-<p>A typical control area or <dfn>bus header<dfn> is shown below:</p>
-<img src="/images/typical-bus-controls.png" alt="bus controls" />
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/typical-bus-controls.png" alt="bus controls">
+ <figcaption>
+ A bus header section
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
<p>
- At the top-left of the controls is the name of the bus, which can be
- edited by double-clicking on it. The new name must be unique within the
- session. Underneath the name is a copy of the bus' main level fader.
- The control buttons to the right-hand side are:
+ The bus' header is very similar to the <a href="@@audio-track-controls">audio track
+ header</a>, minus :
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>the playlist button, as a bus doesn't have any playlists or regions by itself,
+ it is only a pipe to route audio or midi through</li>
+ <li>the record button, for the same reason.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+ For more information about the bus concept, see <a href="@@understanding-basic-concepts-and-terminology#busses">Understanding basic concepts</a>.
</p>
-<dl>
- <dt id="mute">M</dt>
- <dd><dfn>Mute</dfn>—click to mute the bus. Right-click to display
- a menu which dictates what particular parts of the bus should be muted.</dd>
- <dt id="solo">S</dt>
- <dd><dfn>Solo</dfn>—solo the bus. The behaviour of the solo system
- is described in detail in the section <a
- href="/mixing/muting-and-soloing/">Muting and Soloing</a>.</dd>
- <dt id="automation">A</dt>
- <dd><dfn>Automation</dfn>—opens the automation menu for the
- bus. For details see <a href="@@automation">Automation</a>.</dd>
- <dt id="group">G</dt>
- <dd><dfn>Group</dfn>—lets you assign the bus to an existing or a
- new group. For details see <a href="@@the-track-and-bus-group-list">Track and bus groups</a>. </dd>
-</dl>
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