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Split Mode Select the Splitter mode that suits your needs, from the following choices:

Normal Splits the signal into two or more identical copies. This is useful for any sort of parallel pro-

cessing, such as "New York"compression or vocal multiprocessing.

Channel Split Splits stereo signals into pairs of mono signals, for independent processing of left and

right channel information. With two splits, this turns a stereo signal into a pair of left/right mono signals.

With four splits, you get two sets of left-right mono signals.

Frequency Split Splits a signal into isolated bands of frequencies, at the frequencies you specify. With

two splits, the signal is crossed-over into two frequency bands, split at a single frequency. With three

splits, there are three bands, split at two crossover frequencies, and so on. When more than one fre-

quency split is employed, The splits are numbered from low frequency to high.

Much like you can move effects modules into different places in the signal chain, you can move Splitter modules to the

position of your choice, as well as freely move effects into and out of each split path. To remove a Splitter module, click its

triangle to open the pop-up menu and choose Remove. If you remove a splitter module that has effects inserted within its

split signals, those effects are reconnected in series.

Splitter effects chains are compensated for plug-in delay automatically, retaining the proper time relationship between all

split channels.

Groups

As discussed in the Edit Groups section of the Editing chapter, it is possible to group multiple Tracks together so that any

edits done to an Event on one Track in the Group are automatically done to all Events for all Tracks in the Group. These

same Edit Groups affect how their related Channel faders behave in the Console.

Create or Dissolve a Group in the Console

To create a Group in the Console, select the desired Channels and then [Right]/[Ctrl]-click and select Group Selected

Tracks from the pop-up menu. To dissolve, or ungroup, grouped Channels in the Console, [Right]/[Ctrl]-click on any

Channel in the Group and select Dissolve Group from the pop-up menu.

When an Audio Channel is in a Group, the Group icon appears on the Channel.

Group Behavior in the Console

When a Channel is placed in a Group, its fader is linked to the faders for all other Tracks in the Group, so that all of the

faders move when any of them is moved. The movement of faders in the Group is relative to one another, maintaining the

correct dB value relationships among the faders. Note that Channel Pan is not affected by grouping, as Channels within a

Group are very often panned separately.

Solo, Mute, Record Enable, and Monitor Enable controls are also linked for all Channels in a Group. No other aspect of the

Channel in the Console is affected by grouping.

Instrument Tracks in the Arrange view have no direct representation in the Console. The audio outputs of the virtual

instruments to which they are routed have corresponding channels in the Console. Grouping Instrument Tracks in the

Arrange view only affects editing Events on those Tracks, unless the Tracks are routed to virtual instruments. In this case,

grouping behavior is applied to the corresponding Instrument Channels in the Console as well.

Temporarily Suspend Groups

It is possible to temporarily suspend a Group so that, for instance, the fader for a Channel in a Group can be edited without

affecting the other Channels in the Group. To suspend the Group, hold [Alt]/[Option] on the keyboard while clicking on the

Fader, Mute, Solo, Record Enable, or Monitor Enable controls. Note that [Alt]/[Option]-clicking Solo on a grouped Track

clears the Solo status of all Tracks in the Console; if you wish to solo a grouped Track along with other Tracks outside the

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