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# Working with Audio Contexts

While working on one clip or branch of the process tree, you can listen to the audio of another clip. Audio contexts work in much the same way as video contexts. You can set up to two audio contexts in Batch.

To set an audio context:

1. In the Batch schematic, select a clip that contains audio.
2. Click Au Context to set the clip's audio as Audio Context #1 (or press F10).

   Clips with an audio context are labelled A1 or A2 and are outlined by pink dots.

NoteSelecting another clip and clicking Au Context again will set the second audio context. Repeating this with another clip will remove the context from the first audio clip and make the new selection Audio Context #2, since only two audio contexts can be set at a time.

To hear an audio context:

1. Click Setup.
2. In the Audio Monitoring box, select an audio context to listen to.

   Select: | To play:
   --- | ---
   Current | The audio of the currently selected clip.
   Context 1 | The audio of the clip set to Audio Context 1.
   Context 2 | The audio of the clip set to Audio Context 2.
   Source | The audio of the Source clip.
   Record | The audio of the Record clip.
   Main Level | The audio of the segment selected in the main timeline.
   No Audio | No audio.

   TipCycle through the Context options using F12.

NotePlayback of audio is only available when playing a clip. However, you can scrub audio anytime in Batch.