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4. Click Group to include the selected tracks to the first group. Then repeat step 3
to group other tracks. You may undo grouping by clicking Ungroup.
5. Click OK to apply group settings.
6. To switch the Audio Mixing Panel to Group Layout, click Options: Layout -
Group. The number of columns displayed in the Audio Mixing Panel will depend
on the number of groups you have specified.
You can still work in Track Layout even if you have grouped audio tracks.
The settings of the tracks in a group will be the same even if you modify only
one track in a group.
Modifying volume in real-time
With the Audio Mixing Panel, you can manipulate audio track levels and Pan/
Balance tracks in real-time while listening to the audio track.
To mix and adjust audio track volume levels:
1. Select the point where you want to begin the adjustment.
2. Select Window: Audio Mixing Panel.
3. Find the corresponding audio track you want to edit in the Audio Mixing Panel.
The track name appears at the top of each mixer track.
4. Click Auto Write
automation process.
5. Click Options: Auto Write on the upper right side of the Audio Mixing Panel.
Select one of the following modes:
• Select Default to edit the saved volume level and Pan/Balance data
without having to drag the controls during recording to begin the write
process. In this Auto Write mode, all previous adjustments in the audio
track will be erased. This is ideal if you want to keep a particular control
setting throughout a recording or if you want to write automation at the
start of playback.
• Select Dub to make adjustments by simply dragging the Volume Fader to
your desired level. This allows you to modify the saved volume level and
Pan/Balance data while dragging the Volume Fader and Pan/Balance
controls. Upon releasing the mouse button, the controls return to their
original position. This is ideal if you want to adjust a partial setting of an
audio clip from a certain position to another in real time.
directly below the track name where you want to apply the
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