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Real-Time Mixing Control
The Console view is a live mixer. During playback, you can control the
main volume and the volume and panning of each track. You can mute
and solo tracks. You can turn routing to aux busses on and off and
change the send levels. And, on MIDI tracks, you can control the Chorus
and Reverb and change patches Òon the ßy.Ó Try it now! To learn more
about how to use the controls in the Console view, see Chapter 9, Mixing
and Effects Patching.
Grouping Controls
To assist in manipulating the controls, you can tie faders to one another.
For example, if you want to increase the volume level on three tracks,
you can assign them to a group. Then, when you move one volume fader,
you move them all. You can even have the controls move in opposite
directions For example, you can fade one track in and another out.
To group faders:
1.
Right-click on the fader for track 2 (Piano).
2.
In the pop-up menu, choose Group and select A from the drop-
down list. This assigns the fader to group A.
3.
Repeat this for all the MIDI tracks.
Now you've grouped all the MIDI track faders. When you move one
fader, all of the others follow. If you want to move a single fader
independently of the others, hold the Ctrl key while moving the fader.
For more on creating and using control groups, see "Using Control
Groups" on page 9-19.
Automating Your Mix
Finally, you can record the movements and settings of the mix or
automate them. To do so:
1.
Rewind to the beginning of the project.
2.
Move the faders, pans, and any other controls to the initial
settings you desire. You should set up a good balance between
voice and music.
3.
Enable automation recording by clicking on the Record
Automation button
4.
Begin playback, and move the faders as needed so that the
balance between voice-over and music is maintained throughout
the spot. If you want, adjust the pan controls, too.
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