Using the track controls – Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Chapter 5

Working in the Timeline

Using the Track Controls

Tracks, busses, and outputs have headers, located along the left side of the Timeline.
Each header contains track controls that you can use to mute or solo the track, bus, or
output, adjust its volume level and pan position, add effects, and show or hide its
envelopes.

Adjusting Volume

The volume slider controls the volume (the loudness relative to other tracks) of the
track, bus, or output.

To adjust the volume level of a track, bus, or output:

m

Drag the volume slider left or right.

The range is –96 dB to +6 dB, with the default at 0 dB. Double-clicking the slider resets
it to the 0 dB position.

Adjusting Pan Position

Tracks and busses also include a pan slider. The pan slider controls the pan position (the
left-to-right placement in the stereo field) of the track.

To adjust the pan position of a track or bus:

m

Drag the pan slider left or right.

The range is –100 (full left) to +100 (full right), with the default at 0 (center position).
Double-clicking the slider resets it to the center position.

Drag the volume

slider left or right.

Drag the pan slider

left or right.

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