Audio Channel Strip

A virtual audio-only input that acts as an internal AUX/BUS for routing audio between layers. Useful for sending audio from one or several layers to a separate processing chain (for example to apply effects, mix multiple sources together, route a sub-mix to a specific output, or feed an audio-only target without producing any video). Carries no video, no signal of its own — audio must be routed in from other inputs or layers.

Audio Channel Strip - Settings

(No properties documented for this component.)

Inherits from: AbstractInput, AbstractAudioProcessing, AbstractAudioMetering.

See also: Audio Channel Strip in Script Engine Objects.

Shared input properties

Every input — regardless of source type — exposes the following property groups. They are surfaced in the property panel only when Show advanced options is enabled on the input.

Icon

• Icon text — short text shown on the input's icon in the Inputs list. Useful as a quick visual label (channel number, mic name, camera position) to tell otherwise-similar inputs apart at a glance. Empty by default; has no effect on rendering or routing.

Audio mixer

• Hide in audio mixer — when on, hides the input from the audio mixer view without disabling its audio. Useful for de-cluttering the mixer while keeping the audio routed (e.g. fixed background music, ambient beds, pre-aligned playout). [default=false]

Render Options

• Invisible (Do not render in scene) — when on, the input is skipped during rendering and produces no picture on any layer or scene. Audio routing is unaffected. Toggle from a script for cued-in / cued-out behaviour during a show. [default=false]
• Do not render input — disables the input's internal render entirely (no decode or capture work is done). Stronger than Invisible: that one renders but doesn't display; this one stops the input from doing any work at all. Useful for reducing CPU / network load on heavy sources (e.g. high-bitrate RTMP / SRT streams, large media files) when the input is temporarily not needed. Audio meters are cleared while disabled. [default=false]
• Do not render input controller — chooses what drives the Do not render input flag. Let Composer decide (the default) hands control to the project-level Render Tuning optimiser, which automatically pauses inputs that aren't used by any active scene. Manual Configuration ignores Render Tuning and lets the Do not render input toggle control the flag directly — use this to keep a network source warm even when it's currently off-air, or to take a heavy input down by hand regardless of scene activity. [default=Let Composer decide]

Optional TAGS

• TAGS — one or more free-form tag words used to classify this input (typically space- or comma-separated). Picked up by Composer's Smart Search to filter or find inputs by category — e.g. camera, music, interview, sponsor. Has no effect on rendering.

Audio configuration and processing options

For inputs capable of processing audio, additional audio configuration and processing options are available through the audio mixer and the Channel Strip Inspector.

• Audio mixer — monitor levels, adjust gain and pan, mute / solo inputs, and configure auxiliary sends to Audio Channel Strip submix buses, all from a centralised mixer-style interface.
• Channel Strip Inspector — advanced per-strip audio processing for the selected input:
  • Input trim, stereo remapping, and audio delay
  • Channel mapping (8-channel mode unlocks the full MAPPING tab)
  • Gate
  • Low-cut filter
  • Equaliser (5-band parametric)
  • Compressor
  • Sidechain ducking (a second compressor whose gain reduction is driven by another input's level — e.g. dipping music under a voice-over)
  • Limiter

For the full audio signal flow, see Audio processing workflow.