16.1 什么是插件?——REAPER用户手册中文版

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16.1 What Are Plug-ins?
16.1 什么是插件?

There’s a wonderful assortment of plug-ins supplied with REAPER - over 200 of them! These include the Jesusonic and the VST Rea plug-ins from Cockos. This section will introduce you to some of these, to give you a feel for what plug-ins are and how they work. Beyond this, you can explore for yourself.
REAPER提供了各种各样的插件,超过200个!其中包括来自Cockos的Jesusonic和VST-Rea插件。本节将向您介绍其中的一些插件,让您了解插件是什么以及它们是如何工作的。除此之外,你还可以自己探索。
Plug-ins are software that are used mostly to control and shape the sound generated when you play back the media items in your tracks. Some simple examples of when and why you might want to use a plug-in are:
插件是一种软件,主要用于控制和塑造播放轨道中的媒体对象时产生的声音。关于何时以及为什么要使用插件的一些简单示例如下:
To make a vocal recording sound better, more lifelike. Plug-ins can add body, warmth and sparkle to such a track, not by working magic, but by bringing out qualities that might be buried in the recording.
使人声录音听起来更好、更逼真。插件可以为这样一条轨道增添活力、温暖和闪光,这不是通过发挥魔力,而是通过展现录音中可能隐藏的品质。
To smooth off peaks and dips in the volume of a track, making the overall track sound more even.
平滑轨道音量的波峰和波谷,使整个轨道听起来更加均匀。
To add a “live” feel to a track or even a whole mix, making it sound more as if it were recorded in a church or a concert hall, rather than in a boring old studio.
给一条轨道甚至整个混音增加一种“现场”的感觉,让它听起来更像是在教堂或音乐厅录制的,而不是在乏味的旧录音棚里录制的。
When working with plug-ins, keep these three guiding principles in mind:
使用插件时,请牢记以下三个指导原则:
1. It is better not to use a plug-in at all than to use it badly. A badly used or overused plug-in is likely to make your mix sound worse, not better. If in doubt, underdo the use of plug-ins, don’t overdo them.
1.与其用得不好,不如干脆不用插件。一个使用不当的插件可能会让你的混音听起来更糟,而不是更好。如果有疑问,请尽量少使用插件,也不要过度使用插件。
2. Never judge the quality of a plug-in by how much you like its presets. Presets reflect someone else’s idea of how something ought to sound, not the quality of the plug-in, nor its potential. To get the best out of any plug-ins, be they EQ, compression, reverb or anything else, you will need to take the trouble to understand their various parameters. That takes time.
2.不要用你对插件的预置有多喜欢来判断插件的质量。预置反映的是其他人对某些内容听起来应该如何的想法,而不是插件的质量或其潜力。为了充分利用任何插件,无论是EQ、压缩、混响还是其他任何东西,您都需要费心去理解它们的各种参数。这需要时间。
3. You can’t judge the quality of a plug-in by its cost. Some free ones are pretty awful, some are great. Some plug-ins costing hundreds of dollars are quite ordinary. Others are excellent.
3.不能以成本来判断插件的好坏。有些免费的很糟糕,有些很棒。一些售价数百美元的插件相当普通。其他的都很优秀。

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