System information
When the Automation  Settings button   in the Faders control region is not selected, click  the Channel 
Send  button and choose a bus or assignable effects chain from the menu, and  then drag the fader to 
adjust the send level.
When the Automation  Settings button   in the Faders control region is selected, the fader  handle is 
displayed as a  , and you can use it to edit send volume automation  on the track.
The trim level is added to the automation  settings so your envelope is preserved, but with a boost or 
cut applied.  For example, setting the trim control to -3 dB has the same effect as  decreasing every 
envelope point by 3 dB.
To adjust the size of the Sends control region,  you can drag the bottom divider to make more or fewer 
sends visible.
Bus sends are pre-volume (and pre-mute) by default. When  bus sends are pre-volume, you can create a cue  
mix that is independent of your main mix. For more information, see "Creating a Cue (Headphone) Mix 
with the Mixing Console" on page 382. To change to post-volume  (and post-mute), click the Pre/Post 
button to switch to Post  Volume Send mode.
Changing a track's input or output device
When the I/O control region is visible, each track displays  controls you can use to set the track's input device 
(for recording) and  output device.
To show or hide the I/O control region, click the I/O button in the View Controls pane.
To choose the recording input for the track, click the Input  button and choose a port from the menu:
To route a track to a bus, click the Output button and choose  a bus from the menu:
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