Monitoring Audio with the Passthrough Mix Tool

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When you record, you can monitor the mix, volume, and pan values of audio channels with the Passthrough Mix tool. The Passthrough Mix tool adjusts monitored audio only and has no effect on the recorded audio signal.

	Passthrough Mix Tool button
	Input Mix Mode button
	Channel Selection button
	Channel Menu button
	Gang button

To adjust audio in the Passthrough Mix tool:

In the Project window, click the Settings tab.

Double-click Audio Project.

Click the Input tab.

Click the Passthrough Mix Tool button.

Switch the Input Mix Mode button to select a type of input:

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Select Stereo Mix to mix audio channels to a stereo pair. Use the Stereo Mix Tracks pop-up menu to specify which stereo pair to use.

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Select Direct Mix to send the input signal to its corresponding output channel.

In Direct Mix mode, the Pan Value display and pop-up sliders at the bottom of the Passthrough Mix tool are replaced by Channel menu buttons.

Select the audio channel to be adjusted by clicking the Channel Selection button for the appropriate audio channel.

You can select only channels that exist in the source audio.

Adjust the volume as needed. You can adjust the volume of multiple channels by clicking the appropriate Gang button. See Changing an Audio Level in the Passthrough Mix tool.

Adjust the pan values as needed. See Adjusting Pan Values in the Passthrough Mix tool.

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