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the right, and dragging to the right will place the bus in the right speaker.
You can hold Ctrl while dragging the slider to adjust the setting in finer increments, or double-click the slider
to return it to 0.
When the Automation Settings button is selected, the Pan slider handle is displayed as a , and you
can use it to edit pan automation on the bus track.
The trim level is added to the pan automation settings so your panning envelope is preserved, but with
an offset applied. For example, setting the trim control to 9% left has the same effect as moving every
envelope point 9% to the left.
Adjusting volume
When the Automation Settings button is not selected, you can drag the Volume fader to control the
overall (trim) volume of the bus.
You can hold Ctrl while dragging the slider to adjust the setting in finer increments, or double-click the slider
to return it to 0.
When the Automation Settings button is selected, the Volume fader handle is displayed as a , and
you can use it to edit volume automation on the bus track.
The trim level is added to the volume 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.
Changing pre/post routing
Insert effects on input busses are always pre fader: the FX chain is not affected by the channel's gain fader.
The Pre/Post Fader Send button allows you to create cue mixes that are not affected by the gain (or
mute/pan) stages of the bus or track. For more information, see "Creating a Cue (Headphone) Mix with the
Mixing Console" on page 382.
n When Pre Fader Send is selected, your audio signal flows as follows: bus effects — bus send — bus
pan — bus volume.
n When Post Fader Send is selected, your audio signal flows as follows: bus effects — bus pan — bus
volume — bus send.
FX Send (Assignable Effects) Channel Strips
A separate channel strip is displayed for each FX send (assignable effects chain) in your project.
To show or hide channel strips for assignable effects, click the FX Sends button in the View Controls pane.
Changing an assignable effect chain's name
To rename an assignable effects chain, double-click the label at the bottom of the channel strip and type a
new name in the box (or press F2 to rename the selected assignable effects chain). The channel strip in the
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