User Manual

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Master FX Displays the Plug-In Chooser if there are no plug-ins assigned, or
displays the Master FX window if the bus has an effects chain.
Tip: Right-click the button and choose Post Volume from
the shortcut menu if you want to apply the effects chain after
the bus volume. This has the same effect as right-clicking the
bus output fader and choosing Pre FX from the shortcut
menu.
Automation
Settings
The controls in the bus control list can function as trim controls
or automation controls for bus volume, panning, and muting.
Click the button and verify Show Automation Controls is not
selected if you want the bus control to function as a trim control.
Adjusting a trim control affects the entire track.
Click the button and choose Show Automation Controls to
adjust automation settings. For more information about
automation, see
Using Automation on page 165.
Mute Excludes the bus from playback.
When Show Automation Controls is selected, the button is
displayed with an automation icon (
), and you can use the
button to edit mute automation on the bus’s bus track.
Solo Plays only the bus during playback.
Output Fader Drag to adjust the volume of the bus. Double-click the center of
the thumb to reset the fader to 0.0 dB.
If the right and left channels of the Master bus are set differently,
you can double-click either thumb to force the other channel to
match it.
When Show Automation Controls is selected, the thumb is
displayed with an automation icon (
), and you can use the
fader to edit volume automation on the bus’s bus track.
Tip: Right-click the thumb and choose Pre FX or Post FX
from the shortcut menu to specify whether the bus level is
applied before or after the bus effects chain.
Meter Displays the playback level at the output of the bus. This is the
level that will be sent to the selected audio device.
Right-click the meter and choose a setting from the shortcut
menu to change the resolution.
Lock/Unlock Fader
Channels
Click to lock (gang) the faders so the left and right channels will
always move together. Click again to unlock the faders.
Note: Hold Shift while dragging a fader to temporarily
override the current state of the button: if the button is turned
off, you can hold Shift to drag the faders in locked mode; if the
button is selected, hold Shift to drag the faders independently.
Button Item Description