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The Mixer
For output channel strips the following controls are avail-
able:
• You can add effects or EQ to the busses.
• You can open the Channel Settings window to add ef-
fects or EQ.
These will affect the whole bus. Examples of effects you may want to add
here include compressors, limiters and dithering, see the chapter
“Audio
effects” on page 131.
For information on how to set up input and output busses,
see the chapter
“VST Connections” on page 21.
How to route audio channels to busses is described in the
section
“Routing” on page 24.
Ö The Main Mix (the default output) bus is used for mon-
itoring. For information about Monitoring, see “About mon-
itoring” on page 24.
Configuring the Mixer
The Mixer window can be configured in various ways to
suit your needs and to save screen space. The Mixer
shows the channel faders for the various tracks of your
project. On the right of the fader panel you find the output
channel fader. On the left is the common panel which al
-
lows for global settings affecting all channels.
The common panel
The common panel can be found on the left of the Mixer
window. It contains settings for changing the look and
behavior of the Mixer, as well as global settings for all
channels.
The common panel contains the following controls:
Bus level meter
Automation controls
Clipping indicator, see
“Setting input levels”
on page 78.
Edit button
Inserts and EQ
indicators and
bypass buttons
Pan control
Mute and Solo
buttons
Bus volume fader
Global automation
Read/Write buttons
View set buttons, see
“Channel view sets” on
page 117.
Channel type buttons,
see below.
Global channel width
controls, see “Setting the
width of channel strips”
on page 118.
Opens the VST
Connections window,
see “The VST
Connections window”
on page 22.
Reset Mixer/Reset
Channels
Channel settings copy/
paste, see “Copying
settings between audio
channels” on page 125.
Global Mute, Solo and
Listen buttons
“Command Target”
options, see “About the
Command Target” on
page 117.