# The Mixer

The mixer window provides a view of the session that mimics a traditional hardware mixing console. Rather than focusing on the arranging of regions along a timeline, the mixer is designed to allow you to manipulate the signal flow elements of a session - gain control, plugins, bussing and so forth.

The left area of the mixer contains three small vertical panes which allow various operations to be made on the larger area, which of course represents a mixing console.

The lines that outline the three smaller panes all have a small square near their vertices. This square can be used to resize the four panes that form the mixer window. Dragging each of these squares with the left mouse button will move the border.

## Mixer Window Layout

### Group List

The group list pane provides an interface to create and control the state of the mix groups present on the mixer. Mix groups provide a method of linking faders together, so that a movement on one fader will translate to all the other faders in the group.

A new session will contail one group, called all. This preset group refers to all mixer strips?? what is 'all' doing here? Any new groups you create will be listed in this pane. Left clicking the Mix Groups button will open a window titled `Name for a new mix group`, which contains a dark text area. Enter a name for your new mix group in the text area. Left clicking cancel will close the `Name for a new mix group` window. The group list will be unaffected. Left clicking OK will create a new mix group. The new group will be listed in the group list pane with an empty box next to it's name. All mixer strips will now contain the name of the new group in their group button. Selecting the new group in a mixer strip will assign control of that channel's gain fader to the selected group, but only if the group is active. Left clicking the box next to the group name will activate the group.

At the bottom right of the group list, a square box provides a method for resizing the pane. Holding down the left mouse button while dragging the square vertically will move the lower border of the group list.

### Snapshot List

Track Name Group Button Input Selector Solo Button Mute Button Polarity Button Track Speed Control Record Enable Button Automation Record Button Automation Playback Button Pre/Post Button Gain Display Unit Selector Gain Level Display Peak Meter Gain Fader Meters Output Selector