Use Audio Unit plugins on Mac

Step by step

On the channel or subgroup strip, click FX.
Open the Plugins tab.
Click ＋ Plugin and choose the plugin from the list. You can search by name or by manufacturer.
Click Open to see the plugin window and adjust it.

Where the plugin goes

Plugins run in list order, after NWK's processing (EQ, dynamics and the rest) and before the fader. Each strip takes up to 8 plugins. Plugins add 10 ms of delay to the channel.

Organize the list

On / Off: turns the plugin on or bypasses it, without removing it from the list.
↑ and ↓: change the order.
✕: removes the plugin.
Scan again: refreshes the list after you install a new plugin.

If a plugin crashes

The channel sound keeps passing straight through, without the plugin, and the stream goes on. The tab shows “The plugins stopped: reopening…”. The plugins come back by themselves, with the same settings.

From the Advanced mixer

The Plugins tab is also in the Advanced mixer. The Open in the studio button opens the plugin window on the studio Mac.

Questions

Can I use plugins on the Master?

No. Plugins go on channels and subgroups. To process everything together, put the channels in a subgroup and the plugin on the subgroup.