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Muting a track
The Mute button (
) in the track list temporarily suspends playback of the track so that you can focus on another track. When a track is muted, it appears grayed out on the track view. You can mute more than one track at a time. The Mute button can mute a track or change its mute automation state. For more information, see Mute automation (audio and video) on page 156.
To mute a track, click the Automation Settings button 
and verify Show Automation Controls is not selected. Next, click the Mute button.
To mute several tracks, select the tracks and click the Mute button on any of the selected tracks. Click the Mute button again to restore the track(s).
Tip: Press Ctrl and click the Mute button to mute only the selected track (and restore any other muted tracks). If the selected track is already muted, press Ctrl and click the Mute button to restore all tracks.
When you have multiple levels of parent and child tracks, clicking the Mute button on a parent track mutes the parent track and its compositing children.
In the sample track list, muting track 1 will mute tracks 1 through 6. Muting track 4 will mute tracks 4 through 6.
Muting all audio or video tracks
You may mute either all audio or all video tracks in a project. From the Options menu, choose Mute All Audio or Mute All Video.
CHP. 6 | WORKING WITH TRACKS |