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The Project window
The Inspector
The area to the left of the Track list is called the Inspector.
This shows additional controls and parameters for the track
you have selected in the Track list. If several tracks are se-
lected (see “Handling tracks” on page 26), the Inspector
shows the setting for the first (topmost) selected track.
To hide or show the Inspector, click the Inspector icon in
the toolbar.
The Inspector icon
• For most track classes, the Inspector is divided into a
number of sections, each containing different controls for
the track. You can hide or show sections by clicking on
their names.
Clicking the name for a hidden section brings it into view and hides the
other sections. [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking the section name allows you
to hide or show a section without affecting the other sections. [Alt]/[Op-
tion]-clicking a section name shows or hides all sections in the Inspector.
• You can also use key commands to show different In-
spector sections.
These are set up in the Key Commands dialog, see “Setting up key com-
mands” on page 269.
Ö Hiding a section does not affect its functionality.
For example, if you have set up a track parameter or activated an effect,
your settings will still be active even if you hide the respective Inspector
section.
Which sections are available in the Inspector depends on
the selected track.
Ö Please note that not all Inspector tabs are shown by
default. You can show/hide Inspector sections by right-
clicking on an Inspector tab and activating/deactivating
the desired option(s).
Make sure you right-click on an inspector tab and not on the empty area
below the Inspector, as this will open the Quick context menu instead.
The Inspector Setup context menu
Inspector sections
The Inspector contains the controls that can be found on
the Track list, plus some additional buttons and parame-
ters. In the table below, these additional settings and the
different sections are listed. Which sections are available
for which track type is described in the following sections.
Parameter Description
Auto Fades
Settings
button
Opens a dialog in which you can make separate Auto
Fade settings for the audio track, see “Making Auto Fade
settings for a separate track” on page 68.
Edit Channel
settings
Opens the Channel Settings window for the track, allow-
ing you to view and adjust effect and EQ settings, etc.,
see “Using Channel Settings” on page 76.
Volume Use this to adjust the level for the track. Changing this
setting will move the track’s fader in the mixer window,
and vice versa. See “Setting volume in the mixer” on page
74 to learn more about setting levels.
Pan Use this to adjust the panning of the track. As with the
Volume setting, this corresponds to the Pan setting in the
mixer.
Delay This adjusts the playback timing of the audio track. Positive
values delay the playback while negative values cause the
track to play earlier. The values are set in milliseconds.
Input Routing This lets you specify which Input bus or MIDI input the
track should use. See “Setting up busses” on page 10
for information about Input busses.
Output
Routing
Here you decide to which output the track should be
routed. For audio tracks you select an output bus (see
“Setting up busses” on page 10) or Group channel, for
MIDI tracks you select a MIDI output and for Instrument
tracks, you select the Instrument to which it is routed.
Inserts section Allows you to add insert effects to the track, see the
chapters “Audio effects” on page 85 and “MIDI realtime
parameters” on page 166. The Edit button at the top of
the section opens the control panels for the added insert
effects.