User Manual

SEQUENCER FUNCTIONS
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Coloring tracks
A track can be assigned a color in the sequencer as follows:
D To assign a new color to a selected track, select “Track Color” from the Edit menu or from the track’s context
menu and then select color from the palette.
The track color is shown in the track background in the Track List. The associated Audio Track device or Mix
Channel device in the rack and its corresponding channel strip in the Main Mixer will also be assigned the new
color. The selected track color will be reflected in all
new clips you record or draw on this track. Any previously re-
corded clips on this track will not change color. To change color of previously recorded clips, refer to “Coloring
clips”.
D To automatically set a new color for new tracks, make sure the “Auto-color New Sequencer Tracks” box in the
Options menu is ticked.
The track color will be automatically selected from the palette when you create a new track.
Naming tracks
D Name, or rename, a track by double-clicking its name tag in the Track List, typing in a name and pressing [Re-
turn].
Note that naming/renaming a track also changes the name of the associated Source Device in the rack (and vice
versa). Furthermore, renaming an audio track also changes the name of the associated Audio Track device in the
rack as well as its corresponding channel strip in the Main Mixer. If you rename the track of a source device in a
device group, its Mix Channel will get the same name. If you want a separate name for the Mix Channel, double-
click in the Mix Channel name tag, in the rack or Main Mixer, type in a new name and press [Return].
See “About Device Groups” for more information about device groups.
Folding tracks
To minimize the visible height of the track, and thus allow for a better overview of the tracks in the sequencer, it’s pos-
sible to fold tracks.
D To fold/unfold a track, click on the small triangle on the track handle.
An unfolded track
The same track folded
A folded track will not show the individual lanes in the Track List, and on the Edit/Arrangement Pane the clips are
shown as horizontal strips. If the folded track has several lanes, all the clips on the lanes will be shown as vertically
stacked strips on the Arrangement Pane. No events in the clips are shown.
D Basic clip operations (selecting, moving, copying etc.) are available also for folded tracks, although it is gener-
ally better to unfold a track if you want to edit its contents, as this gives you a better overview.