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@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Consider this generic project. You have here several audio tracks representing
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drums, two audio tracks for bass and solo guitar, and a MIDI track for electric
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drums, two audio tracks for bass and solo guitar, and a MIDI track for electric
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piano.
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piano.
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{{< figure src="en/session-example.png" alt="PLACEHOLDER SCREENSHOT" >}}
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{{< figure src="en/session-example.png" alt="Session example" >}}
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If you go to the session folder, you'll find there a number of subfolders,
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If you go to the session folder, you'll find there a number of subfolders,
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including these two:
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including these two:
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@ -42,49 +42,48 @@ you would call '*drum bus*'. Then, if you decide that all your drum tracks are
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too loud, you can quickly adjust the level of the '*drum bus*' rather than
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too loud, you can quickly adjust the level of the '*drum bus*' rather than
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adjusting each separate track that feeds into it.
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adjusting each separate track that feeds into it.
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Another use of a Bus would be to have a common **Reverberation** plugin, so that
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Another use of a Bus would be to have a common reverberation plugin, so that any
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any audio track which requires the Reverb effect could be routed to a single
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audio track which requires the reverb effect could be routed to a single bus.
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Bus.
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## Adding tracks and busses
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## Adding tracks and busses
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Right-Click in the empty area beneath any existing tracks and busses.
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**Right-click** in the empty area beneath any existing tracks and busses.
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Alternatively, click on the menu *Track > Add track, Bus, or VCA...* (shortcut
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Alternatively, click on the menu `Track > Add track, Bus, or VCA...` (shortcut
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**Ctrl + Shift + N**). The following window will appear:
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**Ctrl + Shift + N**). The following window will appear:
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![Add track](en/Ardour6_Add_Track_or_Bus.png)
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![Add track](en/Ardour6_Add_Track_or_Bus.png)
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**Add** lets you specify how many tracks (or busses) you would to like
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Ardour offers different track types depending on the type of data they contain.
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to create.
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This tutorial will only cover audio tracks and busses. (see the [Ardour
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manual](http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-tracks/track-types/) for details
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on all track types or their brief explanation in a section below).
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Choose **Audio tracks** or **Audio busses** to specify whether you want to
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Choose _Audio tracks_ or _Audio busses_ to specify whether you want to create
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create tracks or busses. There are also other options such as **MIDI track** and
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tracks or busses.
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more. Ardour offers different track types depending on the type of data they
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contain. This tutorial will only cover Audio tracks and busses. (see the [Ardour
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Manual](http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-tracks/track-types/) for details
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on all track types)
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You can optionally give a **Name** to the track or Bus being created.
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The _Add_ numeric input box lets you specify how many tracks (or busses) you would
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The **Configuration** drop-down menu allows you to specify how many
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to like to create.
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channels of audio you'd like the new track or Bus to handle. For
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example, if you will be recording your voice on this track using a
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single microphone, choose **Mono**. If you plan to import a clip from an
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existing song and place it on this track, choose **Stereo**. The choice
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made here will also affect which plugins you can use on the track (Mono
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tracks cannot use Stereo plugins and vice versa).
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The **Position** menu lets you choose where you want the new track or bus to be
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You can optionally give a _Name_ to the track or bus being created. The
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_Configuration_ drop-down menu allows you to specify how many channels of audio
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you'd like the new track or Bus to handle. For example, if you will be recording
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your voice on this track using a single microphone, choose _Mono_. If you plan
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to import a clip from an existing song and place it on this track, choose
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_Stereo_. The choice made here will also affect which plugins you can use on the
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track (mono tracks cannot use stereo plugins and vice versa).
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The _Position_ menu lets you choose where you want the new track or bus to be
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placed: first, last, before or after the selection.
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placed: first, last, before or after the selection.
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You can safely ignore the other options for now. To learn more about each of
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You can safely ignore the other options for now. To learn more about each of
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them, please check [this page of the complete Ardour
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them, please check [this page of the complete Ardour
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Manual](http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks-and-busses/).
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manual](http://manual.ardour.org/working-with-tracks/adding-tracks-and-busses/).
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Click the **Add and Close** button to create the tracks or busses you have just
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Click the **Add and Close** button to create the tracks or busses you have just
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configured, and automatically close the Add track window. The tracks you just
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configured, and automatically close the _Add Track_ window. The tracks you just
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created will appear as new rows in the **Main Canvas**. If you still wanted to
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created will appear as new rows in the main canvas. If you want to add multiple
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add more tracks after this step, you could alternatively have chosen **Add
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tracks with different configuration, opt for **Add selected items (and leave
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selected items (and leave dialog open)** instead.
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dialog open)** instead.
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## Other types of tracks and busses
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## Other types of tracks and busses
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