System information
Adjusting mute automation
When you select the Automation Settings button , the Mute button is displayed as , and you can use
the button to edit mute automation.
Soloing a track
Click the Solo button to mute all unselected tracks. Click the Solo button on additional tracks to add them
to the solo group. To remove a track from the solo group, click its Solo button again.
Click the Solo button in a track group header to isolate all tracks in the group for playback. Soloing a
track group overrides muted tracks in the group.
Hold Ctrl while clicking a Solo button to solo a single track and remove all other tracks from the solo
group.
Choosing a track's input/recording device
The Record Input button in a track header chooses the audio input that will be used to record to a track.
You can click the Record Input button to turn input monitoring on or off and choose a recording device.
Assigning a track to a bus
The bus button in a track header chooses the track's primary output. Assigning tracks to busses is especially
useful for creating submixes that allow you to adjust the levels of multiple tracks at once or apply an effect
to multiple tracks. For more information, see "Creating a Cue (Headphone) Mix with the Mixing Console" on
page 382.
1. Click the bus button on the track.
The button is displayed as a when the track is routed to the master bus, and the bus letter is
displayed ( , , and so on) when a track is routed to another bus.
2. Select the desired bus from the submenu. The Bus button changes to display the selected bus.
If the Bus button does not appear on the track, then you have not specified more than one bus in your
project settings. For more information on specifying the number of busses for your project, see
"Adding Audio Busses" on page 334.
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