Soloing audio track does not mute other tracks

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#1

I have some tracks which are not in a same group. I want to solo only one of the tracks (in the photo the second one) but other tracks still are singing, until I explicitly mute them. Where can I arrange the tracks to be soloable on their own (without needing to click mute all other tracks)?

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#2

Which photo are you talking about?

#3

Sorry missed to upload the image

#4

When you’re recording a track, the whole point of a multitrack program is that you can hear the other instruments for reference. You can group the ones you don’t want to hear and mute them. Or am I misunderstanding you?

#5

Why shouldn’t it be possible to have full control over what you want to hear (solo) and what not? I mean that’s the whole point of having the groups functionality; if you want to listen to a group of tracks at the same time you just put them in a group! If you want to solo a track, it really must be an easy way to solo it (such as clicking on the solo button!). I am not an instrumental music recorder, I am an electronic-music guy, so I am not concerned with hearing and monitoring other instruments or singers while I am recording another instrument/voice etc.
Of course creating groups is a possibility, but a not in-point solution for a problem which in fact shouldn’t exist at all! :smiley:
So your answer really doesn’t answer my question. But thanks for writing

#6

I don’t have this setup in my production system (I tested it in CachyOS rather than AVLinux), but when I record a track in Ardour 9.8.0 and solo it, all other tracks are muted.

#7

The blue outline on the solo buttons means “implicit solo”, it means there is an audio connection between the soloed track and the implicitly soloed one. Using After-fader-listen or Post-fader-listen instead of the default Solo-in-place in the monitor section or enabling “Solo controls are Listen controls” in preferences allows listening to a track without hearing any implicit solo.

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#8

If i understood you correct:
right click on the group and choose “edit group”
unselect “selection” and “solo”.
Sorry if i misunderstood.

  • misread “Not in the same group” as “in the same group”. My fault .
#9

No my question is not about working with groups, but soloing single tracks, thank you anyway for writing :sunflower:

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#10

@amte

Following these instructions may solve your issue.

Also, I think you can also press SHFT or CTRL and select solo to exclusively solo that track only that is in a group.