Using Solo and Mute shortcuts

Step-by-step

1

Solo venture

Each track header features a solo and mute button specifically for that track. You can freely mute or solo tracks, as many as you like, in any combination by clicking these.

2

Using keys

You can achieve the same effect using your computer keyboard, simply by hitting the S key to solo the selected track(s), or the M key to mute tracks.

3

Solo toggle button

Above the track header list you’ll find the Solo Toggle button. Click this to switch states between no tracks solo’d and the previous combination of solo’d tracks.

4

Solo or mute regions

As well as soloing and muting tracks, you can use keystrokes to mute or solo individual regions. Just select the regions and hit ctrl+m for mute or ctrl+s for solo.

5

Solo region toggle

Once you’ve solo’d a region using ctrl+s, you can click a different region to solo that one instead without stopping playback. Use ctrl+s again to toggle solo on and off.

6

Select all muted regions

For a quick way to unmute a bunch of muted regions, use the shift+m keys to select all muted regions in your project, then use ctrl+m to unmute them all in one click.

7

Unmute all tracks

If you have several muted tracks that you want to quickly unmute, the ctrl+shift+m key command will instantly unmute all currently muted tracks in your project.

8

Solo Lock

Solo Lock mode lets you solo a bunch of regions, then lock that selection so you can edit another region with the original selection still solo’d. Engage it with option+s.

9

Solo safe mode

Hold down ctrl and click a track’s ‘S’ button to put it in solo safe mode. This is like immunity from solo – you’ll still hear this track if you solo any other track.