Reorder the TX DSP chain¶
Drag TX DSP stages into a different order to change the sequence in which your audio is processed before transmission. The new order is saved automatically and persists across restarts.
Before you start¶
- The Aetherial Audio (TXDSP) container must be visible. If it is not, click the tray button labelled PUDU in the right sidebar to show it.
- The TX chain must be the active side. If the RX button is currently selected, click TX first.
Steps¶
- Open the Aetherial Audio container by clicking the PUDU tray button if it is not already visible.
- Click TX in the header row to ensure the TX chain is shown.
- Locate the stage you want to move. The TX chain contains these stages: EQ, COMP, GATE, DESS, TUBE, PUDU, VERB.
- Click and hold on the stage tile you want to move, then drag it left or right along the chain strip.
- A vertical cyan bar appears between tiles as you drag, showing where the stage will land.
- Release the mouse button to drop the stage into the new position.
- Repeat for any other stages you want to reorder.
The new chain order is saved automatically to ClientCompTxChainStages.
What each control does¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| TX | Toggle button | Shows and enables editing of the TX DSP chain. Must be selected to drag TX stages. |
| RX | Toggle button | Switches the strip to the RX chain. Drag operations on the RX strip do not affect TX order. |
| TX chain stage (EQ / COMP / GATE / DESS / TUBE / PUDU / VERB) | Drag handle | Single-click toggles bypass for that stage. Double-click opens the Aetherial Audio Channel Strip — the unified TX DSP window. Drag left or right to reorder. |
| BYPASS | Toggle button | Disables every stage on the currently shown chain side at once. When the TX side is shown, the button state mirrors the engine-level TX bypass, which is also controllable from the Aetherial Audio Channel Strip. Does not affect stage order. |
| 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 left or right to reorder the RX chain. Order is independent of the TX chain. |
Tips¶
- The hint text below the chain reads "Click to bypass · Double click to edit · Drag to reorder" as a quick reminder of all three interactions.
- TX and RX chain orders are fully independent. Reordering the TX chain has no effect on
ClientCompRxChainStages. - The RX chain stage labels are AGC-T (gate) and AGC-C (compressor). These correspond to the gate and compressor functions respectively.
- A single-click on a stage tile toggles its bypass state, not a reorder. Make sure you are dragging, not clicking, when you intend to move a stage.
- If BYPASS is currently checked when you reorder, the stage positions still update. The bypass snapshot is based on which stages were enabled, not their position.
- Double-clicking any TX chain stage tile opens the Aetherial Audio Channel Strip, which provides the unified TX DSP editor. The BYPASS button in the channel strip and the BYPASS button on the chain applet control the same engine-level TX bypass state and stay in sync with each other automatically.
Troubleshooting¶
- Drag does nothing or the drop is rejected — Confirm TX is the selected mode button (amber highlight). Dragging is only active on the currently shown chain strip; if RX is selected, drops to the TX strip are not accepted.
- New order is lost after restart — This should not happen if the drop completed successfully (cyan drop indicator appeared and you released over the strip). If it recurs, check that AetherSDR has write access to its settings storage.
- BYPASS button state does not match what I set in the channel strip — The chain applet only mirrors the TX bypass state when the TX side is active. Switch to TX if the RX strip is currently shown.