Neville, your instructions for removing a bus automation were on the mark. Thanks. For some reason I thought it was not possible to do this in the bus pane even though I had seen that checkbox in the delete dialog many times. The Master Bus' Output Gain was placed back on 0 db and it stayed there and did not deviate. Good deal. Thanks, again. SLB _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery