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# About the AudioDesk Controls

The AudioDesk includes a comprehensive set of audio tools for mixing and mastering audio. The AudioDesk appears as follows.

(a) Input/Output Strip option box(b) Pre-fader/Post-fader Meters option box(c) Input Strip Display selection box(d) Pan faders(e) Output Strip Assignment boxes(f) Gain Level faders(g) Input/Output Meters(h) Gain Fader Lock buttons(i) Solo and Phase buttons(j) Mute buttons

The AudioDesk controls are described as follows.

Input/Output Strip option box
  Toggles between Desk Inputs and Desk Outputs allowing you to see the AudioDesk input strips or the AudioDesk output strips.
Pre-fader/Post-fader Meters option box
  Toggles the faders to monitor audio prior to or following the application of AudioDesk and EQ Desk settings.
Input Strip Display selection box
  Select which set of Input Strips gets displayed.
Pan faders
  Pan the input strip signal between two output strips. You can adjust the pan values from 0.0 (left) to 1.0 (right).
Output Strip Assignment boxes
  Assign the audio signals from an input strip to an output fader. See Using Output Strips.
Gain Level faders
  Control the gain for each strip.
Input/Output Meters
  Monitor the audio signal. For input strips, indicate the input level during recording or when in Monitor mode. When playing back a clip, the level meters indicate the playback level. For output strips, indicate playback volume. Adjust the percentage to control the volume when playing the audio track and when monitoring audio input before recording.
Gain Fader Lock buttons
  Move the faders individually or in pairs. See Adjusting Gain for an Input Strip.
Solo button
  Temporarily mutes all input strips except the current one. See Soloing an Input Strip.
Phase buttons
  Play the track with Phase inverted. For example, if phase errors are introduced, you can invert the phase for one track only. See Phase-shifting an Input Strip.
Mute button
  Temporarily disables playback of the track. See Muting an Input Strip.
Auto Key button
  Enables audio keyframe animation. See Animating AudioDesk Effects.
Import Audio button
  Opens the Import Audio menu. See Importing and Soft-Importing Audio Files.
Export Audio button
  Opens the Export Audio menu. See Exporting Audio Files.
Animation button
  Displays the audio animation Channel Editor. See Animating AudioDesk Effects.
Name field
  Displays the name of the clip.