User`s guide

Chapter 4: Pro Tools Windows 19
When the Latch Solo Buttons option is se-
lected, you can solo more than one track at
the same time simply by clicking the solo
button on each of the desired tracks. If the
Latch Solo Buttons option is deselected,
Shift-click to solo multiple tracks.
Solo Safe Mode
Pro Tools also allows you to solo safe a
track. This prevents the track from being
muted even if you solo other tracks. This
feature is useful for tracks such as Auxiliary
Inputs that are being used as effects re-
turns, allowing the effects track to remain
in a mix even when other tracks are soloed.
It is also useful to solo-safe MIDI tracks so
that their playback is not affected when
you solo audio tracks. To toggle Solo Safe
mode, Command-click (Macintosh) or
Control-Click (Windows) the Solo button
on the track.
Mute Button
The Mute button silences a track. More
than one track can be muted at one time.
On TDM systems, if the Mute Frees Voice
option is selected, muting a track will allo-
cate its voice to the next highest priority
virtual track allocated to that voice in your
session.
Automation Mode Selector
The Automation Mode selector allows you
to choose a track’s automation mode. Once
a track is automation write-enabled, start-
ing playback will start writing automation
(depending on the mode you have cho-
sen). Any automation moves that you
make on the track can then be played back
exactly as you performed them.
Voice Selector
(TDM Systems Only)
On TDM systems, the Voice Selector is used
to assign a voice to an audio track for play-
back. Boldface type in this pop-up menu
indicates that the voice is currently in use
by one or more tracks.
More than one track can be assigned to the
same voice, but only one of the tracks can
be played back at the same time. Track pri-
ority is determined by a track’s position in
the Mix or Edit window. If multiple tracks
are assigned to the same voice, the one far-
thest to the left in the Mix window (or top-
most in the Edit window) will be heard.
If there is an empty spot in a track that
shares a voice with another track, audio on
the track with the next-highest priority as-
signed to the same voice will “pop
through” during that time. You can also
disable playback of any muted track and
free its spot for the next virtual track as-
signed to that voice by selecting the Mute
Frees Voice option. For more information
on voices and track priority, see “Assigning
Voices and Track Priority” on page 56.
Audio Track Voice Selector