MixPad allows you to work on an unlimited number of tracks. By default, there are five tracks in the project window, but you can add or delete as many tracks as you need.

Adding and removing tracks

To add a new track, press Ctrl+T. Alternatively you can use the "Add track" icon on the Track tab, or use Track --> Add Track from the menu.

To insert a new track, press Ctrl+Insert. Alternatively you can use the "Insert track" icon on the Track tab.

To delete a track, select it and then press Ctrl+Shift+Delete. Alternatively you can use the "Delete track" icon on the right hand side of the project window, or use Track --> Delete Track from the menu.

Select and move tracks

You can use Up and Down to select a track or use mouse to click the track you want to select. Page Up/Page Down can be used to the select first or last track. Ctrl+Up/Down will move the current selected track up or down.

Recording on multiple tracks

To record to many tracks at the same time, click the Rec button in the control panel of the tracks you want to record to. Clicking the Rec button puts that track into record standby mode. To begin recording all tracks in record mode, click the main record button in the controls at the bottom of the project window.

Setting Audio Options

Each track in MixPad has its own audio options, covering both input and output devices and channels. You can set these options by clicking the Audio Options icon in the track window or you can click the track and select "Audio Options" from the Track menu. Any clips recorded on this track will then use those settings.

To quickly view the audio options for any track, hover your mouse over the Audio Options icon in the track window to make the settings appear.

Muting and soloing tracks

When you are listening to a MixPad project you may wish to only listen to a few tracks at any one time. For instance, you may wish to listen to a quiet piano piece without hearing a loud drum track. The mute button M, which is found in the track control panel, allows you to silence a track. Any track on mute will not play when you play the project. Conversely you can set a track to solo by clicking the S button, also found in the track control panel. When one or more tracks are set to solo, only tracks set to solo will be played.

Collapsing

If you have a complicated mix, you may end up with too many tracks. To avoid unnecessary amounts of scrolling you have the option to collapse the tracks you are not currently editing. To collapse a track, click the small "-" button next to the track title field in the track control panel.

Pan

You can use the pan slider, located in each track control panel, to pan the audio of a track so that it comes out the left channel only, the right channel only, or anywhere in between. The effect of the pan slider on the track will combine with any pan specific fade points you have added to individual clips.

Adding an effect chain

MixPad allows you to build a live effect chain on each track. A live effect chain means that any effect you apply will be applied during playback, which eliminates the need to wait for your audio to render with the effect. To create or edit an effect, simply click the Fx button in the track control panel. MixPad will present you with a window showing the list of effects currently applied to the selected track. Click Add to add a new effect, or select an existing effect and click Edit to edit its properties. Select an effect and click Remove to remove the effect from the chain.

Track Colors

You can assign a color to each track, which may help in visually differentiating tracks from each other. To assign a color, right click on a track and select Track Color from the menu that appears. A color dialog will appear; click a color to select it and click OK to apply it to the track. Note that darker shades have a better contrast against the track background, increasing waveform visibility.

DB Display

DB display is the colorful meter show the DB level when you playing or recording clips. Every track has a DB display, and you can notice there is a peak red line on db display when you playing or recording. This helps you to know the exact db level, and you can clear the peak db red line just simple click on db display.

Mixer Window

The mixer window is a floating window that contains all the track controls in vertical style. It has the same functions as the track controls in the main window but provides easy access to all track controls. Click the Mixer button on the Home tab to open. Here, you can control the master volume as well as each track's volume, and you can also set up every track, including pan, color, mute, solo, etc.

Explorer Bar

The Explorer Bar contains links to the most-used features in MixPad. You can minimize sections you don't use often by clicking the heading. To control the Explorer Bar's appearance, click the View menu and then Explorer Bar.