System information
Item Description
Downmix 
Output
Downmixes  your audio from 5.1 surround to stereo or from stereo to mono so you can
  ensure your mix will sound the way you intended it —even when your audience's  
hardware has fewer channels than the original mix.
The button represents the current playback mode:
n 
5.1 surround output 
n 
Stereo output 
n 
Mono output 
Dim 
Output
Attenuates the volume of all busses that are  routed to hardware outputs by 20 dB so 
you can check your mix at a lower  level (or answer the phone). Click again to restore 
volume.
Insert 
Audio 
Track
Adds an audio track to your project.
Insert 
Assignable 
FX
Creates an assignable  FX chain that you can route to one or more tracks in your 
project.
To delete an assignable FX chain, right-click  the assignable FX channel strip and 
choose Delete  from the shortcut menu.
Insert Bus Adds a bus to your project. The Audio tab in  the Project Properties dialog is updated to 
reflect the new number of  busses.
To delete a bus, right-click the channel strip   for the bus and choose Delete  from the 
shortcut menu.
Insert 
Input Bus
Adds an input bus to your project. 
To delete a bus, right-click the channel strip for the bus and choose Delete from the 
shortcut menu.
The Channel List Pane
The Channel List pane is displayed on the left side of the Mixing Console window.
To show or hide the pane, click the down arrow next to the Views button   and choose Channel List (or 
press Shift+C).
The top of the Channel List pane displays a listing of all tracks, busses, and assignable effects chains in 
your project. Select a channel's check box to include it in the Mixing Console display, or clear a check box to 
hide the channel without removing it from your project.
Clicking a track, bus, or assignable effects chain in the Channel List pane selects that channel. You can hold 
Ctrl or Shift to select multiple channels to perform ganged edits.
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