2 <p>A typical control area or <dfn>bus header<dfn> is shown below:</p>
3 <img src="/images/typical-bus-controls.png" alt="bus controls" />
6 At the top-left of the controls is the name of the bus, which can be
7 edited by double-clicking on it. The new name must be unique within the
8 session. Underneath the name is a copy of the bus' main level fader.
9 The control buttons to the right-hand side are:
12 <tr><th id="mute">M</th>
13 <td><dfn>Mute</dfn>—click to mute the bus. Right-click to display
14 a menu which dictates what particular parts of the bus should be muted.</td></tr>
15 <tr><th id="solo">S</th>
16 <td><dfn>Solo</dfn>—solo the bus. The behaviour of the solo system
17 is described in detail in the section <a
18 href="/mixing/muting-and-soloing/">Muting and Soloing</a>.</td></tr>
19 <tr><th id="automation">A</th>
20 <td><dfn>Automation</dfn>—opens the automation menu for the
21 bus. For details see <a href="@@automation">Automation</a>.</td></tr>
22 <tr><th id="group">G</th>
23 <td><dfn>Group</dfn>—lets you assign the bus to an existing or a
24 new group. For details see <a href="@@the-track-and-bus-group-list">Track and bus groups</a>. </td></tr>