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Removing channel strips – Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 User Manual

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Chapter 8

Basic Mixing in Soundtrack Pro

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At the top of each set of level meters is a peak indicator. As the project plays, the value
in decibels of the highest level reached appears in the peak indicator. If the level rises
above 0 dB, the peak indicator becomes red. The values shown in each peak indicator
remain until you play the project again, close the project, or reset the peak indicator.

To reset a peak indicator:

m

Click the peak indicator.

To reset all peak indicators, do one of the following:

m

Option-click the peak indicator in any channel.

m

Click the Reset button in the Meters tab.

The peak indicators can help identify where clipping occurs in the project. For
information about removing clipping, see “

Setting the Overall Project Volume Level

” on

page 288.

Removing Channel Strips

You can remove a channel strip from the Mixer if you decide you no longer want it in
the project.

To remove a channel strip, do one of the following:

m

Select the channel strip, then choose Multitrack > Remove [item].

m

Control-click the channel strip, then choose Remove [item] from the shortcut menu.

The term indicated by [item] changes in the menu depending on whether a track, bus,
or output is selected.

Note: If audio from a track is sent to a bus or output, and you remove the bus or
output, the audio from the track will not be heard when you play the project.

Level meters

Peak indicator