This interface allows more than two output channels. FADE - adjust level for the track. This allows digital clipping to be avoided during EQ by turning down the fader. Track groups do the same thing a console module does except they can do them to multiple tracks. Members of a group can be edited by the group list button on the lower right.
Automation is accomplished by creating automation points.
Grab part of the automation line and drag it to create an automation point. Drag an automation point beyond a point to its left or right to delete it. When a track is muted with automation, the data isn't processed during playback so processing time is reduced. This can be useful for projects where some tracks are used some of the time and other tracks are used other times, but you don't have enough processing power to play all of the tracks simultaneously. For regions where the PAN or FADE is to remain constant, decrease processing time by setting the begin and end automation points equal.