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# Muting Soft Effects

To remove a soft effect temporarily from the vertical edit, mute it. To put the soft effect back into the vertical edit, simply un-mute it. Muted soft effects are indicated by black LEDs on the soft effect button.

NoteIf you mute a Timewarp soft effect, only mix and trail values are muted. You cannot mute timing effects with the mute button.

To mute or un-mute a soft effect:

1. Select the element that has the soft effect you want to mute or un-mute.
2. Do one of the following:
   - To temporarily remove the soft effect from the vertical edit, click the blue LED on the soft effect button.
   - To reapply the soft effect to the vertical edit, click the black LED on the soft effect button.

   The LED is blue for a muted soft effect. The LED is black for an un-muted soft effect.

NoteFrom the EditDesk record timeline, you can also toggle Alt plus the corresponding hotkey number to cycle between muting and reenabling a soft effect.