Reorder the RX DSP chain (independent of TX order)¶

This page explains how to drag RX DSP stages into a new order inside the Aetherial Audio Chain applet. The RX chain order is stored and applied independently from the TX chain.

Before you start¶

The Aetherial Audio (TXDSP) container must be visible. If it is not, click the tray button labelled "PUDU" in the applet panel to show it.
The RX chain strip must be active. If the TX chain is currently shown, switch to RX first (see Switch between editing the TX and RX chains).

Steps¶

In the Aetherial Audio Chain header row, click "RX" to show the RX chain strip. The RX button turns amber when selected.
Locate the stage you want to move. The RX chain contains up to five stages: EQ, AGC-T, AGC-C, TUBE, and PUDU, bookended by the non-interactive RADIO, DSP, and SPEAK status tiles.
Click and hold the stage tile you want to reorder.
Drag it left or right along the chain strip. A vertical cyan bar appears between tiles to show where the stage will land.
Release to drop the stage in the new position. The chain reorders immediately and the new order is saved to ClientCompRxChainStages.

What each control does¶

Control	Kind	Behavior
RX	Toggle button	Shows the RX chain strip; becomes the active side for drag-reorder, bypass, and editing. Default: unchecked.
RADIO status tile	Indicator	Non-interactive left bookend; greens when PC Audio is enabled. Not draggable.
DSP status tile	Indicator	Non-interactive tile showing the active noise reducer short name (e.g. NR2, NR4, BNR) or generic "DSP". Not draggable.
SPEAK status tile	Indicator	Non-interactive right bookend; greens when AetherSDR's audio output is unmuted. Not draggable.
RX chain stage (EQ / AGC-T / AGC-C / TUBE / PUDU)	Drag handle	Single-click toggles bypass for the RX stage; double-click opens its frameless floating editor in RX mode; drag reorders the RX chain. All five RX stages (EQ, AGC-T/Gate, AGC-C/Comp, Tube, PUDU) are fully implemented. Order is independent of the TX chain. Distinct mime type `application/x-aethersdr-rx-chain-stage` prevents stray drops between the two strips.

TX chain double-click behaviour (v0.9.7)¶

In v0.9.7, double-clicking any TX chain stage tile no longer opens that stage's individual frameless floating editor directly. Instead, it opens the unified Aetherial Audio Channel Strip — the single TX DSP window. The per-stage floating editors remain accessible from within the channel strip. This change affects only the TX chain; double-clicking an RX stage still opens that stage's frameless floating editor as before.

TX BYPASS synchronisation (v0.9.7)¶

The TX BYPASS button now mirrors the engine-owned TX bypass state. This means:

If you activate BYPASS from within the Aetherial Audio Channel Strip, the BYPASS button in the chain applet updates to match, and vice versa.
The BYPASS button on the chain applet is only updated when the TX side is currently shown. Switching to RX and back will correctly reflect the current TX bypass state.
The RX BYPASS snapshot behaviour is unchanged.

Tips¶

The hint text below the chain reads "Click to bypass · Double click to edit · Drag to reorder" and applies to both TX and RX modes.
The RX chain uses a distinct drag-and-drop type internally, so stages cannot be accidentally dropped into the TX chain strip and vice versa.
Switching to TX with "TX" and reordering there does not affect the saved RX order. The two chains maintain independent stage sequences.
On the TX side, double-clicking any stage is the canonical gesture for opening the TX audio editor. Use the channel strip's own controls to navigate to individual stage settings.

Troubleshooting¶

Dragging a stage has no effect — Confirm the "RX" button is checked (amber). If the TX chain strip is visible, drops are ignored by the RX chain.
The RADIO, DSP, or SPEAK tiles move unexpectedly — These tiles are status indicators and are not draggable. Only the five named stage tiles (EQ, AGC-T, AGC-C, TUBE, PUDU) can be reordered.
Reordered chain reverts after restart — This should not happen if ClientCompRxChainStages is being written. Verify AetherSDR has write access to its settings storage location.
The TX BYPASS button state does not match the channel strip — Ensure the audio engine has initialised before opening the chain applet. If the mismatch persists, switch away from TX and back to force a state refresh.