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Linked Groups of Mono Tracks
Linked groups are an organizational construct that you can create using mono tracks (other
kinds of tracks such as stereo, 5.1, 7.1, or Adaptive cannot be used in a Linked Group). Unlike a
multi-channel track with lanes, a linked group of mono tracks functions as five independently
editable tracks in the Timeline. However, each track is mapped just like an audio channel using
one of the standard multi-channel mappings (stereo, 5.1, 7.1, Adaptive), and linked groups of
mono tracks are mixed using only a single channel strip.
Linked groups are extremely useful when you’ve been given a set of six independent audio
files that need to be assembled as a single surround mix, or when you have surround channels
that need to be specifically re-edited on a channel by channel basis.
To create a Linked Group from individual mono tracks:
1 Create two or more Mono audio tracks that you want to group together. If you need
to create a linked group with a specific channel mapping, such as 5.1, make sure you
create enough tracks (in this case, 6).
2 Choose Fairlight > Link Group.
3 When the Link Group dialog appears, Mono audio tracks are represented by active
buttons (all other channel mapped tracks are disabled, since they can’t be linked). Click
to enable the button of every track you want to include in the group you’re about to
create. Which mappings are available to use for creating your group depends on how
many tracks you’ve selected.
Selecting six tracks to use for creating a link group
4 After you’ve selected all the tracks you need to, click one of the available “Link as”
buttons below. In this example, six tracks have been selected, so you could click 5.1
Film or 5.1.
When you select enough tracks, you can create
groups linked as specific surround mappings
Afterwards, the tracks you selected should turn into a single block, showing they’ve
been linked.
When you select enough tracks, you can create groups linked as specific surround mappings
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