Specifications

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Mute Button
The Mute button silences a chosen track. More
than one track can be muted at one time. If
Options
> Mute Frees Assigned Voice
(Pro Tools HD only)
is enabled, muting a track will allocate its voice to
the next highest priority voiceable track (assigned
to the same voice).
To mute a track:
 Click the Mute button on the track.
To unmute a track:
 Click the Mute button again.
Mute Frees Assigned Voice
(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only)
Selecting Options > Mute Frees Assigned Voice
and muting a track disables playback of that track,
and surrenders control of its voice to the next high-
est priority track with the same voice assignment.
With this option enabled, there may be a delay
(ranging in length from one to several seconds de-
pending on the processing power of your system)
between the time you mute or unmute a track and
when you hear the effect on playback.
MIDI Mute
The Mute button on a MIDI track mutes MIDI
data, not audio. Muting MIDI results in no MIDI
data being passed to the MIDI output. On Instru-
ment tracks, the track’s Mute button mutes the au-
dio signal and the MIDI Mute button is only avail-
able in Instruments view.
Making Tracks Inactive
Audio, Auxiliary Input, Master Fader, VCA Mas-
ter (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit only), and Instrument tracks
can be made inactive. Inactive tracks use no DSP
or voices. Plug-Ins, sends, voices, and automation
on inactive tracks are all disabled. Tracks may also
be automatically made inactive if a session is
opened on a system with less DSP power than the
system that it was created on.
To toggle a track active/inactive:
 Command-Control-click (Mac) or Control-
Start-click (Windows) the Track Type indicator
in the Mix window.
Playlists for inactive tracks are dimmed and track
controls are grayed out.
Muting a track with Mute Frees Assigned
Voice enabled does not free up the voice for
QuickPunch, TrackPunch, or Destructive-
Punch recording.
MIDI Mute button, Instruments view, Mix window
MIDI tracks cannot be made inactive.