Grouping/hiding multiple tracks in console view

[cwiggins999 1]

I have a track folder full of string tracks, and all those tracks route to a Strings bus. Is there a way to hide/show all of those tracks as a group in the console view? I'm typically only dealing with them as a submix, and I'd rather not hide/show them individually. 

[Bill Phillips 155]

On 6/4/2020 at 5:24 PM, cwiggins999 said:

I have a track folder full of string tracks, and all those tracks route to a Strings bus. Is there a way to hide/show all of those tracks as a group in the console view? I'm typically only dealing with them as a submix, and I'd rather not hide/show them individually. 

Yes. You can press "H" to open the console view  track manager, scroll to and "un-tick" the strings folder and click OK to hide them all; and repeat the process to "tick" the folder to show the string tracks.

You need to be careful to make sure that the console view is selected when you press "H" if both the console view and any portion of the track view are visible. There are separate track managers for the track and console view as long as the "Keep track/console views in sync" option on the track manager is un-ticked.

[Billy86 108]

“There are separate track managers for the track and console view as long as the "Keep track/console views in sync" option on the track manager is un-ticked.”
 

Wow. Wait. What? I’ve fought with this Issue for a while. I hide a folder of stuff in track view and would love all that stuff to be hidden in console view to free up screen real estate. Never understood why, if I had things hidden in track view and had Keep track/console views in sync, those same elements would not be hidden in console view. Isn’t that what keeping “views in synch” means? If the views are controlled completely separately, what is the point of “Keep track/console views in sync“?

I’ll give what you suggest a shot, Bill.

[Bill Phillips 155]

4 hours ago, Billy86 said:

I hide a folder of stuff in track view and would love all that stuff to be hidden in console view to free up screen real estate.

I don't sync track and console views. I hide everything except active audio/midi tracks and track folders in track view. I'll also show buses and aux tracks when working on bus and aux automation.

I only show anything with controls I want access to (all active tracks including aux tracks and active buses) in console view.