Contextual Audio Editing

Working with Tracks

Tracks are the horizontal audio lanes in the CAE timeline. Each track holds one or more clips and has its own header with playback and editing controls.

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Track Header Controls

Control

Description

Track name

Label identifying the track (Track 1, Track 2, Track 3). Can be editable on hover

Gain (dB)

Current track gain level, shown in decibels

Lock

Locks the track — clips on it can't be moved, trimmed, or deleted while locked

Mute (M)

Silences the track during playback without removing it from the project

Text (T)

Shows/hides this track's lines in the transcript area above.

Speaker icon

Opens gain control for the track — adjusts the track's volume level (the dB value shown in the header)

Track Visibility

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The View menu includes options that control how tracks are displayed:

  • Show All Tracks (B) — when enabled, all tracks are shown in the timeline; when disabled, only one track is shown