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title: Solo/Mute Tab
menu_title: Solo/Mute Tab
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<p>
  This tab contains settings that affect the use of
  <a href="/mixing/muting-and-soloing/">solo, muting</a>, and
  <a href="/mixing/panning/">panning</a>.
</p>

<img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_solomute.png" alt="preferences
solo/mute tab"/>

<ul>
  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Solo</strong>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Solo-in-place mute cut</strong> sets the attenuation of the
	  the other tracks when another track is soloed in place. This setting
	  is also available from the <strong>Mixer</strong> monitor section.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Solo controls are Listen controls</strong> when enabled the
	  soloed track is soloed only on the monitor bus, the master fader mix
	  is not affected by the solo. This option can also be set by enabling
	  pre-fader listen or after-fader listen in the <strong>Mixer</strong>
	  monitor section.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Listen Position:</strong> determines what is listened to when
	  the solo controls are used as listen controls. The options are
	  after-fader or pre-fader.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>PFL signals come from:</strong> determines whether the
	  pre-fader listen position is before or after the pre-fader processors.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>AFL signals come from:</strong> determines whether the
	  after-fader listen position is before or after the after-fader
	  processors.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Exclusive solo</strong> when enabled will only solo that last
	  track selected for solo. Previously soloed tracks will be un-soloed.
	  This setting is also available from the <strong>Mixer</strong> monitor
	  section.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Show solo muting</strong> when enabled outlines the mute
	  button on tracks and busses when another track is soloed.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Soloing overrides muting</strong> when enabled allows a track
	  to be heard when it is soloed while muted. This setting is also
	  available from the <strong>Mixer</strong> monitor section.
	</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Default track/bus muting options</strong> sets the muting options
      for a newly created tracks or bus. The mute options for an existing track
      or bus are changed by the right-click context menu on a mute button.
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Mute affects pre-fader sends</strong> when enabled pre-fader
	  sends will be muted by default.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Mute affects post-fader sends</strong> when enabled post-fader
	  sends will be muted by default.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Mute affects control outputs</strong> when enabled control
	  outputs are muted by default.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Mute affects main outputs</strong> when enabled main outputs
	  are muted by default.
	</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>

  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Send Routing</strong> affects
      <a href="/signal-routing/aux-sends/">aux and external sends</a>.
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Link panners of Aux and External Sends with main panner by
	    default</strong> When enabled, sends follow the channel panner.
	</p>
	<p>
	  When disabled, sends can panned independently of the channel panner
	  and fader. Double clicking the send in the processor box toggles
	  the main panner and fader between the aux send and the channel.
	</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>