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284 CHAPTER 15 View Menu - Multitrack View Session Properties Click on this command to show Adobe Audition's Session Properties window, a dockable window which displays useful information about your multitrack session. This window is especially handy to have visible and docked when you're working on loop-based sessions, because loops with defined tempos will match the specified parameters (which is most useful with matching tempo). Multitrack Session Properties window Here are the components of the Session Properties window: Tempo The tempo of the session, measured in beats-per-minute, is shown in this field. Click on the field to make it editable so that you can enter a new figure, if desired. Beats/bar This field shows the number of beats-per-bar. You can change this figure by clicking in the field and entering a new number. Key The session's key is shown here. Select a new key by using the drop-down list, which will automatically update the beats/bar field. Time You'll see the session's time signature in this field. A different time signature may be chosen using the drop-down list. Advanced Clicking on this button takes you to the Advanced Session Properties dialog, which is documented later in this chapter. Metronome Press this button to toggle the on/off status of Adobe Audition's built-in metronome. Show Mixers Window Checking this item displays Adobe Audition's Mixers window, which consists of two tabbed panes - the Track Mixer and the Bus Mixer - as well as a slider that controls the master volume of your session. The Mixers window is dockable, which means you can reposition it at one of several places in the Adobe Audition interface. Or, you may detach it and have it float above Adobe Audition's main window. The Track Mixer's interface mimics a real-world mixing console. It gives you an alternative to Adobe Audition's session window by providing a broader overview of your mixing project, especially if you're working with more than a handful of tracks at once.