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Channel strips
Tracks, busses, soft synths, and assignable effects chains are displayed as channel strips in the Mixing Console.
Tips:
• If you want to change the order in which channels are displayed, you can click the channel label and drag a channel strip to a new
location.
• Hover over a fader and roll your mouse wheel to change its setting.
• To edit a fader value quickly, you can double-click the displayed value to type a new value.
• Hold Ctrl while dragging a fader to move it in fine increments.
Insert FX Control Region
Sends Control Region
I/O Control Region
Peak Meters Control Region
Faders Control Region
Channel Label
Item Description
Insert FX Control Region The Insert FX control region displays the insert effects chain for a track or bus.
Note: MIDI tracks do not have this region on the channel strip.
Sends Control Region The Sends control region displays controls for routing tracks to busses or assignable effects chains. For
assignable effects chains, the Sends control region also displays an input fader and meter.
Note: MIDI tracks do not have this region on the channel strip.
I/O Control Region The I/O control region allows you to choose the recording input for a track or route a channel to a bus or
hardware output.
Peak Meters Control Region The Peak Meters control region displays peak meters you can use to monitor instantaneous levels during
playback and determine the loudest level in your audio signal.
Note: To change the range of all meters in the Mixing Console, drag the Meter Range slider in the View
pane (or right-click a meter and choose a range from the shortcut menu).
Faders Control Region The Faders control region allows you to control a channel’s gain.
• Audio track channels display controls for the track automation mode, arm for record, input monitor
mode, mute, solo, pan, track gain, and phase.
• MIDI track channels display controls for the track automation mode, arm for record, MIDI input, solo,
mute, pan, and track gain.
• Bus channels display controls for the bus automation mode, mute, solo, pan, bus gain, and pre/post fader
effects processing.
• Assignable effects channels display controls for the bus automation mode, mute, solo, pan, and bus gain.
If the Peak Meters control region is not visible, the Faders control region also displays a peak meter.
Channel Label The Channel Label displays the name of the track or bus. Double-click to edit the name.
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