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Using the Group Parameter
The Group parameter is very useful when you have multiple instances of the Playback
plug-in in a concert, and you want to control their playback relative to each other. By
assigning multiple instances of the plug-in to a group, you can control transport and
other functions of all members of the group simultaneously.
When you start playback for one group, all other groups stop playing. Changing
the following parameters for one member of a group changes the corresponding
parameter for all members of the group: Stop, Return to Start, Fade Out, Go to Previous
Marker, or Go to Next Marker. You can change the following parameters for all members
of a group by holding down the Shift key while editing the parameter for any group
member: Cycle, Meter, Fade Time, Pitch, Sync, Snap To, or Play From.
When you change one of these functions for a group, ungrouped instances of the
Playback plug-in are not affected.
Try This
1 Drag three different audio files between two existing channel strips in the Channel
Strips area.
2 Choose A from the Group pop-up menu for two of the Playback plug-ins.
3 Choose B from the Group menu of the third Playback plug-in.
4 Click the Play button for one of the two plug-ins in Group A.
The other plug-in in Group A starts, but the plug-in in Group B does not start.
5 Try using the Return to Start, Fade Out, and other parameters to see how they affect
the plug-ins in Group A and the plug-in in Group B.
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