Here is something I have been wondering about for at least 10 years now, but for some reason have never bothered investigating. Let's say there is a timeline with 3 video tracks, and that I have just inserted something on to V3. When I switch to insert something on to V1, the little TV icon just to the right of where it says V3 and monitors that layer follows me to V1, so I can't see the top layers- until I turn it back on on V3. Is there a way to lock that little monitor to the top layer so I can always monitor all layers? I notice that the audio tracks don't change their monitoring no matter how and where I drag things around.

I happen to be working on DV Xpress Pro Mojo today, but I have noticed this on all the flavors of Avid I have worked on over the years.

Mikey

This also drove me crazy until I found the answer. You can turn off auto monitoring, I think it is in the timeline settings. I am capturing right now and can't look.

Hi Mikey,

Yeah, it's in Timeline Settings.  Turn off Auto Monitoring.

good luck,
Carl

 Wow.

A) That was quick. B) That was easy. C) Why didn't I ask 10 years ago? D) Thanks.

Mikey

turn off auto-monitoring, turn on auto patching. Life is so much easier.