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-Sections of audio are called **Regions** in Ardour.
+Sections of audio are called _regions_ in Ardour. To compose the short rhythmic
-
+passage we've been working on, we will need to know how to _select_, _move_,
-To compose the short rhythmic passage we've been working on, we will need to know how
+_split_ and _trim_ these regions, as well as how to _fade in_ or _fade out_
-to **Select**, **Move**, **Split** and **Trim** these Regions, as well
+their volume and create _crossfades_ between them. Some of these options may
-as how to **Fade In** or **Fade Out** their volume and create
+need to happen at specific _edit points_ in the composition, or according to the
-**Crossfades** between them. Some of these options may need to happen at
+musical _meter_ we can define with the _timeline_ and the _grid_ as well.
-specific **Edit Points** in the composition, or according to the musical
-**Meter** we can define with the **Timeline** and the **Grid** as well.
 
 ## Selecting Regions
 
-The **Grab Mode** (shortcut "*G*") is the tool to select and move objects. It is located just below
+The _Grab_ mode (**G** shortcut) is the tool to select and move objects. It is
-the Transport Menu in the Editor Window (the little "hand" icon). You
+located just below the transport menu in the _Editor_ window (the little "hand"
-will use this tool a lot in your Ardour work.
+icon). You will use this tool a lot in your Ardour work.
 
-![Object Tool](en/Ardour4_Grab_Mode.png) 
+![Object Tool](en/ardour7-grab-mode.png) 
 
 When it is active, your mouse pointer will look like a little hand icon.
 
 Try all of the operations below, for practice:
 
--   Click on the Waveform of the region to select it. Click and drag on
+- Click on the waveform of the region to select it. Click and drag on a region
-    a region to move it around (left and right within the same track,
+to move it around (left and right within the same track, but also up and down
-    but also up and down onto other tracks).
+onto other tracks).
 
--   Use "*Control*" + "*Click*" to create and drag around a *copy* of
+- Use **Ctrl+Click** to create and drag around a _copy_ of the region.
-    the region.
 
--   You can select multiple regions by holding the "*Shift*" key while clicking on each region you want to select.
+- You can select multiple regions by holding the **Shift** key while clicking
+on each region you want to select.
     
--   You can also drag a selection box over multiple Regions to select
+- You can also drag a selection box over multiple regions to select them all.
-    them all.
 
-![object selection](en/Ardour4_Object_Selection.png) 
+![object selection](en/ardour7-object-selection.png) 
 
--   Move multiple regions at the same time after selecting them. 
+- Move multiple regions at the same time after selecting them. 
 
--   You can select several sequential regions on one track all at once
+- You can select several sequential regions on one track all at once by holding
-    by holding down the "Shift" key while selecting the first and the
+down the **Shift** key while selecting the first and the last regions of the
-    last Regions of the sequence (copy a few regions on the same track
+sequence (copy a few regions on the same track to try this out).
-    to try this out).
 
--   When you select a single Region, make sure to click on the Waveform
+- When you select a single region, make sure to click on the waveform section of
-    section of its rectangle. The lower stripe with the Region name is
+its rectangle. The lower stripe with the region name is used for a different
-    used for a different action (see **Trimming Regions** below).
+action (see the _Trimming Regions_ section below).
     
--   Use the "Del" key to delete selected regions.
+- Use the **Del** key to delete selected regions.
 
--   Standard copy ("*Control*" + "*C*"), cut ("*Control*" + "X"), and
+- Standard copy (**Ctrl+C**), cut (**Ctrl+X**), and paste (**Ctrl+V**)
-    paste ("*Control*" + "V") operations also work with regions. 
+operations also work with regions. 
 
 ## Moving Regions
 
-While moving a Region, a **Timecode** will appear on the screen in
+While moving a region, a _timecode_ will appear on the screen in yellow numbers.
-yellow numbers. This Timecode is the Region's starting point on the
+This timecode is the region's starting point on the timeline. The unit of this
-**Timeline**. The unit of this timecode is the same as the unit of the
+timecode is the same as the unit of the primary clock, which you can change by
-First Clock, which you can change by right-clicking on the Second Clock
+right-clicking on the clock and choosing a new unit (_Minutes:Seconds_,
-and choosing a new unit (Minutes:Seconds, Bar:Beats, etc).
+_Bar:Beats_, etc).
 
-You can move Regions horizontally (sideways) to a different point in
+You can move regions horizontally (sideways) to a different point in time on the
-time on the same Track, or you can move the selected Region vertically
+same track, or you can move the selected region vertically (up or down) to a
-(up or down) to a different Track. 
+different track. 
 
-When a set of one or more Regions is selected, you can move the whole
+When a set of one or more regions is selected, you can move the whole set by
-set by dragging with the mouse.
+dragging with the mouse.
 
 {{% notice note %}}
-Make sure to select the Region in its waveform section, because
+Make sure to select the region in its waveform section, because selecting the
-selecting the bottom title bar area is used for a different action (see
+bottom title bar area is used for a different action (see _Trimming Regions_
-**Trimming Regions** below).
+below).
 {{% /notice %}}
 
 ## Duplicating Regions
 
-In addition to "*Control*" + "*Click*" + *drag* and standard copy/paste,
+In addition to **Ctrl+Click+Drag** and standard copy/paste, Ardour offers
-Ardour offers other handy ways to duplicate regions. Use the Grab Mode (Select/Move
+other handy ways to duplicate regions. Use the _Grab_ mode (select/move
-Objects) to select one or more Regions, then use the **Duplicate**
+objects) to select one or more regions, then use the _Duplicate_ function to
-function to make one or more copies (menu *Regions > Duplicate*).
+make one or more copies (menu `Regions > Duplicate`). Three options are
-Three options are available:
+available:
 
--   **Duplicate** (shortcut "*Alt*" + "*D*"): make a copy of the
+- _Duplicate_ (shortcut **Alt+D**): make a copy of the selected region on
-    selected region on the same track, immediately after the original.
+the same track, immediately after the original.
--   **Multi-Duplicate** (shortcut "*Shift*" + "*D*"): make multiple
-    copies of the selected region at once (same track, in sequence). You
-    can specify the number of duplications.
--   **Fill Track**: make as many copies of the selected region as needed
-    to fill the entire track, all the way up to the **End** marker on
-    the timeline. 
 
-In the following screenshot, regions have been duplicated using the
+- _Multi-Duplicate_ (shortcut **Shift+D**): make multiple copies of the
-methods above.
+selected region at once (same track, in sequence). You can specify the number
+of duplications.
+
+- _Fill Track_: make as many copies of the selected region as needed to fill
+the entire track, all the way up to the _End_ marker on the timeline. 
+
+In the following screenshot, regions have been duplicated using the methods
+above.
 
 ![Duplicate](en/Ardour4_Region_Duplicate.png) 
 
 ## Using Edit Points
 
-When you use the standard copy/cut/paste commands, where exactly will
+When you use the standard copy/cut/paste commands, where exactly will the
-the regions be pasted? The exact location is determined by the **Edit
+regions be pasted? The exact location is determined by the edit point
-Point** drop-down menu.
+drop-down menu.
 
-![Edit Point](en/Ardour4_Edit_Point_Menu.png) 
+![Edit Point](en/ardour7-edit-point-menu.png) 
 
-If **Mouse** is selected as the Edit Point, the copied Region will be
+If _Mouse_ is selected as the edit point, the copied region will be pasted at
-pasted at the current position of the mouse.
+the current position of the mouse.
 
-If **Playhead** is selected as the Edit Point, the copied Region will be
+If _Playhead_ is selected as the edit point, the copied region will be pasted
-pasted at red Playhead line on the same Track where the original Region
+at the red playhead line on the same track where the original region is.
-is.
 
-Finally, if **Marker** is selected as the Edit Point, then the copied
+Finally, if _Marker_ is selected as the edit point, then the copied region
-Region will be pasted immediately after the currently selected
+will be pasted immediately after the currently selected _location marker_.
-**Location Marker**.
 
 ## Markers
 
-It is very useful to be able to tag different locations in a session for
+It is very useful to be able to tag different locations in a session for later
-later use when editing and mixing. Ardour supports several ways for
+use when editing and mixing. Ardour supports several ways for doing this. The
-doing this. The most common method is using **Location Markers**, which
+most common method is using _location markers_, which define specific positions
-define specific positions in time. 
+in time. 
  
-Location Markers can be added to the Timeline by right-clicking on the
+Location markers can be added to the timeline by right-clicking on the
-Location Markers strip and selecting **Add New Location Marker**. If you
+_Location Markers_ strip and selecting _Add New Location Marker_. If you don't
-don't see the Location Markers strip, right-click on the timeline and
+see the _Location Markers_ strip, right-click on the timeline and select it to
-select it to make it visible. Location Markers can also be selected with
+make it visible. Location markers can also be selected with the mouse and
-the mouse and moved to new positions. Right-clicking on a location
+moved to new positions. Right-clicking on a location marker lets you rename
-marker lets you rename the marker, among other options. 
+the marker, among other options. 
 
 ![Loc Marker](en/Ardour4_Location_Marker.png) 
 
 {{% notice tip %}}
-When you first create a new session, two location markers are
+When you first create a new session, two location markers are automatically
-automatically added by default. These are the **start** and **end**
+added by default. These are the _start_ and _end_ markers that you see in
-markers that you see in the screenshot above. If you don't see the
+the screenshot above. If you don't see the _end_ marker, zoom out enough and
-**end** marker, zoom out enough and you will find it. 
+you will find it. 
 {{% /notice %}}
 
 ## Splitting Regions
 
-To **Split** a Region simply means to divide a single Region into two
+To _split_ a region simply means to divide a single region into two independent
-independent Regions. There are two ways of accomplishing this:
+regions. There are two ways of accomplishing this:
 
-* You can use the Cut Mode (shortcut *"C"*) to point and click anywhere you want to split; or
+* You can use the _Cut_ mode (**C** shortcut) to point and click anywhere you
-* You can stay in Grab Mode and use the shortcut *"S"* (for "Split"). In this last case, the point at which a Region will be split depends
+want to split; or
-on the currently selected Edit Point. If Mouse is selected as your
+
-current Edit Point, select a Region and place the cursor at the point
+* You can stay in the _Grab_ mode and use the **S** shortcut (for "Split").
-you would like to Split, then type "*S*" (same as going to menu **Edit** > **Split Region**).
+In this last case, the point at which a region will be split depends on the
+currently selected edit point. If _Mouse_ is selected as your current edit
+point, select a region and place the cursor at the point you would like to
+_Split_, then type **S**" (same as going to menu `Edit > Split Region`).
 
 ![Split](en/Ardour4_Split_Region.png)
 
-After being split, the original single Region becomes two independent regions, 
+After being split, the original single region becomes two independent regions, 
 with a new name for each, as in the image above. The two new regions are now 
 entirely independent. You can move and edit them separately.
 
 ![Split](en/Ardour4_Split_Region_Moved.png)
 
-Regions can also be split by using the Playhead or a Marker as the Edit
+Regions can also be split by using the playhead or a marker as the edit point. 
-Point. 
 
-Split Regions will receive a name derived from the original name of its parent region, and you will see
+The split regions will receive a name derived from the original name of its
-this reflected in your regions List. For example, in the image above, you see two regions called pink.15 and pink.16, which means there were split from a parent Region called "pink" (not shown in image).
+parent region, and you will see this reflected in your regions list. For
+example, in the image above, you see two regions called _pink.15_ and _pink.16_,
+which means there were split from a parent region called "pink" (not shown in
+image).
 
 {{% notice tip %}}
-Splitting ranges will follow your Grid settings. For example, if you have an active Grid set for Bars, splits will happen at the bar boundaries. If you choose "No Grid", splits will happen wherever the Edit point is, regardless of any Grid.
+Splitting ranges will follow your grid settings. For example, if you have an
+active grid set for bars, splits will happen at the bar boundaries. If you
+choose _No Grid_, splits will happen wherever the edit point is, regardless of
+any grid.
 {{% /notice %}}
 
 ## Trimming Regions
 
-If you move the cursor near the left or right side edge of a Region, you will see that the pointer becomes an arrow. Click and drag inwards from either end of the Region, and the Region will be shortened
+If you move the cursor near the left or right side edge of a region, you will
-accordingly. This is called **Trimming** the Region. Regions can be
+see that the pointer becomes an arrow. Click and drag inwards from either end
-trimmed from the start of the Region (drag from left to right at the
+of the region, and the region will be shortened accordingly. This is called
-edge) or from the end (drag from right to left).
+_trimming_ the region. Regions can be trimmed from the start of the region
+(drag from left to right at the edge) or from the end (drag from right to
+left).
 
-This action is non-destructive: no audio is actually being deleted. It
+This action is non-destructive: no audio is actually being deleted. It is as
-is as if you were just "hiding" those portions of the Region that you
+if you were just "hiding" those portions of the region that you don't want or
-don't want or don't need anymore. Later on, you can "un-trim" the Region
+don't need anymore. Later on, you can "un-trim" the region (i.e., extend it
-(i.e., extend it back to its original full size), even if it has been
+back to its original full size), even if it has been moved or copied to a new
-moved or copied to a new Track.
+track.
 
 ![Trim](en/Ardour4_Trimming_Regions.gif)
 
 {{% notice tip %}}
-Like Splitting, Trimming will obey **Grid** settings. If you don't want your
+Like splitting, trimming will obey grid settings. If you don't want your
-trimming to be constrained to any grid, simply turn the grid off (**No
+trimming to be constrained to any grid, simply turn the grid off (_No Grid_).
-Grid**).
 {{% /notice %}}
 
 ## Deleted Regions
 
-Because Ardour is non-destructive, the Regions you have deleted from
+Because Ardour is non-destructive, the regions you have deleted from tracks
-tracks are not completely removed from the Session. They can always be
+are not completely removed from the session. They can always be accessed again
-accessed again from the Region List on the far right side of the Editor
+from the region list on the far right side of the _Editor_ window (Regions can
-Window (Regions can be dragged from the list onto any tracks).
+be dragged from the list onto any tracks).
 
 ## Creating Fades in Regions
 
-A **Fade** is a change in the volume of a Region, either as the Region
+A _fade_ is a change in the volume of a region, either as the region starts or
-starts or as it ends. A Fade at the start of the Region is a **Fade
+as it ends. A fade at the start of the region is a _fade in_, and at the end
-In**, and at the end of a Region it is a **Fade Out**. Each Region has
+of a region it is a _fade out_. Each region has two small handles along the
-two small handles along the top corners, which can be dragged inwards
+top corners, which can be dragged inwards from either edge to create a fade in
-from either edge to create a Fade In or Fade Out. The screenshot below
+or fade out. The screenshot below shows a fade in (indicated by the shaded
-shows a Fade In (indicated by the shaded area). 
+area). 
 
 ![Fades1](en/Ardour4_Fades_1.png) 
 
-In fact, every Region has a Fade In and Fade Out built-in. By default,
+In fact, every region has a fade in and fade out built-in. By default, the
-the region fade is very short, and serves to avoid clicks in the
+region fade is very short and serves to avoid clicks in the transitions at
-transitions at the start and end of the region. By adjusting the regions
+the start and end of the region. By adjusting the regions fade length as shown
-fade length as shown above, a more gradual transition can be
+above, a more gradual transition can be accomplished.
-accomplished.
 
-By right-clicking on one of the Fades (the shaded area), the speed
+By right-clicking on one of the fades (the shaded area), the speed of the fade
-of the Fade can also be adjusted.
+can also be adjusted.
 
 ![Fade Options](en/Ardour4_Fade_Options.png) 
 
 ## Crossfading Between Two Regions
 
-When one Region Fades Out while another Fades In, this is called a
+When one region fades out while another fades in, this is called a
-**Crossfade**. If the two Regions are in different Tracks, you can use
+_crossfade_. If the two regions are in different tracks, you can use the
-the method described above with the Fade In and Fade Out handles. The
+method described above with the fade in and fade out handles. The following
-following screenshot shows an example. 
+screenshot shows an example. 
 
 ![Crossfade](en/Ardour4_Crossfade_1.png) 
 
-However, if both Regions are in the same Track, you need to overlap them
+However, if both regions are in the same track, you need to overlap them in
-in order to create a crossfade. When regions overlap on the same track,
+order to create a crossfade. When regions overlap on the same track, Ardour
-Ardour treats them as *layers*, that is, one of the regions is
+treats them as *layers*, that is, one of the regions is considered to be on
-considered to be on top of the other. The important rule to understand
+top of the other. The important rule to understand is:
-is:
 
-*The Fade In (or Fade Out) of the topmost region represents the
+*The fade in (or fade out) of the topmost region represents the crossfade
-crossfade between the two regions.*
+between the two regions.*
 
-Once you understand this principle, it's easy to create and control
+Once you understand this principle, it's easy to create and control crossfades
-crossfades between regions. Here's an example. The two separate regions
+between regions. Here's an example. The two separate regions seen below will
-seen below will be made to overlap in order to create a crossfade.
+be made to overlap in order to create a crossfade.
 
 ![Crossfade2](en/Ardour4_Crossfade_2.png) 
 
-Note that we did not add any extra Fade Out to the first region, but we
+Note that we did not add any extra fade out to the first region, but we did
-did add a longer Fade In to the second region. Then we drag the second
+add a longer fade in to the second region. Then we drag the second region
-region partly on top of the first:
+partly on top of the first:
 
 ![Crossfade3](en/Ardour4_Crossfade_3.png) 
 
-The Fade In of the second region works now as the crossfade between the
+The fade in of the second region works now as the crossfade between the two
-two regions. In other words, the first region will fade out in a mirror
+regions. In other words, the first region will fade out in a mirror image way
-image way as the second region fades in.
+as the second region fades in.
 
-In order for this to work, though, we need to make sure that the region
+In order for this to work, though, we need to make sure that the region that
-that has the desired fade is *on top* in Ardour's layering system. In
+has the desired fade is *on top* in Ardour's layering system. In order to
-order to change layering of regions, select a region and go to the menu
+change layering of regions, select a region and go to the menu `Region >
-*Region > Layering*. 
+Layering`. 
 
-![Crossfade4](en/Ardour4_Crossfade_4.png) 
+![Crossfade4](en/ardour7-crossfade-4.png) 
 
-The difference may be hard to hear if you are doing this with the very
+The difference may be hard to hear if you are doing this with the very short
-short percussive sounds we imported earlier. To really hear the effect,
+percussive sounds we imported earlier. To really hear the effect, import a
-import a couple of longer samples to try it out (for example, a sample
+couple of longer samples to try it out (for example, a sample of rain sounds,
-of rain sounds, and another of a human voice). Overlap several seconds
+and another of a human voice). Overlap several seconds of your long samples on
-of your long samples on the same track. You will hear the difference as
+the same track. You will hear the difference as you move the second region to
-you move the second region to the bottom ("Lower to Bottom"), and then
+the bottom (_Lower to Bottom_), and then back to top (_Raise to Top_). When
-back to top ("Raise to Top"). When it's on top, we will hear the desired
+it's on top, we will hear the desired crossfade. When it's at the bottom, we
-crossfade. When it's at the bottom, we will hear no crossfade, just an
+will hear no crossfade, just an abrupt change from first to second region
-abrupt change from first to second region (assuming your first region
+(assuming your first region has no fade out specified, as in the screenshots
-has no Fade Out specified, as in the screenshots above).
+above).
 
 ## Using Grid Settings
 
-Experiment with the **Grid** setting, as discussed in the **Setting Up
+Experiment with the _Grid Mode_ setting, as discussed in the _Setting Up the
-the Timeline** chapter, to give different kinds of **Quantization**—in
+Timeline_ chapter, to give different kinds of quantization — in other
-other words, to constrain the boundaries of each Region to certain grid
+words, to constrain the boundaries of each region to certain grid points.
-points. Here, the Grid has been activated and set to **Beats/16**, to
+Here, the grid has been activated and set to _Beats/16_, to quantize the
-quantize the Regions to sixteenth notes within each bar. You may wish to
+regions to sixteenth notes within each bar. You may wish to trim the endpoints
-Trim the endpoints of some of the samples, as discussed above, to fit
+of some of the samples, as discussed above, to fit within the metric structure
-within the metric structure you have set up (for example, the hihat
+you have set up.
-samples in the screen below have been trimmed so that they don't not
-overlap with each other).
 
-![Beat](en/Ardour4_Beat.png) 
+![Beat](en/ardour7-beat.png) 
 
 ## Continuing
 
-In the next chapter, we will explore a few more things you can do with Regions
+In the next chapter, we will explore a few more things you can do with regions
 
 Next: [FURTHER REGION OPERATIONS](../further-region-operations)