User Manual

Using the Audio Mixer Tool
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To add or remove items such as faders, legends, effect buttons, and the solo and mute
buttons:
1. Right-click in the Audio Mixer tool and select Set Display Options.
The Mix Tool Display Options dialog opens
2. Select the items you want to appear in the Audio Mixer Tool.
3. Click OK.
To switch between displaying four tracks and eight tracks:
t Click the Number of Mix Panes button.
To show or hide the Volume Level sliders:
t Click the Display/Hide Sliders button.
To adjust levels when the sliders are hidden, do one of the following:
t Select a track, and type level values by using the numeric keypad on the keyboard.
t Type values into the Volume Level display.
Track Selection in the Audio Mixer Tool and in the Timeline
When you select a track in the Audio Mixer tool, your Avid editing application selects the
corresponding track in the Timeline. Similarly, when you select an audio track in the Timeline,
your Avid editing application selects the corresponding track in the Audio Mixer tool.
You can use the audio track buttons in the Tracks tab of the Command Palette to select tracks in
the Audio Mixer tool. You can map these buttons to any mappable button location or to the
keyboard. For more information, see “Mapping User-Selectable Buttons” on page 112.
A track needs to be monitored in the Timeline before you can work with it in the Audio Mixer
tool.
Using the Track Solo and Track Mute Buttons
The Track Solo and Track Mute buttons let you mute and solo individual audio tracks in all three
modes. The settings persist between modes and stay in effect when you close the Audio Mixer
dialog box. When you solo or mute tracks in the Audio Mixer tool, the system solos or mutes the
corresponding tracks in the Timeline.