graphics\howbutt.gifUsing the Sound Mixer Panel

Sound Mixer Panel lets you adjust the volume of sound devices, or mixer channels, such as CD Player and MIDI/Karaoke Player. The mixer channels that display on the Sound Mixer Panel are determined by the type of sound card installed on your computer. After you adjust a volume, you can exit the Sound Mixer Panel or dock it to the desktop Panel.

You can adjust volumes for each mixer channel using sliders. Mono devices have one slider per mixer channel. Stereo devices have two sliders so that you can adjust the volume of the left and right sound channels independently. You can merge two stereo sliders into one to adjust the volume for each sound channel equally.

The Sound Mixer Panel also lets you balance the volume distribution between the left and right sound channels, or speakers.

You can customize the Sound Mixer Panel by displaying or hiding mixer channels, the Menu Bar, and the tick marks for each mixer channel. You can also change the mixer channel to be used as the record source.