General Controls

Overview

Adjusting the General Controls will set up different parts of your mixing environment. The following will affect the entire plug-in:

• Resize Window
• Global Controls
• Signal Chain

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Resize Window

You can resize the main window by clicking and dragging the bottom right corner of the plug-in window.

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Global Controls

The Header includes the following Global Controls as outlined in the image and table below.

Label	Control	Description
	Track Assistant	Opens the Track Assistant window. For more information, see the Track Assistant chapter.
	Preset Manager	Opens the Preset Manager window. For more information, see the Presets chapter.
	Undo History	The Undo History window allows you to compare previously adjusted settings in Neutron. For more information on the Undo History window, see the Undo History Controls section below.
	Zero Latency	Enables Zero Latency processing. When enabled, transient shaper processing will be affected.
	Options	Opens up the Options window. For more information, see the Options chapter.
	Help	Links to the Help Documentation related to the module or button you are interacting with.

Undo History Controls

The Undo History window allows you to compare previously adjusted settings in Neutron. Clicking on Undo History will present a History list of any controls you’ve altered. You can audition the settings in the History list by clicking on one of the History list items. The table below describes the controls present in the Undo History window.

Controls	Description
CLEAR	Click the Clear button to clear the history list at any time.
CLOSE	Click the Close button to close the History window. Processing resumes from the point you had last selected, so you can continue building on the History list from an earlier point.
SETS	You can assign up to four points in the History list to sets A, B, C, or D. This is useful for comparing a collection of different settings at once. To assign a History item to a Set:Select an item on the History list you want to capture. Click on either A, B, C, or D to assign the selected History item to the button. Click on assigned A, B, C, or D buttons to see your associated setting.

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Signal Chain

You can add, rearrange, and move the following modules in the Signal Chain:

• EQ
• Compressor
• Exciter
• Transient Shaper

Use the signal chain controls outlined in the table below to customize your Signal Chain.

Icons	Controls	Description
	Add	Click the + button in the Signal Chain to open the module menu. Select a module from the list to add it to the last slot in the Signal Chain.
	Power Button	Click the power button the upper left corner of a module tile to bypass processing of that module.
	Module Presets	Click to access presets for the selected module. For more information, see the Preset Manager
	Remove	Click to remove the associated module from the Signal Chain.
	Reorder	Click and drag a module panel left or right within the Signal Chain to change its order in the signal flow.
	Wet/Dry Mix	Adjust the slider to balance between the dry (unprocessed) and wet (processed) signals.

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I/O Panel

The I/O (input/output) Panel allows you to monitor levels, adjust gain, and engage global bypass.

Label	I/O Panel Controls	Description
	Bypass	Toggle to either turn Neutron 3 Elements instance processing on (Bypass disabled) or off (Bypass enabled). When you toggle Bypass ON (processing disabled), you will not be able to modify Neutron 3 Elements module controls.
	Gain (Input/Output)	Adjusts the input or output gain. Output gain level comes before the Limiter in the signal flow.

I/O Panel Meters

The Input and Output meters display Peak and RMS metering information.

• The current Peak value is displayed in white.
• The current RMS value is displayed in light grey.

The text readouts directly below the meters display the current Peak and RMS values.