User Manual

THE MAIN MIXER
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Managing mixer channels
Creating and deleting channels
Mixer channel strips are automatically created when you create Audio Track and Mix Channel devices. In most situa-
tions, a Mix Channel device (with its channel strip) is also automatically created when you create an instrument de-
vice (see “Creating devices”).
To delete a channel, proceed as follows:
D Select the channel strip in the Main Mixer, or select its device in the rack, and select “Delete Channels and
Tracks” from the Edit menu or context menu.
This will delete the channel strip, device and associated track. An alert appears asking you to confirm deletion.
If there are devices connected to the Mix Channel device you delete, and “Auto-group Devices and Tracks” is se-
lected on the Options menu, the alert will ask if you want to delete only the selected device, or all devices in the
Device Group (see “About Device Groups” for more information).
Selecting channels
To select channels in the mixer you can use any of the following methods:
D Clicking anywhere on a channel strip (including parameters) will select the channel.
If you are not editing parameters but want to select a channel, the channel header is a good place to click. You
could also click anywhere on the channel strip background (where there are no parameters or displays).
D If the Main Mixer has focus, you can use the left and right arrow keys to select channels.
The selection will move to the next adjacent channel (left or right) with each keystroke.
D It is possible to select several channels, by using standard [Shift], or [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) selection tech-
niques.
This allows you to e.g. move or delete several channels in one go. The last selected channel will be given edit focus
which is indicated by a red strip in the channel header (see “Channel Header section”).
D To select all channels, use the “Select All Channels” item on the Edit menu or channel strip context menu.
The Main Mixer must have focus for this item to be available.