Using the Track Control Panel

The Track control panel is used to configure the playback of audio tracks, and to adjust the display of audio features on the timeline on a track-by-track basis. Audio features include the waveform display, or overlays that indicate the volume and pan of individual clips.

Prior to the addition of the Track control panel in Media Composer 5, you had to enable these features using the timeline’s fast menu, and they would be enabled for all tracks. The Track control panel is also used to apply RTAS effects, which is covered in Lesson 11.

Expand or collapse the Track control panel using the arrow indicated in Figure 8.11.

Figure 8.11
Toggle the display of the Track control panel.

Mute and Solo

The playback of audio tracks can be soloed or muted using the buttons shown in Figure 8.12.