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Muting a track
The Mute button ( ) in the track list temporarily suspends playback of the track so that you can focus on another track. When a
track is muted, it appears grayed out on the timeline. You can mute more than one track at a time. The Mute button can mute a
track or change its mute automation state. For more information, see Mute automation (audio and video) on page 165.
To mute a track, deselect the Automation Settings button ( ). Next, click the Mute button.
To mute several tracks, select the tracks and click the Mute button on any of the selected tracks. Click the Mute button again to
restore the tracks.
When you have multiple levels of parent and child tracks, clicking the Mute button on a parent track mutes the parent track and its
compositing children.
In the sample track list, muting track 1 will mute tracks 1 through 6. Muting track 4 will mute tracks 4 through 6.
Muting all audio or video tracks
You can mute either all audio or all video tracks in a project. From the Options menu, choose Mute All Audio or Mute All Video.
Muting a track group
Click the Mute Track Group button ( ) in a track group header to temporarily suspend playback of all tracks in the group. Muting a
track group overrides soloed tracks in the group.
Click the Mute Track Group button again to restore the track group for playback.
Note: Muting a track mutes its main output and post-fader sends only unless the Track prefader sends listen to mute check box
on the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog is selected.
Tip: Press Ctrl and click the Mute button to mute only the selected track (and restore any other muted tracks). If the selected track is
already muted, press Ctrl and click the Mute button to restore all tracks.