31 lines
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31 lines
1.2 KiB
HTML
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layout: default
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title: Bus Controls
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---
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<p>A typical control area or <dfn>bus header<dfn> is shown below:</p>
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<img src="/images/typical-bus-controls.png" alt="bus controls" />
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<p>
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At the top-left of the controls is the name of the bus, which can be
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edited by double-clicking on it. The new name must be unique within the
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session. Underneath the name is a copy of the bus' main level fader.
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The control buttons to the right-hand side are:
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</p>
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<dl>
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<dt id="mute">M</dt>
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<dd><dfn>Mute</dfn> — click to mute the bus. Right-click to display
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a menu which dictates what particular parts of the bus should be muted.</dd>
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<dt id="solo">S</dt>
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<dd><dfn>Solo</dfn> — solo the bus. The behaviour of the solo system
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is described in detail in the section <a
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href="/mixing/muting-and-soloing/">Muting and Soloing</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="automation">A</dt>
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<dd><dfn>Automation</dfn> — opens the automation menu for the
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bus. For details see <a href="/automation/">Automation</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="group">G</dt>
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<dd><dfn>Group</dfn> — lets you assign the bus to an existing or a
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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>
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