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Using the Console view
To insert a new track
To insert a new bus
To delete a track or bus
To rename a channel strip
To reorder channel strips
Navigating within the Console view
To adjust Console view controls
To arm a channel strip for automation writing
To arm a single control for automation writing
Read Automation and Write Automation states
To insert a plug-in effect
To show which channel strips are controlled by a control surface
To dock the Console view in the MultiDock
To group controls
To temporarily override a group
To link left and right faders in a Main channel strip
To insert a new track
Right-click a track channel strip and choose Insert Audio Track or Insert MIDI Track on the pop-up menu.
To insert a new bus
Right-click a bus channel strip and choose Insert Stereo Bus on the pop-up menu.
To delete a track or bus
Right-click the track or bus and choose Delete Track or Delete Bus on the pop-up menu.
To rename a channel strip
Double-click the Name control at the bottom of the channel strip and type a new name.
To reorder channel strips
To move a strip, hold down the ALT key, then click an empty area in the strip and drag the strip to the desired location.
Navigating within the Console view
To select the next or previous channel strip, press the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key.
To jump to the first or last channel strip in the current pane (Track, Bus or Mains pane), press the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys.
To scroll to the next or previous channel strip, click the scroll arrow buttons in the scrollbar.
A. Click to scroll one strip at a time
Adjusting channel strip parameters
To adjust Console view controls
The Console view contains buttons, sliders, and knobs. Faders and knobs can be adjusted in several ways:
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Click the center of a knob and drag up or down.
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Point to a control and scroll the mouse wheel.
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Double-click the center of a knob and type the desired value.
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Double-click the value display below a volume fader and type the desired value.
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Double-click the bottom of a knob to reset it to its snap-to position.
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To adjust the same control in all channel strips, hold down the CTRL key and adjust a control.
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To adjust the same control in all selected channel strips of the same type, hold down CTRL+SHIFT and adjust a control in any selected channel strip.
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Tip: To adjust faders and knobs with greater precision, hold down the SHIFT key while adjusting the control.
Snap-to positions
Faders and knobs have snap-to positions. To set the snap-to position, move a control to the desired snap-to position, right-click the control, and choose Value > Set Snap To = Current.
To arm a channel strip for automation writing
Click the channel strip’s Write Automation button.
To disable automation writing for the channel strip, click the Write Automation button again.
To arm a single control for automation writing
Right-click the control and choose Automation Write Enable on the pop-up menu.
To disable automation writing for the control, choose Automation Write Enable on the menu again.
Read Automation and Write Automation states
Read Automation and Write Automation buttons are fully colored when they affect the entire channel strip. If only a subset of the channel strip’s controls are affected, the Read Automation button and Write Automation buttons are only partially colored.
Figure 390. The Read Automation and Write Automation buttons indicate if the entire channel strip is affected, or only a subset of its controls.
To insert a plug-in effect
Do one of the following:
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Click the Insert FX button in the FX Rack module and choose a plug-in on the pop-up menu.
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Right-click the FX Rack and choose a plug-in on the pop-up menu.
To show which channel strips are controlled by a control surface
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Go to Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Control Surfaces.
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Select your control surface in the Connected Controllers/Surfaces list.
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Under WAI Display, select the Console View check box.
The Console view shows a color-coded bar at the bottom of any channel strips that are controlled by your control surface. If you are using multiple control surfaces, you can assign a custom color to each control surface. For details, see The WAI display.
To show/hide a module
Click the Modules menu in the Console view and choose the desired module.
Figure 391. Console view Modules menu.
To show/hide a channel strip type
Click the Strips menu in the Console view and choose the desired channel strip type.
Figure 392. Console view Strips menu.
To show wide or narrow channel strips
To set all channel strips to wide mode, click the Strips menu and choose Widen All Strips.
To set all channel strips to narrow mode, click the Strips menu and choose Narrow All Strips.
To toggle an individual channel strip between wide and narrow mode, right-click the channel strip and choose Narrow Strip on the pop-up menu.
To change a meter’s range
Right-click the meter and choose a range.
To dock the Console view in the MultiDock
Do one of the following:
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Drag the Console view to the MultiDock.
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Click the Docking Options button and choose Dock in MultiDock.
For more information about the MultiDock, see MultiDock.
To undock the Console view
Do one of the following:
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Click the Docking Options button and choose Undock.
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Right-click the Console view tab and choose Undock.
To group controls
Right-click the control you want to assign to a group, point to Group, then select the desired group on the submenu.
Repeat the steps for each control you want to assign to the same group. You can adjust all grouped controls by adjusting any group member.
To temporarily override a group
To adjust a grouped control without affecting any other controls in the same group, hold down the CTRL key while you adjust the control.
To link left and right faders in a Main channel strip
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In the Main channel strip whose faders you want to link, adjust the volume of each fader to the appropriate level.
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Click the Link button .
 
See also:
Tutorial 7 - Mixing and adding effects
Mixing
Preparing to mix
Signal flow
Using real-time effects
Using control groups
Using remote control
Using the per-track EQ
Automation
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