•Click the on-screen SOLO button to hear one channel alone.

•Hold the Shift key to solo more channels or select Solo Latch mode in the Options menu.

•With the Shift key held, click and drag across multiple SOLO buttons to select them all.

SHIFT

= Multiple Solos

Solo Isolate Mode

This feature is useful when you want a track, or tracks, to remain on, even when a solo button is pressed. For instance, if you want to individually solo each track along with the drums, simply isolate the drum channels, then press individual solo buttons. Solo isolating effects returns is also a common use for this feature.

ALT

Drag (opt.) = Solo Isolate

•Hold the Alt key and click—or click and drag across—any number of channel SOLO buttons to isolate them from the solo action.

•Alt-clickon a Solo that’s in Isolate mode to remove it from Isolate status.

•Channels in Solo Isolate mode have blinking SOLO buttons. In AFL and MIXDOWN solo modes they’ll be heard even when other channels are soloed.

•For example, if you always want to hear the FX along with any soloed channels, put the FX channel in Solo Isolate mode.

•Not active during PFL solo status.

•Can also be turned on and off in the Channel List (Ctrl+B).

Quick Select Fat Channel

Simply double-click the control surface SELECT button to instantly open or close the Fat Channel. On-screen, double-click the select button, click on the Fat Channel tab at the bottom of the screen, or press Ctrl-6 to open the Fat Channel. To close it, press Ctrl-6 again or click the Fat Channel tab at the bottom of the screen.

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SELECT

•Activates a channel for modification of any FAT Channel parameters.

•Double-click Select to view on-screen Fat Channel.

V-Pots

The onscreen V-Pots, like the onboard V-Pots, are multifunctional. Click-Dragup to increase, pan right, etc.; Click-Dragdown to decrease, pan left, etc. Control-click to set default value.

Increase

Decrease

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