Update 'Saving a Snapshot' following comments from @x42
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A _snapshot_ is a representation of the current state of a session at some point
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in time. In a nutshell, it's like versioning your project by giving every
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version a meaningful name.
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A _snapshot_ is a representation of the current state of a session. In a
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nutshell, it's like versioning your project by giving every version a
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meaningful, descriptive name. Even though it's not really exposed to users,
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every session always has at least one snapshot which is whatever you have
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there at the moment.
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Let's say you recorded a song in your home studio and you are trying different
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arrangements to see which one works best. Instead of creating multiple sessions
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**Snapshot (& keep working on current version)**
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: You will create a new snapshot and continue working on the original version.
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Mental model: "I think this is good enough, I might want returning to that
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later, so I'll save a snapshot, undo, then carry on with my original idea
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regardless".
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Any new saves will overwrite the current state of the project, the newly
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created snapshot will not be affected. Mental model: "I think I'm about to
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change things in a major way, so I need a backup if everything goes sideways
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with my experiment".
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**Snapshot (& switch to new version)**
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: You will create a new snapshot and switch to working on that version. Mental
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model: "This is actually quite interesting, let's explore this idea further and
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get back to the previous one if this turns out to be a dead end."
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: You will create a new snapshot and switch to working on that version. Any new
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saves you do will affect the new snapshot until you switch to the original
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snapshot. Mental model: "This is actually quite interesting, let's explore this
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idea further and get back to the previous one if this turns out to be a dead
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end".
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![snapshots](en/ardour7-snapshot-menu.png)
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By default the program will name the new snapshot according to the current date
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and timestamp of your system. If you wish, you can change the name to one that
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more meaningfully corresponds to the session you are working on. From the menu,
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you can also choose whether to save a snapshot and keep working on the present
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version, or save a snapshot and switch immediately to that snapshot.
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more meaningfully corresponds to the session you are working on.
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![snapshots](en/ardour7-snapshot-name.png)
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