Apple Soundtrack - Manual (Page 87)

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Outputs
Outputs let you route the audio from tracks and busses to physical outputs. If you are
using external audio hardware that supports multiple physical outputs, you can add
outputs to a project and choose the physical output to which each output in the
project sends its audio. You can also send audio from multiple tracks or busses to a
single output, control volume and pan for all the tracks using the output’s controls, and
add effects to the output.
For example, you could have a bus with the dialogue tracks for each actor, and route all
the dialogue busses to a single output. You could route all sound effects tracks to
another output, and adjust the volume or add effects to each output. For a final stereo
mix, you could route both outputs to the same pair of physical output channels
(channels 1 and 2, for example).
Each output has a drag handle, a name, an icon, and a set of controls that appear in the
output’s header in the Timeline. Output controls include a volume slider, a pop-up
menu where you can choose the physical output channels for the output, and buttons
to mute or solo the output and add effects. Outputs do not have pan controls or
Record Enable buttons.
For information about working with tracks, busses, and outputs in the Timeline, see
“
Working with Tracks, Busses, and Outputs ” on page 94.
Tracks, busses, and
outputs in the Timeline