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Muting Tracks
Both MIDI and audio tracks have Mute buttons to the left side of the Track List,
between the track number and the icon. Muting a track stops it from playing. To show
or hide the blue Mute buttons, select View > Track Mute Buttons.
Muting when the Mute buttons are hidden
If the Mute buttons are hidden—to save space—you can still mute a track to the left of
the track number.
If you move the mouse to the left edge of the Track List by the track number, the
mouse pointer turns into a hand; clicking the mouse shortly now mutes the track (or if
the track is already muted, it cancels the mute). Muted tracks are then indicated by a •.
You can also use the Mute Track key command to mute a track.
Muting All Tracks
If you hold Command while clicking on a Mute button in the Track List, all tracks in the
currently-selected display level (or folder) are muted. If they were already muted, they
will be unmuted.
There is also a Mute all Tracks of Folder key command available.
Mute Instrument
If you mute a track while holding down Command-Option, all tracks in the current
song with the same track instrument (including those in all folders) are muted.
There is also a Mute all Tracks with Same Instrument key command available.
Soloing Tracks
Both MIDI and audio tracks (and folders) offer Track Solo buttons to the left side of the
Track List, between the track number and the icon. Soloing a track isolates it while
playing—and mutes all other tracks. To show or hide the yellow Track Solo buttons,
select View > Track Solo Buttons.
Activating any Track Solo button enables Solo Lock mode (see “Solo and Solo Lock” on
page 96), if necessary, and adds all Regions on that track to the Solo Lock Group. The
button turns yellow when active. Deactivating a Track Solo button removes all Regions
on the track from the Solo Lock group and—in cases where no other Track’s Solo
button is active—disables Solo Lock. Disabling the global Solo (Lock), sets all individual
Track Solo buttons to the Off position.