Linking Up Audio Channels

Forum,
How can I link two audio channels from the same clip together so that I don't have to make two identical separate edits?
Trey

Hi Trey,
Under the menu item Multitrack there is Group tracks and Group enable.
Group tracks will take any selected tracks and group their volume faders so that when you move one it moves all of them relatively. Group enable suspends any grouped tracks if it is off.
Grouping has no effect on editing, there is no way to group items so that an edit affects more than one track.
You should investigate the menu Help>Soundtrack Pro User Manual, it is searchable and has answers to most of your questions. Type in "group" and you would have lots of information. It would save me having to look it up for you

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I dont use Pluraleyse ...which I understand to be a synching aid...so I dont know the workflow it imposes on one .
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What actually is the issue with Premieres synch and merge workflow in your case?
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This picture is what it needs to be
This picture below is what it changes to and I have to reset the channel.
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Thanks for your help. I haven't made a copy of the WAV.
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