Track-by-track playback

You can change a track’s volume by dragging its volume fader (see the following figure). You can silence a track by clicking its Mute button (any button you click lights up when it’s enabled). You can also silence all other tracks besides one if you click a track’s Solo button . You can click either of these buttons while a project is playing, and you can mute or solo as many tracks as you want. You can also silence a track by archiving it, but you have to stop playback to archive or un-archive a track. To archive or un-archive a track, click the track’s Archive button . Archiving a track removes its data from your computer’s memory (RAM), freeing up more memory for other tracks that you may be working on.

A. Track volume fader—drag left or right to change B. Mute button C. Solo button D. Arm button E. Archived track

The following table summarizes muting, soloing, and archiving.

Track status	What it means
Normal	The track plays unless one or more of your other tracks is soloed.
Muted	The track is not played, but you can turn it on while playback is in progress.
Archived	The track is not played, and you must stop playback to re-enable it. Archived tracks do not tax your CPU during playback so they can be used to store alternate takes.
Soloed	Only those tracks that are designated as solo tracks are played; all others are muted.

If a track is both muted and soloed, it does not play. Mute has precedence.

 

For more information, see:

Audio recording

Connecting an instrument, home stereo, or microphone to your sound card

Choosing inputs

Audio hardware and drivers

MIDI