User Manual

TRACK BASICS
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also be toggled in the track settings menus in the
Sequence Editor and the Mixing Board (below the
track name).
Figure 13-1: Solo-exempted tracks will not be muted when other
tracks are soloed. In this example, the track “Aux-1’ and the master
fader are exempted.
Output assignment
the Output column displays the destination for the
MIDI or audio data in the track.
MIDI tracks, are assigned to a MIDI device in your
studio followed by a dash and a MIDI channel
number (between 1 and 16). It can also be a MIDI
device group, which consists of several devices.
The list of possible MIDI devices is provided by
your MIDI device configuration (Setup menu >
Bundles > MIDI Devices tab). For information, see
“Choosing a MIDI output destination” on
page 132, “Multiple output destinations” on
page 133 and “Changing the MIDI device list” on
page 133.
Audio tracks are assigned to physical outputs on
your audio hardware (such as the headphone
output of your computer or a pair of outputs on an
audio interface), or to one of Digital Performer’s
internal busses. For information, see chapter ,
“Choosing an audio input and output” (page 141).
Take
The Take menu is used to manage track takes. For
more information, see chapter 51, “Takes and
Comping” (page 641).
Automation settings
This menu lets you specify various mix automation
settings for the track. For details, see “Automation
settings in other windows” on page 831.
Lock
When a track is unlocked (the default setting), all
data in the track stays anchored to its measure
location. If you change the tempo of the sequence,
the SMPTE frame location of the data will change.
When a track is locked, all data in the track stays
anchored to its current SMPTE frame location,
even if you change the tempo of the sequence.
Color
To choose a color for a track, click on the color
swatch next to the track name in the Tracks List, as
shown below in Figure 13-2.
Figure 13-2: Choosing track color.
See “Track colors” on page 76 for more
information on creating, using, and editing color
schemes, and “Assigning colors” on page 80 for
details about how to assign colors to multiple
tracks at one time.
Comment
The Comment is a remark that you can display for
the track. It is simply a space for text that you can
use for whatever purposes you wish. To enter or
change a comment, click on it and enter or edit the
text. Click OK or the Enter key to confirm your
entry, or press Cancel or Command/Ctrl-period (.)
to cancel it. As much of the comment as possible is
displayed in the Track List. If you wish to see the
entire comment, click on it.