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#1

…to solo or mute multiple tracks??? Thanks.

#2
  1. Put them in a group. Then muting one will mute the others
  2. Do it from the “route inspector” on the pullout … less mouse travel from track to track
  3. Do it from an external controller with physical buttons

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#3

how do the groups function in ardour, are they like a sub group on a physical desk? or do they work more like dca’s.

Having DCA’s would be a nice feature to have if its not already implemented.

#4

@veda_sticks

Groups, as described here, function like neither. They just apply certain operations across all members of the group, so more closer to a much more flexible version of a mute group. You could use Busses for subgroup like functionality.

VCA like functionality has been requested as well for the record.

Seablade
#5

Excelent , I love vca’s coming from the analogue world as its different to a subgroup.

I just checked it out, and found a really nice feature, when you create a group if you right click on the group you can create a subgroup bus. I havnt tested it out further but awesome stuff.

#6

Thanks BenLoftis. The best for me would be to select tracks and press solo or mute, at the moment I try to figure out how to do that via route inspector.