the track faders.
</p>
+<p class="note">Ardour also provides <a href="@@control-masters-mixer-strips">VCAs</a>
+ that is a very flexible way to adjust the volume of a group of tracks/busses when
+ no additionnal processing is needed.
+</p>
+
<p>
- To create a subgroup from an existing Track/Bus group, context-click on
- the relevant <a href="@@the-track-and-bus-group-list">group tab</a>,
- and choose <kbd class="menu">Add new subgroup bus</kbd>. A new bus will be
- created and every member of the track group will have its outputs disconnected
- from other destinations and then connected to the new bus inputs. The bus
- outputs will feed the master bus unless you have selected manual connections
- for the session. The bus will be named after the track group name.
+ Create a subgroup from an existing Track/Bus group is done by <kbd
+ class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking on the relevant <a
+ href="@@the-track-and-bus-group-list">group tab</a>, and choosing <kbd
+ class="menu">Add new subgroup bus</kbd>. A new bus will be created and every
+ member of the track group will have its outputs disconnected from other
+ destinations and then connected to the new bus inputs. The bus outputs will
+ feed the master bus unless manual connections have been selected in the
+ session preferences. The bus will be named after the track group name.
</p>
<p>
- Alternatively, you can create a group manually, by first adding a new bus,
- then, for each track you want to feed the subgroup bus, disconnect its outputs
- from the master and connect it to the inputs of the subgroup bus instead.
- You can do this in the global audio patchbay or a track by track basis via the
+ Alternatively, a group can be created manually, by first adding a new bus,
+ then, for each track to be fed in the subgroup bus, disconnecting its outputs
+ from the master and connecting it to the inputs of the subgroup bus instead.
+ This can be done in the global audio patchbay or on a track by track basis via the
output button of each track's channel strip.
</p>
<p>
- To remove a subgroup (bus), context-click on the track group tab, and select
- <kbd class="menu">Remove subgroup bus</kbd>. You can also simply delete the
- bus itself. Note that this operation will <strong>not</strong> restore signal
- routing to the way it was before the addition of the subgroup bus—tracks
- that had been subgrouped will be left with their main outputs disconncted.
+ Remove a subgroup (bus) is done by <kbd class="mouse">right </kbd>-clicking on
+ the track group tab, and selecting <kbd class="menu">Remove subgroup
+ bus</kbd>. Simply deleting the bus itself will <strong>not</strong> restore
+ signal routing to the way it was before the addition of the subgroup
+ bus—tracks that had been subgrouped will be left with their main outputs
+ disconnected.
</p>
-