2 <img src="/images/master-strip.png" alt="The Master strip in the mixer">
4 The Master strip in the mixer
9 The <dfn>Master strip</dfn> in Ardour is very similar to the other
10 <a href="@@audiomidi-busses-mixer-strips">busses mixer strips</a>.
11 There are nevertheless a few differences due to the nature of the
12 Master strip, that is being the last point of treatment before the
18 There is no color affected to the master strip
21 There is exactly one and only one Master Bus Strip for a session, so
22 it cannot be saved as a template, duplicated or removed in the context
23 menu, although it can be renamed.
26 The master strip cannot be hidden or disabled, so there is not
27 <kbd>X</kbd> in the top right, nor an
28 <kbd class="option">Active</kbd> checkbox in the context menu.
31 It is by definition always solo, so there is no <kbd >Solo</kbd> button,
32 and <kbd>Iso</kbd> and <kbd>Lock</kbd> are disabled.
35 If the <a href="@@loudness-analyzer">Master bus output gain control</a>
36 is enabled, two controls are visible:
39 a <kbd>LAN</kbd> button, to start the Loudness Analyzer & Normalizer,
42 a volume slider to that can be controlled manually or set by
48 If the session has a <a href="@@session-properties#properties-monitoring">Monitoring section</a>,
49 two buttons are visible:
52 <kbd>Mute</kbd> to mute the Master bus while the monitoring
56 <kbd>Mon</kbd> to show/hide the monitoring section in the Mixer
62 It cannot belong to a mix group, so the <kbd>Grp</kbd> button is missing.
67 The Master bus strip is <em>always</em> fixed, at the right end of the
68 mixer, regardless of the scrolling position.