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Managing Channel Strips Using the Index
The Index is a consolidated list view of all the tracks in the current Timeline, designed to make it easier to manage timelines with lots of tracks. Columns let you see each track’s visibility, track number, name, controls, channel format, monitor assignment (if any), ADC controls, and VCA assignment. The controls in these columns let you manage the tracks in the current Timeline by showing or hiding them, toggling track controls, or rearranging them. You can also right-click on one or more selected tracks to color code them, or change the track type.
The Tracks panel of the Index shows all tracks on both the Timeline and the Mixer.
Showing and Hiding Tracks
TIP: To quickly show or hide a number of tracks, click and drag up or down over the eyeball button of each track where you want to toggle the visibility.
TIP: To quickly show or hide a number of tracks, click and drag up or down over the eyeball button of each track where you want to toggle the visibility.
TIP: To quickly show or hide a number of tracks, click and drag up or down over the eyeball button of each track where you want to toggle the visibility.
You can use the Tracks panel of the Index to hide tracks you don’t need to work on in order to create more room for tracks you need to see.
Color Coding Tracks
Select one or more tracks, then right click one of the selected tracks and choose a color from the Change Track Color submenu of the contextual menu.
Toggling Lock, Record, Solo, and Mute
As with visibility, you can use the Lock, Record, Solo, and Mute controls to quickly enable or disable multiple tracks by clicking and dragging up or down over the Lock, R, S, or M buttons you want to toggle.
Rearranging Tracks
You can rearrange tracks in the Tracks tab in the Index by clicking any track strip area between other controls, and then dragging that track up or down in the Index. As you drag, a white line shows you where that track will be inserted when you release it. You can even select a contiguous series of tracks and drag them all to a new position in the Timeline at once.
By default, there are two areas of tracks in the Index; one area is for audio tracks, and one area for busses and VCAs with a dividing line separating them. Busses and VCAs can be dragged up out of the divider and into any position for any order. This can be quite useful when having a series of dialogue tracks, for instance, and pulling the dialogue bus up next to them.