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• To unlink a track: Click the link icon. Unlinked audio can be moved independently of
its accompanying video track in the Timeline. Click the link icon again to relink it to the
same video track it was originally linked to. If you’ve offset its position in the Timeline,
the offset is maintained when the audio track is linked again.
• To lock a track, preventing it from being edited: Click the lock icon on the right side of
the track. Click the lock icon again to unlock the track. When a track is locked, you
cannot mute or solo the track, change its level or pan, move or trim it, or add keyframes.
You can still play the track, and turn it on or off.
Selecting Output Channels
If you’re working with multichannel audio, you can adjust which tracks are assigned to
which output channels, or you can create your own multichannel file from mono tracks.
To set or change output channels for an audio track
1 Choose 5.1 Surround or Stereo from the output channel pop-up menu in the Master track
area at the bottom of the Audio list.
2 Choose an output channel for a specific audio track from the output channel pop-up
menu in the Audio list).
Note: If you do not have surround-sound hardware, the Center, LFE, Left Surround, and
Right Surround output channels are italicized. You can still select those channels, and
your choices are reflected in an exported project or playback on a system that has the
necessary hardware.
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