User Guide

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USING THE MIXER CHP. 8
Assigning audio tracks to busses
If your project contains multiple busses, you can assign a track to a specific bus.
1. Click the Bus button ( ) in the track list to display a drop-down list of available busses. This button
appears only if the project contains multiple busses. For more information, see Adding busses to a project on
page 137.
2. From the drop-down list, choose the bus for the track’s output.
Adjusting a bus send level
You can adjust the level of a track sent to a bus by using the multipurpose slider in the track list. Each bus
send level is preset to -inf. dB (mute) by default.
1. Click the label on the multipurpose slider and choose a bus from the
menu.
2. Drag the slider to adjust the level of the track sent to the bus.
Note: Bus sends are pre-volume by default. To change to
post-volume, right-click the multipurpose slider and choose
Post Volume from the shortcut menu.
Using assignable effects chains
Assignable effects allow you to send various levels of multiple tracks to a single audio effect chain. Like
busses, these controls reside in the Mixer window and support plug-in chains. In addition, you can route
assignable effects outputs to project busses.
Click the
Insert Assignable FX button ( ) in the Mixer window to add an assignable effects chain to your
project. For more information, see Adding Audio Effects on page 127.
Number/Name
Number and name of assignable effects.
Double-click the name to edit it.
Mute
Prevents the assignable effects chain
from processing the track’s signal.
Solo
Plays only the output of that assignable
effects chain.
Assignable FX
Displays the Assignable FX window and
allows you to adjust the plug-in settings.
Bus assignment
Allows to you assign the assignable
effects chain to a bus.
Input Fader
Adjusts the input volume.
Output Fader
Adjusts the output volume.
Meter
Displays the incoming and outgoing signal
level to the assignable effects chain.
Lock/Unlock Fader
Channels
Locks the faders so the left and right
channels of stereo files always move
together. Click again to unlock the faders.
Select a bus
for playback
Mute
Solo
Assignable FX
Output
Bus assignment
Assignable Effects in Mixer Window
Number/Name
Input
Lock/Unlock
Fader
Channels
Fader and
Meter
Fader and
Meter