Field for selecting the track. Drag the field to rearrange tracks.

In: Shows the input(s) for recording on the track. Clicking opens a menu with settings for recording, see Input and output assignment.

Track name: Shows the name of the track. Double-click the field to edit the name.

Gain: Controls input amplification for the channel.

Delay: Track delay. For more information, see Track settings. Right-click to select the time display format used.

Via right-click menu you can reach the AUX sends dialog, furthermore the whole section can be switched to display the outputs or sidechain sends.

The sliders can be used to set the AUX send values for different AUX buses. Drag an unnamed control to create a new AUX bus. A left click on the slider deactivates the AUX send. By right-clicking on the fader, you can switch the function of the fader between Pre/Post/Direct-Out. You can also access advanced settings such as AUX pan editor.

Bypass indicator/switch. Left click on AUX or this button disables all AUX send signals.

The + icon toggles between displaying 2 or 10 send controls.

The Plug-ins button at the top turns all effects in the channel on and off. A visual indicator (*) for plug-ins shows that they were previously active and will be activated again the next time you press the Plug-ins button.

A mouse click on an empty insert slot opens the plug-in browser, via which you load a plug-in into the slot. Click on an occupied slot to activate/deactivate the plug-in. Right-clicking on the slot opens the plug-in's interface. VST instruments whose output signal is routed to the track are also displayed in the plug-in slot, indicated by a preceding + symbol

The arrow next to the respective insert slot opens a menu with various functions: For example, you can reopen the plug-in browser to exchange the plug-in or remove the plug-in.

The + icon toggles between displaying 5 or 12 plug-in slots.

This section allows you direct access to the parametric equalizer EQ 116. Although the EQ is always visible in the channel, the effect is not loaded in the track until you change the parameters. You can see that the equalizer is active by the blue button. Click this button to deactivate the equalizer.

Using the menu with click on EQ you can, among other things, copy EQ settings and paste them into the EQ on other tracks.

Use the knobs to adjust the gain of the 4 bands. Right-click on one of the knobs to display the EQ dialog where you can make more detailed settings.

In the number fields you can edit gain and frequency of the respective band numerically.

Panorama: This adjusts the signal placement in the stereo panorama. The settings of the knob have a different effect on mono and stereo tracks. In a mono track, depending on the control setting you can place the signal more left or right in the stereo panorama. In contrast, in stereo tracks, this lets you control the balance between the left and right channel.

Beside the panorama dial, you'll also find a switch to reverse the phase. Right-clicking on either of these controls takes you to the stereo panorama dialog, which allows you to make further settings such as panning laws or changing the stereo width.

If the track is routed to a surround bus or master, a surround panorama control is displayed at this point. It roughly shows the surround panning of the track, a left click on the control opens a menu with surround panorama presets, a right click opens the surround editor

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Link: This button links the channel to the one to the right. All faders, panorama, input, AUX sends, as well as EQ settings and adjustments now affect both channels.

Automation mode: Left-click to quickly switch the automation mode between the last selected mode and Read.

Right-click to access all automation modes.

For detailed information on automation, refer to the chapter "Automation".

Solo: The Solo button mutes all channels except the soloed channels. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + S

A more specific Solo button behavior can be set by right-clicking on it:

• Solo-exclusive: This setting switches the active channel to "Solo-exclusive" mode. Only this track will still be audible, all other tracks, including the soloed ones, will be muted. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + Alt + S or Double-click on the button.

• Solo safe: This setting ensures that all channels that are switched to solo are automatically monitored with the AUX Return channels that they feed.

Various global solo modes can also be set in the menu, see Global Solo Modes.

Record: This button activates the track for recording. Right-click to set the recording mode and track inputs.

Mute: The Mute button mutes the selected channel. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + M

A more specific Mute button behavior can be set by right-clicking on it:

• Mute/Inactive: Mutes and also deactivates the selected track. This increases performance as caching and FX processing of this channel are not necessary. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + M

• Mute Bus Inputs: This function mutes the bus inputs routed to this channel.

Volume: Controls the level of the track. Depending on whether audio or MIDI objects are playing on the track and whether software instruments are being controlled, the slider can control the level in various ways that you specify in the context menu. See the section Control behavior of the volume slider.

Note: The volume control has a maximum value of +12dB. You can set higher values by entering them numerically. To do this, double-click on the volume value display below the peak meter and enter the desired value.

Monitoring: By clicking this button you activate the monitoring function. The signal fed to the input is passed on to the output.

For more details on monitoring, see Monitoring Settings.

VCA: This button opens the VCA menu for the channel. There you set the fader as VCA master or assign the fader to a VCA group, see VCA-Groups.

FX: This button opens the effect routing dialog for the respective track, which you use, among other things, to specify the effect order in which the effects are applied.

Right-click the button or click the arrow to open a context menu where you can load preset effect settings. You can also copy, paste, reset, save or load track effect settings here.

Track name: Shows the name of the track. Double-click the field to edit the name.

Out: Sets the output for the channel. See Input and output assignment