Groups; Metering - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

9.3

Groups

As discussed in the Edit Groups
tracks together so that any edits done to an Event on one track in the group are automatically
done to all Events for all Tracks in the group. These same Edit Groups affect how their related
channel faders will behave in the Console.
9.3.1 Create or Dissolve a Group in the Console
To create a Group in the Console, select the desired channels and then [Right]/[Control]-click
and select Group Selected Tracks from the pop-up menu. To dissolve, or ungroup, grouped
channels in the Console, [Right]/ [Control]-click on any channel in the Group and select
Dissolve Group from the pop-up menu.
When a channel is in a Group, the Group icon will appear on the channel.
9.3.2 Group Behavior in the Console
When a channel is placed in a Group, its fader will be linked to the faders for all other Tracks in
the Group, so that all of the faders will move when any of them is moved. The movement of
faders in the Group will be relative to one another, maintaining the correct dB value
relationships among the faders. Note that Channel Pan is not affected by grouping, as
channels within a group are very often panned separately.
Solo, Mute, Record Enable, and Monitor Enable controls will also be linked for all channels in a
Group. No other aspect of the channel in the Console is affected by grouping.
Instrument Tracks in the Arrange view have no direct representation in the Console. The audio
outputs of the virtual instruments to which they are routed will have channels in the Console.
It should be noted, however, that grouping Instrument Tracks in the Arrange view only affects
editing those Tracks and has no effect on the Instrument Channels for the virtual-instrument
audio outputs.
9.3.3 Temporarily Suspend Groups
It is possible to temporarily suspend a Group so that, for instance, the fader for a channel in a
Group can be edited without affecting the other channels in the Group. To suspend the Group,
hold [Alt]/[Option] on the keyboard while clicking on the Fader, Mute, Solo, Record Enable, or
Monitor Enable controls.
9.4

Metering

Metering is a critical part of the production process. Studio One's meters visually display audio
levels that closely correspond with perceived loudness, and you can meter these levels at
various stages in the signal path. Peak meters can be found on every channel in the Console
except the Output Channels, which appropriately feature a more informative Peak/ RMS meter
with K-System Metering
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section of the "Editing" chapter, it is possible to group multiple
options.