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 ======Calf Studio Gear======
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 You can get the old Calf plugins from [[http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/audio/calf]], or from this anonymous [[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Wyo9fSCI5rflhtN0d6ZG1Rc3gtcE55ZjhyOGhWVkI5Y2F6UDB4ZW1pOU9vbml3NFA3M2s&authuser=0|backup location]] (the md5sums have been verified, and this backup is a trusted source).
-[{{ calf.jpg?700 |The newest Calf plugins.}}]
+[{{ calf.jpg?700 |Just a few of the latest Calf plugins.}}]
 To install the new Calf plugins, use the [[http://slackermedia.info/slackbuilds|Slackermedia builds]]. Installing Calf provides access to both Calf as a plugin, as well as Calf as a standalone effect rack.
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 =====Plugin=====
-Calf effects are LADSPA (v1 or v2, depending on which version of Calf you have installed) effects, LADSPA being a native audio plugin format for Linux, much as VST, RTAS, or AU are plugins for closed source systems.
+Calf effects are LADSPA (v1 or v2, depending on which version of Calf you have installed) effects, LADSPA being a native audio plugin format for Linux, much as VST, RTAS, or AU are plugins for closed source systems. Simply put, that means they can be loaded as part of a DAW as long as your DAW supports LADSPA plugins (and even into a non-DAW such as **Audacity**).
+Any given DAW might implement the process of loading plugins differently, but it's usually something you either associate with the track (since a track is basically a mixer channel) or it's something you do as an action within the virtual mixer.
+For example, if you wanted to add a Calf effect in Ardour, you could:
+  -Click the track you want to put the plugin on (or, more accurately, that you want to pipe through the plugin).
+  -Open the **Mixer** window from the **Window** menu, or switch to it if it is already open.
+  -Right-click in the black **Fader** panel at the top of the channel strip and select **New Plugin** from the contextual menu.
+  -Choose the plugin you want to insert.
-=====Stand-Alone=====
+{{ ardourplugin.jpg }}
+It's a similar process for Muse (LV2 support is in 2.2 and above only):
+  -Click the track you want to put the plugin on (or, more accurately, that you want to pipe through the plugin).
+  -Open the **Mixer A** window from the **View** menu, or switch to it if it is already open.
+  -Right-click in one of **Effect Rack** slots at the top of the channel strip and select **New** from the contextual menu.
+  -Choose the plugin you want to insert.
+{{ museplugin.jpg?666 }}
+The plugins are racked inside of the DAW, and its connections are managed by the DAW, so there is no particular need to save your settings or record JACK connections; that's why you are using a DAW, after all.
+===== Stand-Alone (Calf Jack Host) =====
+The Calf plugins ship with a host, making Calf filters double as stand-alone effect units. You might want to use Calf in this way if your workflow is very modular, or if you prefer to track your effects manually rather than committing them to an all-in-one DAW.
+To use Calf as a stand-alone rack, launch ''Calf'' from the K-Menu or ''calfjackhost &'' from a terminal.
+<WRAP important>
+Calf v1 effects can be loaded into [[jackrack|Jack Rack]], Calf LV2 effects cannot, so to use Calf LV2 plugins, you must use Calf Jack Host or an LV2 rack (like [[jalv|Jalv]] or [[lv2rack|Lv2Rack]]).
+</WRAP>
+The initial interface is underwhelming.
+{{ calfjackhost.png }}
+This, of course, is just the empty rackspace; populate this rack with the **Add Plugin** menu. Each plugin that you add appears in the rack. The rack itself is one window, but each one creates a new entry in your JACK patchbay, so individual instruments can be sent through each plugin separately.
+Edit the settings of each effect unit with the ''Edit'' button.
+{{ calfedit.jpg }}
+====Sessions====
+Using Calf as a stand-alone effect means that no DAW is managing the effect settings for you. Whatever you do, from which plugins are in your rack to any custom settings, will be //lost// if you do not save them.
+To save settings in your rack, use the **File** menu > **Save**. Slackermedia recommends consolidated project management (see [[planter|Planter]] for more information), saving your setting file along with any other assets associated with the project you are working on.
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 **See Also** \\
-Jack Rack \\
+[[jackrack|Jack Rack]] \\
-Invada \\
+[[filters|Audio Filters]] \\
-Tap \\
+[[synths|Synths]]
-Steve Harris LADSPA
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