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Working with Multiple Tracks
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Track selection buttons for tracks with unsupported track formats dim as you drag the source
track to a record track and you cannot patch to those tracks. For example, if you patch a
source mono audio track, then all record stereo and record video tracks are disabled and you
can only patch to a record mono audio track.
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If you move the mouse pointer over a track selector button, and then press and hold the mouse
button, a list of available tracks displays.
Audio patch from a source track to an audio record track (left) and the new source track order identifying the
patch (right).
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After you patch tracks, it is helpful to display the destination track of the clips in the Timeline.
Select Clip Text > Clip Tracks from the Timeline Fast menu to display the destination track.
To undo a patch:
1. Click in the Record monitor or Timeline.
2. Select Special > Restore Default Patch, or manually repatch to the previous track.
The selected source track moves beside the record track to which it is patched as soon as you
draw the arrow and release the mouse. The patched track remains highlighted in preparation
for your edit. You can proceed to select any other tracks required for the edit.
After you make the edit, you can continue to work on the same track or patch to a different
track as necessary.
Understanding Locking and Sync Locking
Your Avid editing application provides two ways of locking tracks, locking tracks and sync
locking tracks. You can sync lock selected tracks so that trimming one track also trims the other
tracks. Sync locking is useful when you work with multiple tracks and want to maintain sync
between two or more tracks.