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title: Bus Controls
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<p>A typical control area or <dfn>bus header<dfn> is shown below:</p>
<img src="/ardour/manual/html/screenshots/typical-bus-controls.png" alt="bus controls" />
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<p>
At the top-left of the controls is the name of the bus, which can be
edited by double-clicking on it. The new name must be unique within the
session. Underneath the name is a copy of the bus' main level fader.
The control buttons to the right-hand side are:
</p>
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<dl>
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<dt id="mute">m</dt>
<dd><dfn>Mute</dfn> &mdash; click to mute the bus. Right-click to display
a menu which dictates what particular parts of the bus should be muted.</dd>
<dt id="solo">s</dt>
<dd><dfn>Solo</dfn> &mdash; solo the bus. The behaviour of the solo system
is described in detail in the section <a
href="/mixing/muting-and-soloing/">Muting and Soloing</a>.</dd>
<dt id="automation">a</dt>
<dd><dfn>Automation</dfn> &mdash; opens the automation menu for the
bus. For details see <a href="/automation/">Automation</a>.</dd>
<dt id="group">g</dt>
<dd><dfn>Group</dfn> &mdash; lets you assign the bus to an existing or a
new group. For details see <a href="/working-with-tracks/track-and-bus-groups/">Track and bus groups</a>. </dd>
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</dl>