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<spanclass=links><ahref=/ardour-tutorial/en/>Home</a> > <ahref=/ardour-tutorial/en/getting-started/>Getting started</a> > Creating tracks and busses</span></div><divclass=progress><divclass=wrapper><navid=TableOfContents><ul><li><ahref=#what-is-an-audio-track>What is an audio track?</a></li><li><ahref=#what-is-a-bus>What is a bus?</a></li><li><ahref=#how-are-tracks-and-busses-used>How are tracks and busses used?</a></li><li><ahref=#adding-tracks-and-busses>Adding tracks and busses</a></li><li><ahref=#other-types-of-tracks-and-busses>Other types of tracks and busses</a></li><li><ahref=#continuing>Continuing</a></li></ul></nav></div></div></div></div><divid=head-tags></div><divid=body-inner><h1>Creating tracks and busses</h1><h2id=what-is-an-audio-track>What is an audio track?</h2><p>An <em>audio track</em> is a place where you can drag a <em>region</em> from your region
contained within <em>MyTrack</em>).</p><figure><imgsrc=en/Ardour6_Tracks.pngalt=Tracks></figure><h2id=what-is-a-bus>What is a bus?</h2><p>A <em>bus</em> is similar to a track except that it does not contain its own regions.
session will be sent to the Master Bus.</p><h2id=how-are-tracks-and-busses-used>How are tracks and busses used?</h2><p>Audio-processing <em>plugins</em> and <em>automation</em> can be applied to both tracks and
adjusting each separate track that feeds into it.</p><p>Another use of a Bus would be to have a common reverberation plugin, so that any
audio track which requires the reverb effect could be routed to a single bus.</p><h2id=adding-tracks-and-busses>Adding tracks and busses</h2><p><strong>Right-click</strong> in the empty area beneath any existing tracks and busses.
Alternatively, click on the menu <code>Track > Add track, Bus, or VCA...</code> (shortcut
<strong>Ctrl + Shift + N</strong>). The following window will appear:</p><figure><imgsrc=en/Ardour6_Add_Track_or_Bus.pngalt="Add track"></figure><p>Ardour offers different track types depending on the type of data they contain.
This tutorial will only cover audio tracks and busses. (see the <ahref=http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-tracks/track-types/>Ardour
manual</a> for details
on all track types or their brief explanation in a section below).</p><p>Choose <em>Audio tracks</em> or <em>Audio busses</em> to specify whether you want to create
tracks or busses.</p><p>The <em>Add</em> numeric input box lets you specify how many tracks (or busses) you would
to like to create.</p><p>You can optionally give a <em>Name</em> to the track or bus being created. The
<em>Configuration</em> drop-down menu allows you to specify how many channels of audio
you’d like the new track or Bus to handle. For example, if you will be recording
your voice on this track using a single microphone, choose <em>Mono</em>. If you plan
to import a clip from an existing song and place it on this track, choose
<em>Stereo</em>. The choice made here will also affect which plugins you can use on the
track (mono tracks cannot use stereo plugins and vice versa).</p><p>The <em>Position</em> menu lets you choose where you want the new track or bus to be
manual</a>.</p><p>Click the <strong>Add and Close</strong> button to create the tracks or busses you have just
configured, and automatically close the <em>Add Track</em> window. The tracks you just
created will appear as new rows in the main canvas. If you want to add multiple
tracks with different configuration, opt for <strong>Add selected items (and leave
dialog open)</strong> instead.</p><h2id=other-types-of-tracks-and-busses>Other types of tracks and busses</h2><p>When adding tracks and busses to your project, you’ll see more options
available. Here is a quick overview of them.</p><p><strong>MIDI tracks</strong> are similar to audio tracks: they have regions with MIDI data,
they can have multiple plugins in a processor box, e.g. a software synthesizer
or a sampler followed by a delay plugin followed by an EQ plugin.</p><p><strong>MIDI busses</strong> are similar to audio busses, but they can only transform
incoming MIDI data.</p><p><strong>Foldback busses</strong> are meant for stage monitoring mixes where you might want
giving each performer a customized mix that goes right into their earpiece.
E.g. more rhythm section and less brass section in the mix for a solo
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