6 <p>A typical control area or <dfn>bus header<dfn> is shown below:</p>
7 <img src="/ardour/manual/html/screenshots/typical-bus-controls.png" alt="bus controls" />
10 At the top-left of the controls is the name of the bus, which can be
11 edited by double-clicking on it. The new name must be unique within the
12 session. Underneath the name is a copy of the bus' main level fader.
13 The control buttons to the right-hand side are:
17 <dd><dfn>Mute</dfn> — click to mute the bus. Right-click to display
18 a menu which dictates what particular parts of the bus should be muted.</dd>
20 <dd><dfn>Solo</dfn> — solo the bus. The behaviour of the solo system
21 is described in detail in the section <a
22 href="/mixing/muting-and-soloing/">Muting and Soloing</a>.</dd>
23 <dt id="automation">a</dt>
24 <dd><dfn>Automation</dfn> — opens the automation menu for the
25 bus. For details see <a href="/automation/">Automation</a>.</dd>
27 <dd><dfn>Group</dfn> — lets you assign the bus to an existing or a
28 new group. For details see <a href="/working-with-tracks/track-and-bus-groups/">Track and bus groups</a>. </dd>