Speaker channels – Solo and Mute vs. Disabling

The speakers that are distributed around the surround field represent the output configuration. You can disable speakers or solo/mute them.

Muted speaker


This speaker is muted.

Soloed speaker


This speaker is soloed.

Disabled speaker


This speaker is disabled.

  • Alt-click on a speaker symbol to disable that speaker (the speaker symbol is grayed out) so that no audio will be routed to this surround channel. The signal that would otherwise be sent to this speaker is distributed to the other speakers instead.

    Note that the signal is distributed in such a way that the power level stays constant all the time.

  • Click on a speaker symbol to solo that speaker (the speaker symbol turns red). That way you will only hear the signal sent to this speaker. All other speakers are muted (yellow speaker symbol). This can be used for testing purposes, e. g. to make sure that a signal is sent to a specific speaker as intended.

    Note that you can solo several speakers at the same time by clicking on them one after the other. By Ctrl/Cmd-clicking on a speaker symbol, this speaker is soloed exclusively, and all other speakers are muted.

Note

Solo and Mute cannot be automated!