Multipurpose Fader

The multipurpose Fader is used to control volume, panning, and FX level. 

The way tracks are mixed together is determined by the combined volume of all of the tracks in a project. Each track has a fader called the Multipurpose Fader that controls the volume by default (see Figure 2.29). Dragging the slider left and right controls the volume (gain) of the track. The precise volume is indicated numerically to the left of the Fader. Since this is a Multipurpose Fader, it can be used to control not only the volume but also the panning and FX volume of the track. 

Click the Multipurpose Fader mode button to change to a Pan slider. 

You must right-click the Multipurpose Fader Mode button and select Fhe Volume to use the Volume and FX fader to adjust the Dry/Wet mix. 

To use Assignable FX, click the Insert Assignable FX button in the Mixer window. Then select an effect from the Plug-In window that automatically opens. Paradoxically, you do not need to assign tracks to the Assignable FX bus the way you would a hardware or group bus. Instead, the Assignable FX is available to all tracks and you only need to click the Multipurpose fader mode button and select the FX from the list to adjust the volume of the effect in a particular track. 

The main track Volume fader and the FX fader can operate as another set of Dry/Wet faders to control the mix of the effect. By default. Assignable FX are applied after the track volume is set (Post Volume), which means that if the track volume is set to —Inf., nothing leaves the track to be processed by the Assignable FX. Right-click the Multipurpose Fader and change when the Assignable FX is processed by selecting Pre Volume. 

You must right-click the Multipurpose Fader Mode button and select FYe Volume to use the Volruue aud FX feder to adjust the Dry/Wet mix. Yes, this is the same as the previous Note, but it is easy to forget, aud the FX fader and FX envelopes won t work if you dou t do this. 

Sometimes volume problems may be caused by having the entire mix bunched up in the center. By moving instruments and parts to the left or right, you can not only solve loudness and clipping problems but also increase the special characteristics of a mix. Panning can be controlled using the Fader on the various tracks click the Multipurpose fade mode button to switch the function to a Pan Fader. 

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