From 615265fee8a6ac99b8310c379e944926993bf88b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexandre Prokoudine Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:04:48 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'Export Sessions' and more --- .../working-with-regions/index.en.md | 2 +- content/exporting-sessions/_index.en.md | 1 + .../exporting-a-range/index.en.md | 1 + .../exporting-a-region/index.en.md | 38 ++++++++++++------- .../exporting-a-session/index.en.md | 13 +++---- .../recording-audio/index.en.md | 2 +- 6 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/editing-sessions/working-with-regions/index.en.md b/content/editing-sessions/working-with-regions/index.en.md index d28d271..5f0064d 100644 --- a/content/editing-sessions/working-with-regions/index.en.md +++ b/content/editing-sessions/working-with-regions/index.en.md @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ don't need anymore. Later on, you can "un-trim" the region (i.e., extend it back to its original full size), even if it has been moved or copied to a new track. -{{< figure alt="Trim" src="en/Ardour4_Trimming_Regions.gif) +{{< figure alt="Trim" src="en/Ardour4_Trimming_Regions.gif" >}} {{% notice tip %}} Like splitting, trimming will obey grid settings. If you don't want your diff --git a/content/exporting-sessions/_index.en.md b/content/exporting-sessions/_index.en.md index 77bc821..3120e99 100644 --- a/content/exporting-sessions/_index.en.md +++ b/content/exporting-sessions/_index.en.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Exporting sessions" +description = "How to export sessions, regions, and ranges in Ardour" chapter = true weight = 6 pre = "6. " diff --git a/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-range/index.en.md b/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-range/index.en.md index 1096bd1..fbe6bde 100644 --- a/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-range/index.en.md +++ b/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-range/index.en.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Exporting ranges" +description = "How to export ranges in Ardour" chapter = false weight = 3 +++ diff --git a/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-region/index.en.md b/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-region/index.en.md index b70d3f8..1d13c9c 100644 --- a/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-region/index.en.md +++ b/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-region/index.en.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Exporting regions" +description = "How to export regions in Ardour" chapter = false weight = 2 +++ @@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ chapter shows you how to do that. To export a region, select it in _Grab_ mode and then right-click into the sub-menu _Export_, or use the top menu: `Region > Export`. -![export region](en/ardour7-export-region-in-right-click-menu.png) +{{< figure alt="export region" src="en/ardour7-export-region-in-right-click-menu.png" >}} This will open up the same export dialog box explained in the [Exporting Sessions](../exporting-a-session) chapter. Choose your options and click **Export**. Only the selected region will be exported. -{{% notice info %}} +{{% notice tip %}} Not all parameters and edits are taken into consideraton when exporting a region. Trimmed, split, stretched and reversed regions can be exported, but edits such as panning and automation are _not_ exported. @@ -37,34 +38,45 @@ process you will need to export all of them. If the number is large, exporting them manually can be tedious. Here's one way of exporting several regions at once. -1. In _Grab_ mode (**G** shortcut), select all the regions you want to export. They do not need to be on the same track. +1. In _Grab_ mode (**G** shortcut), select all the regions you want to export. +They do not need to be on the same track. -![export region](en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-1.png) +{{< figure alt="export region" src="en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-1.png" >}} 2. Go to the `Region > Ranges` menu and choose _Add Range Marker Per Region_. -![export region](en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-2.png) +{{< figure alt="export region" src="en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-2.png" >}} -3. Ardour has now just created range markers that fit exactly the beginning and ending of your selected regions (see the green rectangles in the range markers ruler): +3. Ardour has now just created range markers that fit exactly the beginning and +ending of your selected regions (see the green rectangles in the range markers +ruler): -![export region](en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-3.png) +{{< figure alt="export region" src="en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-3.png" >}} 4. Go to the `Session > Export` menu and choose _Export to Audio File(s)_ (**Alt+E**). -5. In the export dialog box, click on the _Time span_ tab. You will see all the newly created ranges listed there. There is also a default range that stands for the entire session. +5. In the export dialog box, click on the _Time span_ tab. You will see all the +newly created ranges listed there. There is also a default range that stands for +the entire session. -6. Under _Time Span_, click **Select All** and de-select the very first range (the "session" range). The reason is because we want to export the shorter ranges, not the whole session. +6. Under _Time Span_, click **Select All** and de-select the very first range +(the "session" range). The reason is because we want to export the shorter +ranges, not the whole session. -![export region](en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-4.png) +{{< figure alt="export region" src="en/ardour7-export-multiple-regions-4.png" >}} 7. Go back to the main tab (_File format_) and click **Export**. Your regions have now been exported to single audio files. -{{% notice info %}} -This method exports *everything* that falls under each defined time range. In other words, if you have other regions in other tracks sounding simultaneously with the region(s) you want to export, they will be mixed together. Another way of looking at it is this: the export operation will export everything that *plays* under the defined time ranges. If that is not what you want, you can use solo or mute buttons on select tracks to ensure you export only what you want. -{{% /notice %}} +{{% notice info %}} This method exports *everything* that falls under each +defined time range. In other words, if you have other regions in other tracks +sounding simultaneously with the region(s) you want to export, they will be +mixed together. Another way of looking at it is this: the export operation will +export everything that *plays* under the defined time ranges. If that is not +what you want, you can use solo or mute buttons on select tracks to ensure you +export only what you want. {{% /notice %}} ## Continuing diff --git a/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-session/index.en.md b/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-session/index.en.md index 6c05b91..6883d78 100644 --- a/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-session/index.en.md +++ b/content/exporting-sessions/exporting-a-session/index.en.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ +++ title = "Exporting sessions" +description = "How to export sessions in Ardour" chapter = false weight = 1 +++ @@ -20,15 +21,15 @@ before exporting. * Select "All" from the "Number of visible tracks" menu: -![track heights](en/ardour7-track-height.png) +{{< figure alt="track heights" src="en/ardour7-track-height.png" >}} * Click on the **Zoom to Session** button (third button in the zoom options): -![zoom options](en/ardour7-session-zoom-all.png) +{{< figure alt="zoom options" src="en/ardour7-session-zoom-all.png" >}} * You should now have a nice overview of your whole session, like this: -![birds eye view](en/ardour7-birds-eye-view.png) +{{< figure alt="birds eye view" src="en/ardour7-birds-eye-view.png" >}} Listen to your piece one last time and make sure you hear everything the way you want (any **Solo** or **Mute** button you forgot to deactivate? Any volume @@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ To export a session, use the top menu: `Session > Export > Export to Audio File(s)...`. This will open up a dialog box with a number of options. -![Export Session dialog](en/ardour7-exporting-settings.png) +{{< figure alt="Export Session dialog" src="en/ardour7-exporting-settings.png" >}} **Preset** : This is *NOT* where you write the file name. Don't worry about this field now. @@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ default is CD (Red Book), which will give you a 16-bit WAV file with 44.1kHz sample rate. **Add another format** -: if you'd like to export in more than one format at the same time, click on +: If you'd like to export in more than one format at the same time, click on this tab. **Location** @@ -127,5 +128,3 @@ or selected ranges from your session. This will be covered briefly in the next two chapters. Next: [EXPORTING REGIONS](../exporting-a-region) - - diff --git a/content/recording-audio/recording-audio/index.en.md b/content/recording-audio/recording-audio/index.en.md index a900c15..ac2d433 100644 --- a/content/recording-audio/recording-audio/index.en.md +++ b/content/recording-audio/recording-audio/index.en.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ track you wish to record to. volume slider. 2. The track becomes highlighted. -{{< figure alt="Highlighting a track" src="en/ardour7-audio-1-highlight.gif) +{{< figure alt="Highlighting a track" src="en/ardour7-audio-1-highlight.gif" >}} 3. The vertical _Editor Mixer_ strip located on the left side of the _Editor_ window should now show the track you just selected (*Audio 1* in the image