I’d really like to see a clearer way of identifying whether a clip is muted or not when using Lanes in WaveLab.
My use case: I use Lanes on my Reference tracks to route audio out to my hardware chains. When new mixes of the same song come in, I organize them as additional Lanes. The issue is that it’s very hard to visually tell if a clip is muted on the timeline, because all clips on a Reference track appear visually muted unless the Listen button is enabled.
I know one workaround is to create a separate Lane and use it as a dedicated “mute lane,” which can then be collapsed but it would be much more helpful if muted clips were visually distinguishable directly on the timeline while working with Lanes. You also can’t use clip colors for this, since colors only appear when the Listen button is active.
I’d prefer to keep all alternate versions and mixes visible at all times, so hiding them with Sideline isn’t really optimal for my workflow. I also need to be able to quickly switch between versions through my hardware chain, which is easy enough by muting/unmuting Lanes, but the real issue is that there’s currently no way to visually see which clips are muted when they’re placed on a Reference track.
Right now the only ways to check are by opening the Clips tab or by enabling the Listen button, since all clips on a Reference track look “muted” by default on the timeline. Even something as simple as allowing muted clips to still show their assigned clip colors (without requiring Listen mode) would be a big improvement.