains and parallel routing

Working with Devices

  • Drag plugins from the Plugin Browser onto the chain to add them
  • Drag devices to reorder them in the chain
  • Click a device to select it and show its parameters
  • Right-click a device for options: bypass, remove, replace, move to rack
  • Each device has Mod and Macro buttons to toggle the modulation and macro panels

Racks

Rack

A rack is a container that holds one or more parallel chains. Signal flows into the rack, splits across chains, and mixes back together at the output.

Creating a Rack

  • Click the rack rack button in the chain header
  • Right-click a device and select Move to Rack to wrap it in a new rack

Chains

Each rack contains one or more chains displayed as rows. Each chain has:

  • Volume — Level control for the chain's output
  • Pan — Stereo positioning of the chain
  • Mute (M) / Solo (S) — Mute or solo individual chains
  • Devices — Each chain has its own ordered list of devices

Click the + button next to "Chains" to add a new parallel chain.

Use Cases

  • Parallel processing — Blend dry and wet signals (e.g., parallel compression)
  • Multi-band processing — Split signal into frequency bands with different processing
  • Organized grouping — Keep related devices together in a collapsible container

Rack Controls

  • Volume — Master output level for the entire rack
  • Mod / Macro buttons — Access the rack's own modulation and macro panels
  • Collapse/Expand — Click the rack header to toggle between collapsed and expanded views